Facilitation of Conferences, Meetings and Workshops

We have all given up our valuable time to attend conferences which are poorly thought out and badly managed leading to a total lack of benefit for unlucky delegates where the highlight is lunch which brings the opportunity to sneak away. 

Fortunately we have all been to conferences that are well thought out and well managed that fill us with ideas and enthusiasm.

Planning and organisation before the event and good management and facilitation is vital if you want you conference to be a success and justify the expense and manpower commitments.

Meetings and workshops may be smaller but the same rules apply.

Inclusion of an experienced facilitator in group meetings can help in drawing out opinion from shyer members , control vociferous members and bring the group towards an mutually agreed conclusion on your key issues. Facilitators also allow you to concentrate on participation or observation rather than having to play the focal role.

The warning signs that show the need to call in help are

• Are your conferences getting stale?
• Do you finish with far less people than you start?
• Are you scared by the task of organising the conference?
• Do you want to do something different but don't know what?
• Are there really important points that really need to be agreed?
• Some people regularly disrupt your meeting by dominating conversations or saying inappropriate things?

Marshland can help at all stages of facilitation for gatherings large and small. We are happy to use your premises, book premises or even hold the meeting in an innovative setting perhaps on a river trip or during a ramble.

An examples of services that Marshland can offer are

• Conference planning
• Agenda setting
• Delegate invitations
• Venue advice and booking
• Conference delegate greeters
• Speakers/presenters on specific topics
• Refreshments
• Facilitators
• Conference Chairs
• Minutes
• Evaluations

All initial enquiries/consultations are free of charge without obligation . Fees will be clearly laid out and agreed with our clients before any charges are made.

What do people say about Marshland Meeting Facilitation

" Thank you for making the introduction at the awards event last Thursday. Your support was invaluable and served to make the occasion special for the partnership"

" Fedback shows that the video you obtained was well received. That together with your input, allowed the Group to assemble a list of features that will inform policy making and provide a framework"