How to Be a Better Facilitator

Learn How to Lead Meetings and Workshops with Confidence

Step into your presence and power as a facilitator - and help your team do the same, with our new facilitation training.

Imagine your next team meeting: everyone is engaged, ideas flow freely, everyone - even the quieter voices - contribute meaningfully, and you leave knowing the session has been productive, had real impact, and better decisions have been made.

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For many leaders, this feels far from reality. The same people always speak up, you get sidetracked away from your goal, or go round in the same circles. Meetings can be frustrating, facilitation often comes 'by accident', and for some people, there’s a lot of anxiety about getting it right.

Unlocking Facilitation is a training workshop that we deliver for your team. Designed for leaders and teams in purpose-driven organisations who want to:

• Run meetings, workshops, and events more effectively, and get to better outcomes
• Empower team members to facilitate confidently
• Create safe spaces where everyone can contribute
• Handle tricky group dynamics with clarity and calm

We offer half-day and full-day sessions at a venue to suit you, in London and the South East, with prices starting from £250 per person.

Get in touch to find out how we can help your team

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Who This Training Is For

• Leaders and managers who regularly run meetings or workshops
• Teams where facilitation responsibilities are shared or informal
• Organisations that want to foster more collaboration, inclusivity, and productivity

Past participants have included heads of client services, strategy consultants, L&D business partners, and marketing/community engagement executives - people who care about running better meetings, workshops and group sessions but who sometimes feel anxious or unsure of what to do.

What You’ll Gain

• Practical tools and techniques you can use immediately to run meetings and workshops with more confidence and ease
• Awareness of your strengths and unique style as facilitators
• Strategies for how to create safe spaces and include every voice, even the quietest

Meet Your Facilitators
Nigel Berman is founder of School of the Wild, and a facilitator with 10 years’ experience supporting teams from tech companies, universities, charities, corporates, and startups. He creates safe, inclusive spaces and brings training in creative facilitation, Systems Centred Theory, and the Way of Council. Nigel is an accredited member of the Association of Facilitators.

Dan Simpson is a writer and facilitator with 15 years’ experience across creative, educational, and business settings. He brings a person-centred approach grounded in counselling skills, Authentic Relating, and the power of language to build meaningful connection.
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Together, Nigel and Dan bring warmth, clarity, and deep expertise to help you and your team develop confidence, presence, and skill as facilitators.

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​Why Facilitation Matters
Facilitation isn’t just about running meetings - it’s about enabling ideas to surface, connecting people, and giving your team space to thrive.

Leaders who feel confident facilitating inspire their teams to step up, share, and contribute. This training equips you with the skills to make every session meaningful - and less stressful.