Facilitator Boosters

Boost Facilitation Skills forHigher Impact
DDI-certified facilitators already have the skills and tools to deliver breakthroughmoments of learning and leadership. As roles and the workplace continue toevolve, plus demands from learners and stakeholders expand, your facilitatorsneed to continue to grow their skills and mindsets.
Our series of Facilitator Booster sessions is designed for client organizations
and their DDI-certified facilitators to adapt and excel in changing times.
• Facilitator Booster: Amplify Insight at the Mid-Level
Get ready to deliver high-impact sessions for mid-level leaders.
• Facilitator Booster: Foster Inclusion and Courage
Create a psychologically safe space for learning and disclosure.
• Facilitator Booster: Maximizing In-Person Delivery
Build confidence to facilitate in person in a physical classroom.
• Facilitator Booster: Targeted Selection®
Get certified to deliver the industry’s leading behavioral interviewer training.
• Facilitator Booster: Virtual Classroom
Transfer facilitation skills from an in-person to a virtual environment.
• Facilitator Booster: Virtual Reality
Build confidence and skills to embrace immersive leadership experiences.
Ready to give your facilitators a boost?
Contact us at info@ddiworld.com for next steps.

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Make an Impact
at the Mid-Level

Facilitator Booster: Amplify Insight at the Mid-Level• Only 26% of HR professionals
rated their mid-level leader
quality as very good orexcellent. (DDI, Global
Leadership Forecast 2023)

Facilitator Certification Process (FCP). Participants explore and practice the unique skills

This six-hour workshop builds on a facilitator’s existing skills from attending theneeded to position leadership development content for mid-level leaders, anchored to yourorganization’s strategic context.
The Facilitator Booster: Amplify Insight at the Mid-Level session is designed for• Middle managers are 46% lesssatisfied with their jobs thansenior executives. (HarvardBusiness Review, 2021)

facilitators to:• Explore the unique challenges and expectations when facilitating for mid-level leaders.
• Learn three new facilitator competencies: Compelling Communication and Facilitation,• “An amazing opportunity to
get feedback and guidanceon being a better facilitator—
from both the DDI Master
Trainer and from my peers.”(Feedback from Participant)Credibility at the Mid-Level, and Being a Master Integrator.
• Practice delivering mid-level leadership development content and receive feedback from a
DDI Master Trainer on effectiveness demonstrating the additional facilitator competencies.
Session Details• Prep Time: 3 hours• Course Length: 6 hours• Prerequisite: DDI’s Facilitator Certification Process (FCP)• Group Size: Minimum of 3, maximum of 4
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Facilitator Booster: Foster Inclusion and Courage

Create a Safe Spacefor LearningThis half-day session is important for facilitators who lead sessions on particularly personal,• “Our team of facilitators arealways working to improve
our craft to engage andencourage openness anddialogue. This booster provides
so many amazing tools!”(Feedback from Participant)emotional, or sensitive topics—including those having to do with diversity, equity, andinclusion.
The Facilitator Booster: Foster Inclusion and Courage session is designed forfacilitators to:• Gain skills, resources, and tools they need to create a safe space for disclosure and• Organizations with aboveaverage diversity are 2.4X
more likely to outperformtheir peers financially.
(DDI, Diversity, Equity, andInclusion Report 2023)

courageous learning experiences.
• Create a psychologically safe space for learners to express emotion and vulnerability.
• Invite learners to examine entrenched biases and behaviors, and engage fully in learningthat will lead to behavior change.
Session Details• Prep Time: 1 hour
• Course Length: 3.5 hours• Prerequisite: DDI’s Facilitator Certification Process (FCP)• Group Size: Up to 6 people• Delivery: Virtual instructor-led (via Zoom), available as an in-houseor public workshop

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Craving for the Human
Experience of Learning

Facilitator Booster: Maximizing In-Person Delivery• Leaders ranked live, instructor-led
training as their top choice fordevelopment, saying they wantmore meaningful, interactive
learning experiences with theirpeers. (DDI, Global Leadership
Forecast 2023)

Facilitator Certification Process (FCP) workshop to the in-person classroom and builds

This 5.5-hour session helps your facilitators transfer the skills they learned in DDI’s
their confidence using the materials and facilitating in a physical classroom environment.
The Facilitator Booster: Maximizing In-Person Delivery session is designed forfacilitators to:• Understand how the competencies learned in DDI’s Facilitator Certification Process• “I believe everyone certified
virtually should go throughthis training.” (Feedback fromParticipant)(FCP) are applied and optimized for in-person facilitation.
• Leverage the classroom environment and materials to practice effectively deliveringcourses in an in-person setting.
• Explore best practices for facilitation preparation and delivery.
• Learn to proactively avoid common classroom challenges.
Session Details• Prep Time: 20 minutes• Course Length: 5.5 hours• Prerequisite: DDI’s Facilitator Certification Process (FCP)• Group Size: 4 to 8 people• Delivery: In-house workshop

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Facilitator Booster: Targeted Selection®

Level Up withInterviewer Training

This full-day session helps your facilitators become well-versed in DDI’s behavioral• Only 14% of leaders say they
are confident in their hiringdecisions. (DDI, Global
Leadership Forecast, 2021)

interviewing system and use their facilitation skills to transfer that knowledge to others inyour organization.
The Facilitator Booster: Targeted Selection® session is designed for facilitators to:• 80% of employee turnovercomes from bad hiring decisions.
(Harvard Business Review)• Enhance their knowledge of DDI’s system, process, and skills required to effectively
conduct behavioral interviews and make better selection decisions.

• Up to 50% reduced turnover inorganizations that use Targeted
Selection consistently.
(DDI Evaluation Studies)• Explore content from The Art and Science of Behavioral Interviewing courses.
• Use the four facilitator competencies to effectively deliver The Science of Behavioral
Interviewing course.
• Use a process to provide and receive specific and balanced feedback.
• Effectively handle difficult classroom situations.
Session Details• Prep Time: 4.5 hours• Course Length: 6.5 hours• Prerequisite: DDI’s Facilitator Certification Process (FCP) or Targeted Selection® Trainer• Group Size: Up to 6 people• Delivery: Virtual instructor-led (via Zoom) or in person, available as an in-houseor public workshop

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Develop Leaders in a
Virtual World

Facilitator Booster: Virtual Classroom
This half-day session helps your facilitators transfer the skills they learned in DDI’s• 90% overall satisfaction ratingsfrom 7,000+ participants in a
DDI virtual classroom program.
(DDI Workshop Evaluation)

Facilitator Certification Process (FCP) workshop to the virtual classroom, taking into
consideration the unique learning needs and technology challenges of a virtual setting.
The Facilitator Booster: Virtual Classroom session is designed for facilitators to:• 40+ leadership courses available
in virtual classroom format.

• Explore and understand how DDI’s facilitator competencies and key actions translate
in becoming an effective virtual facilitator.
• Learn how the classroom course design has been modified to engage learners in thevirtual classroom.
• Identify development opportunities to enhance virtual classroom delivery skills.
• Discuss best practices, including the role of a producer.
Session Details• Prep Time: 15 minutes• Course Length: 4 hours• Prerequisite: DDI’s Facilitator Certification Process (FCP)• Group Size: Up to 6 people• Delivery: Virtual instructor-led (via Zoom), available as an in-houseor public workshop

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Pioneer VR for
Leadership Development

Facilitator Booster: Virtual Reality“The future of work will be aheadset on every desk.”

virtual reality (VR) technology in leadership programs. It will build their skills and confidenceThis half-day session is for facilitators planning to do large-scale implementations leveraging
in much needed areas for supporting a successful VR rollout. This session is for those who– Strivr

have already received technical upskilling on VR equipment.
The Facilitator Booster: Virtual Reality session is designed for facilitators to:• Embrace the superpowers of immersive learning.
• Practice navigating a variety of challenging situations that can arise in VR sessions.
• Build fundamental facilitation skills.
• Become familiar with immersive learning design principles.
Session Details• Prep Time: 45 minutes• Course Length for FCP Facilitators: 2 hours, 40 minutes• Course Length for Non-FCP Facilitators: 3 hours, 15 minutes• Prerequisite: Technical training in VR equipment and a licenseto DDI’s virtual reality content• Group Size: Up to 6 people• Delivery: Virtual instructor-led (via Zoom) or in person, as an in-house workshop

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