Pathways Guides: Facilitation Tips for Virtual Support Sessions

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Pathways Guide
VSS Training
Ideas
Coach Carole’s

2. Agenda: Virtual Support Sessions
Models
Preparation
Presentation

3. Virtual Support Sessions: Preparation Model
Schedule
Invite
1
Prepare
Support
2
Facilitate
Record
3

4. Virtual Support Sessions: Preparation Model
Schedule Sessions:
 Select Web conferencing tool
 Discuss with clubs and invite
Prepare Session Materials:
 Slides for presentation
 PDFs or Website for demonstration
 Support materials for Handouts
Plan your Facilitation method:
 Structure the interactivities

5. Virtual Support Sessions: Content Model
Presentation
Demonstration
Facilitation

6. Virtual Support Sessions: Content Model
Presentation - foundation of the VSS
 Overview of sessions content
 How to participate and interact
Demonstration - Base Camp
 Navigation to focus areas of Base Camp
Facilitation - session
 Focus on Base Camp
 Focus on Club Members
 Stories and Q & A

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Virtual
Support
Session
1:
Getting
Started

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Agenda Welcome and
Greetings
Overview of
Session
Instructions for
interaction
Pathways Focus
demonstrations
and discussions
Members Stories
and Q & A

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How to Participate in Zoom

10. Virtual Support Sessions: Facilitation Model
Technology
Check
Welcome &
Introductions
Presentation
+ Q & A
Stories What’s next?

11. Virtual Support Sessions: Facilitation Model
 Segment 1: Technology Check (10 minutes prior to start)
 check audio & video, chat panel, select a timer
 Segment 2: Welcome & Introductions (switch on recording) (5 minutes)
 Verbal Round Robin (small numbers) or Introductions in chat panel (large numbers)
 Segment 3: Presentation (20 - 30 minutes)
 Share slides and/or Base Camp (select a Path)
 Manage Q & A
 Segment 4: Invite stories from participants
 Segment 5: Close and notify of next session (5 minutes)

12. Provide an explanation of terminology
Base
Camp
Education
Transcript Launch
Activate
Project

13. Select a Path to Demonstrate
Dynamic
Leadership
Effective
Coaching
Innovative
Planning
Leadership
Development
Motivational
Strategies
Persuasive
Influence
Presentation
Mastery
Strategic
Relationships
Team
Collaboration
Visionary
Communication

14. Switch to share a PDF
Launch
A project

15. Continue with PDF or showcase live in Base Camp

19. Manage Q & A
Preselect someone to time this segment
Designate a time for duration of Q & A
Ask for questions to be added to the chat panel during
session
Ask for hand raising to use microphone to ask Question
Select a Chat Panel monitor to scan the questions for those
not yet answered
Advise audience that they can save the Chat as a text file

20. Stories from the Clubs
Invite one or two participants to explore their experiences with
Pathways so far
Allow 3-4 minutes per storyteller
Facilitate a Q & A for storytellers

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Virtual
Support
Session
2:
Getting
Comfortable