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TAF Level 2 - Designing for Connection

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Welcome to The Authentic Facilitator – Level 2, an experiential live 8-week course designed to support you in growing as a confident, skillful designer and facilitator of meaningful events.
Whether you’re newer to leading events or are well experienced and looking to expand your offerings, this course is your incubator. Through lessons on essential components, group games, guided practice, and hands-on design & facilitation labs, you’ll leave more empowered, leveled-up, and facilitation-ready.

Weekly Session Structure

Each session is structured to weave key principles, practical skill-building, and real world integration:

Opening Practice: Ground yourself with mindfulness and group check-ins.
Core Teaching: Explore distilled principles for effective event design and facilitation.
Experiential Practice: Engage hands-on in facilitated exercises and live design labs.
Group Reflection: Gain deeper insights through group dialogue and feedback.
Integration & Takeaway: Clarify insights and personalized next steps.

Course Modules

Week 1 | Building the Container & Group Connection
Learn how to create a safe, welcoming environment for participants. Practice techniques for introductions, setting agreements, and fostering connection.

Week 2 | Essentials of Event Design & Powerful Openings
Understand the basic structure of well-designed events. Learn practical methods for starting events in ways that engage participants and establish trust from the beginning.

Week 3 | Fundamentals of Event Design & Feedback Skills
Learn about the building blocks of events and how to combine them effectively. Develop skills for giving and receiving useful feedback.

Week 4 | Developing Event Design & Effective Closings
Learn how to refine your event designs and create meaningful closing sequences that help participants integrate their experience and leave with a sense of completion.

Week 5 | Collaborative Design Lab & Core Facilitation Skills
Practice designing events with partners while developing essential facilitation techniques like reading the room, managing energy levels, and adapting to what's happening in the moment.

Week 6 | Facilitation Lab
Lead a section of your own design with fellow participants and receive structured feedback. Build confidence through practice in a supportive environment.

Week 7 | Reflection, Marketing & Logistics
Discuss insights from your facilitation experience and learn practical aspects of running events, including how to promote them and handle logistics effectively.

Week 8 | Integration, Celebration & Next Steps
Integrate your growth, celebrate your accomplishments together, and clarify your path forward as a facilitator.

Available Cohorts:

Spring 2025 US/EU

Lead Facilitator: Niku Dhillon
Esteemed Mentee: Amy Whicker

Central Time Zone (CT)/Central European Time Zone (CET)
Thursdays April 24th to June 12th 12-2 PM CT / Thu 7-9 PM CET

Apr 24
May 1, 8, 15, 22, 29
Jun 5, 12

Spring 2025 AS/US

Lead Facilitator: Niku Dhillon
Esteemed Mentee: Amy Whicker

Central Time Zone (CT)
Thursdays April 24th to June 12th 6-8 PM

Apr 24
May 1, 8, 15, 22, 29
Jun 5, 12

Australian Eastern Time Zone (AET)
Fridays April 25th to June 13th 9-11 AM

Apr 25
May 2, 9, 16, 23, 30
Jun 6, 13

Fall 2025 US/EU

Lead(s): TBA

Central Time Zone (CT)/Central European Time Zone (CET)
Tuesdays November 4th to December 23rd 12-2 PM CT / Thu 7-9 PM CET

Nov 4, 11, 18, 25
Dec 2, 9, 16, 23

Fall 2025 AS/US