Yes, there are dozens of specialized tricks out there,
formats for rare, tricky situations (we’ll come back to those in a future note).
But for 95% of workshops, you don’t need the fancy stuff.
You just need the five essentials.
And here’s the thing:
These five alone are enough
to design and run a powerful workshop on almost any subject.
Simple to plan.
Simple to facilitate.
Deadly effective.
Sure, you’ve heard of them before.
But don’t skim.
The devil’s in the details; and most facilitators get these “obvious” ones wrong.
Here they are:
1) Lecture; for sharing key knowledge and pulling takeaways out of exercises.
2) Small groups & pair discussions: for wrestling with messy ideas and personal implications.
3) Try it now practice: for building real, hands-on skills.
4) Scenario challenges: for testing judgment, decision-making, and wisdom.
5) Q&A: for clearing up confusion, handling objections, and adding flexibility.
That’s it.
No gimmicks.
Just five clean formats.
Master them, and you can run brilliant workshops of any size, on any topic.
Each one has its own power and its own limits.
Understand them, and you’ll know exactly when to use which.
Thank you.
And Free Palestine.