How to conduct a successful workshop?

Workshop is one of the best education formats, but most of them don’t seem like one. They lack question-answers and discussions. They are quiet, passive worse than lectures. Well, in reality, for any kind of workshop; like African textiles workshops or dance workshops for schools, it consists of a limited group of people, wherein all of them participates equally, and there is interaction between them, problem solving and learning new things. In order to conduct a successful workshop, you need to keep few points in mind. Let us have a look at some of the useful tips. Here we go...
Pre- workshop tasks:

• Define the objective:

The first thing you should do is to determine your goal. Be specific about your objectives. Have a clear vision in your mind about what you want to conduct a workshop and also the reason behind that and think why it is important. Perform this step wisely because all the following steps will depend upon this.

• Determine your audience:

If you know the audience, their age, qualification, experience and their knowledge about the topic on which you are conducting workshop, you will be able to prepare well for the for it.

• Determine the teaching method:

Now that you have defined the objective and determined your audience, you need to find out the teaching method. Try out various methods and find out which is the best method according the type of audience.

Tasks during workshop:

• Greet the participants and introduce yourself.
• Introduce the participants with each other.
• Inform them what’s in for the day.
• Encourage them to interact and participate in discussion.
• Create an atmosphere wherein participates can make themselves comfortable.
• Give them chance to practice whatever you teach them, then and there.
• End it up with a summary and a motivational quote and note.

Post-workshop task:

• Remain available for few minutes for the participants who want to meet you in personal.
• Take feedback.

No matter whether the workshops in schools or colleges, take the above points into consideration and you are sure to conduct an amazing workshop. Good luck!