Designing learning (and especially workshops) that can be picked up and run by someone else isn't always easy. In this episode, we discuss some common mistakes and what we can do as designers to create a great session that meets the client brief, includes the facilitator and delivers a great learning experience. 00:50 Why is designing for facilitators important? 03:08 Planning versus Designing 04:28 What can go wrong when we don’t think about the facilitator 05:57 Sometimes trainers don’t like using other people’s design 07:27 The recipe analogy 08:07 Giving facilitators flexibility 08:56 More reasons to design in detail 11:41 What we need to do differently -- more detail 12:03 What we need to do differently -- signposting 12:56 What we need to do differently -- explaining the reasons 13:38 What we need to do differently -- specialist skills 14:28 What we need to do differently -- give alternatives where possible 15:21 Take care with broken links when editing 16:00 Helping facilitators with their expectations of the group 16:36 Making things easier for the facilitator 17:19 Benefits for the facilitator 19:00 Are facilitators always good at design? 21:01 The 80/20 rule in following session plans 22:12 Summary tips for making the facilitator-designer relationship work 24:19 Including all the info on models and tools 25:33 Terry’s takeaways for designing for facilitators 27:02 Involve the facilitators 27:16 It’s going to take longer 28:36 Terry’s mini-topic: Using models that have been around a long time 29:56 Balancing the old and the new in practice 33:58 Who we are and getting in touch Contact the Hosts Our Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/TrainingDesignPodcast Terry Pearce LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/terrypaulpearce Sheridan Webb LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/trainingdesigner The Training Designers’ Club: www.facebook.com/groups/2226817990681543 - A community for Learning Designers 360 Learning Design: 360learningdesign.com - For bespoke, creative and personalised learning design Keystone Development: www.keystonedevelopment.co.uk - For bespoke learning and development programme design Power Hour: www.power-hour.co.uk - For ready written bite-size training materials