AoC Frequently Asked Questions

How long is each Art of Convening Training? How long is each session? How much work is expected between each session? Who takes The Art of Convening? What if I can’t make all the sessions? Tell me about the website. Is this a webcast? What are the expected outcomes? What is expected of me?

How long is each Art of Convening Training? Top

Virtual offerings Core TeleTraining: Ten weeks Advanced Certificate TeleTraining: Six months In-person offerings Workshop: One day Organizational Training: Four-week, Four-month or Six-month

For the TeleTrainings, how long is each call? Top

Core TeleTraining: Two hours Advanced Certificate TeleTraining: Two hours

How much work is expected between each session? Top

Core TeleTraining: 2-3 hours, including journaling, partner calls, and reading Advanced Certificate TeleTraining: 2-3 hours, including journaling, partner calls, and reading Organizational Training: Customized to organization, generally the same as Core TeleTraining with adjustments for shorter programs Workshop: Pre-reading may be requested

Who takes The Art of Convening? Top

Core TeleTraining: For anyone who hosts, convenes or facilitates groups, gatherings or meetings and is called to be that inspired catalyst for change in your organization or community. For leaders in business, community, education, non-profit, consulting and coaching services. no prerequisite Advanced Certificate TeleTraining: The Advanced TeleTraining is open to 10 people who have completed the AoC Core TeleTraining. Workshop: For anyone who hosts, convenes or facilitates groups, gatherings or meetings and is called to be that inspired catalyst for change in your organization or community. For leaders in business, community, education, non-profit, consulting and coaching services. no prerequisite Organizational Training: Members of an organization or team engaged in convening or facilitating groups, team building or leading as inspired catalysts for the organization. no prerequisite

What if I can’t make all the sessions? Top

TeleTrainings: Each telesession is professionally recorded and posted to the Series website. Also, your partner in the Training can help you. In-person Sessions: Absences from in-person sessions will be followed up by Craig or Patricia Neal.

Tell me about the website. Is this a webcast? Top

A webcast or webinar means you sit at your computer and interact with the others via screen shots, etc. The Art of Convening Core Training is a telephone training, not a webcast. Each Art of Convening session has a private blog/journal where homework/readings, poetry, partner listings, group photos and biographies are stored. The Art of Convening Advanced Training is a telephone training, not a webcast. Each Art of Convening session has a private blog/journal where homework/readings, poetry, partner listings, group photos and biographies are stored. The Organizational Training combines both telesessions and in-person Retreats.

What are the expected outcomes? Top

Core TeleTraining: You will engage with other professionals over to fully integrate the 9 Aspects of the Convening Wheel, and the Principles of Convening and Essential Conversations into your practice and leadership. By the end of the TeleTraining you will have a greater sense of how to integrate your inner journey with your role as convener and inspired catalyst for change in your organization or community. Advanced Certificate Training: The AoC Advanced Certificate Training will give you the tools and experience to live into your authority as a Convener and, if desired, is a prerequisite to become a Certified Convening Leader to deliver the Core TeleTraining to others. Organizational Training: You will strengthen and enhance the community of the participating group and fully integrate the principles of convening. By the end of the Training, the participating group will have a greater sense of how to integrate their inner journey with their roles as Conveners and inspired catalysts for change in the organization and community.

What is expected of me? Top

• Attendance: Once committed to the Series, it is agreed that you will attend each session and call on time remaining throughout the duration unless communicated in advance. Your commitment to being present is essential to the quality of the outcome for everyone. • On missing or being late to a session: If you are unable to make a session please let us know as far in advance as possible so we may plan accordingly. Each program has been designed to maximizing the quality of our time together. • Timing: Please arrive on time. We begin promptly at the designated time.