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Share an impactful life experience by gaining speaking and presentation skills to confidently share your story, influencing and inspiring communities. This three day programme will give delegates the skills and recognition for safely sharing their stories.
Course Outline
The Lived Experience Accredited Facilitator & Speaker programme is designed to empower individuals to share their personal stories effectively, establish healthy boundaries, explore diverse presentation methods, and master the art of facilitation. This comprehensive course aims to equip participants with the skills and knowledge necessary to confidently engage audiences and lead discussions. Upon successful completion, you will receive a Lived Experience Speaker and Facilitation certificate from the Association for Accredited Learning.
Unit 1: Lived Experience Speaking
Know how to structure content to meet the audience’s needs, whilst keeping your story at the heart of the speech.
Understand the importance of confidentiality agreements for you and the audience.
Know how to share your lived experience in a safe and supportive environment, respecting boundaries.
Be able to confidently present to a group, through practical delivery.
Unit 2: Lived Experience Facilitation
Understand the role of the Facilitator
Be able to facilitate a group, managing audience expectations and boundaries.
Know how to signpost to services.
Delivery
This is an interactive and engaging programme, facilitated by an experienced Lived Experience Trainer. You will have opportunities to practice sharing your story, gaining peer and Trainer feedback. You will have the opportunity to facilitate peer presentations.
Assessment
To gain accreditation from the Association for Accredited Learning, you will be observed by your peers and Trainer on Day 3 to deliver a short presentation on a topic of your choice. You will receive feedback on the day, followed up by written feedback for you to reflect upon.
You will also complete a reflective workbook discussing how you will apply new skills and knowledge. We are not assessing your literacy skills, but checking your understanding of the course content and your implementation.
"If you have lived experience from an addiction or a life experience I would highly recommend this course to ensure you can shape your story to be effectively delivered to your desired target audience."
"There was some great insights and constructive feedback that was given, which coming from a lived experience facilitator and lived experience speakers gives the feedback a lot of credibility and authenticity."
"I knew that I’d get a lot out of this course, from the pre-discussions that happened when being selected for the accreditation process. However I underestimated the immediate impact that this would have."
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