Programs

Virtual Facilitation Certification

Eight live Zoom sessions, Tuesdays and Thursdays, February 2 to 25, 2027, 4:00 to 6:00 PM PT.

For: recent graduates and corporate professionals who lead or want to lead live online sessions.

You practice how to

• Write an outcome line and a minute-by-minute run of show
• Use chat, polls, breakouts and captions on purpose
• Recover when the tech fails or the room goes quiet

$1,295 early or recent graduate, $1,495 each for teams of 3 or more, $1,695 standard. Skills certification from OFS, not accredited. See dates and enroll.

Run the Room Online

Wednesdays, January 6, 13, 20 and 27, 2027, 12:00 to 1:30 PM PT. Dates and seats.

Rebuilt from Top 10 Facilitation Strategies and Delivering a Class Online Effectively 1.0, 1.5 and 2.0.

For: trainers, managers and educators who lead live sessions.

You walk out able to

• Open in the first five minutes so people decide to stay
• Keep a room of thirty engaged past the twenty-minute mark
• Use chat, polls and breakout rooms so quiet people can win without performing

Where Sessions Break

Fridays, January 8 and 15, 2027, 10:00 to 11:30 AM PT. Dates and seats.

Rebuilt from Pitfalls of Delivering Online Facilitation and Common Facilitator Obstacles.

For: anyone who has watched a session die on screen.

You walk out able to

• Recover when the tech fails or the room goes silent
• Handle the one person who takes over the whole session
• Respond when someone shares something serious mid-session, without turning a training into an investigation

The Legal Side of Training

Tuesdays, January 12 and 19, 2027, 1:00 to 2:30 PM PT. Dates and seats.

Rebuilt from Legal Aspects of Online Facilitation.

For: HR teams and trainers who record sessions or discuss sensitive material.

You walk out able to

• Know when a recording needs everyone's consent, which California requires for confidential conversations
• Make sessions accessible, with captions and materials everyone can use
• Keep what gets shared in chat and breakout rooms where it belongs

McKinley Malbrough provides education and is not an attorney. Contacting him creates no attorney-client relationship. If you have a legal question or need legal advice, contact an employment attorney.

Build the Material

Thursdays, January 7, 14, 21 and 28, 2027, 2:00 to 3:30 PM PT. Dates and seats.

Rebuilt from Developing Material.

For: subject experts turning what they know into a session.

You walk out able to

• Start from the outcome and work backward to the activities
• Build handouts and follow-ups people actually use after the session
• Draft faster with AI without letting it flatten your voice