Facilitation & Spoken Explanation
Running a meeting that reaches a decision, and explaining complex work out loud so it lands.
01 · Audience
Who it is for
Adults who chair meetings, brief senior stakeholders, teach colleagues or present technical work, and want practised method rather than personality.
Verrow admits adults in work only. If the programme is not right for your situation, the admissions conversation exists to establish that before you commit anything.
Willingness to speak and be recorded within the cohort. No prior training in speaking required.
Live online cohort. Small by necessity, because every participant presents weekly.
02 · Curriculum
What you learn
Strand 01
Designing a session around the decision it must produce
Strand 02
Opening, framing and closing: the three moments that carry a meeting
Strand 03
Explaining technical material to a mixed-expertise room
Strand 04
Handling disagreement, dominance and silence in the room
Strand 05
Rehearsal, recording and structured self-review
03 · How learning works
The shape of each week
Live seminars
Weekly two-hour session; every participant speaks each week.
Practice rounds
Short live exercises with immediate cohort response.
Studio work
Prepare and rehearse one real briefing between sessions.
Written critique
Individual written notes following each practice round.
Sessions are live and participatory. Verrow does not operate a learning platform, a recorded lecture library or progress tracking, and no part of this programme is self-paced.
04 · Admission and outcome
What it costs, and what you receive
Fees and dates
Both are set per cohort and issued in writing when you enquire, together with payment terms. We publish no indicative figures and no provisional calendar.
How work is answered
Practice-based, with written critique. Certificate of completion records participation only.
Next step
Write to the admissions office naming this programme. You receive the schedule, the fee and an invitation to a short conversation.
- Is Verrow Institute accredited?
- No. Verrow is an independent training institute. We are not accredited by, licensed by or affiliated with any government body, examination board or professional regulator, and we do not award degrees. Our certificates record completion of a Verrow programme and nothing beyond that.
- What do the programmes cost?
- Fees are set per cohort and issued in writing with the cohort schedule when you enquire. We do not publish indicative or "from" figures, because a range set months ahead of a cohort is not a real price.
- When does the next cohort begin?
- Cohort dates are confirmed as each cohort is scheduled and sent in reply to your enquiry. We do not publish a calendar of dates we cannot yet guarantee.
- Are the sessions recorded, or can I catch up later?
- The programmes are live and participatory; they are not self-paced courses and we do not operate a learning platform or library of recorded lectures. If you cannot attend most sessions live, the format will not work for you.