Start a business workshop with a sentence describing what the group will produce. A planning example might be a draft sales conversation or an agreed working procedure. That result helps you choose exercises. A broad topic such as better collaboration does not yet explain how participants will spend their time.
This guide suggests a way to prepare the programme. Check space availability and hire conditions for your event on the workshops and training page.
Set a result you can review
Write down what you want at the end of the workshop and who will review it. If the group is drafting a document, specify the questions it should answer. You can send participants a short preparation task. Separate what they need to do before arriving from what you will do together.
Consider how familiar participants are with the topic. Send the leader a description of the group and the important questions you want to cover. Do not assume everyone has the same knowledge because they work in one department. Shape the introduction so people understand the task before working independently.
Give each exercise time and an instruction
Prepare instructions participants can read without a further explanation. Specify what they should do, the result they should hand over and when the group will come back together. Put time to discuss the results in the programme rather than leaving it for any spare minutes.
Review the programme with the leader before confirming the hire duration. If there is too much content, agree what to leave out or cover separately. More slides do not solve a shortage of time. Read hourly or full-day hire to connect your programme with time in the room.
Choose the space around the exercises
Explain whether participants need tables and will work on laptops. For group work, describe the proposed group sizes and the materials each group will use. The seating guide helps you propose a layout that then needs confirmation.
The hall at Gacka 16 has 90 m². Its published maximum of up to 70 people depends on the arrangement, so confirm the capacity of a practical workshop for your specific activities. A projector, Wi-Fi, flipcharts and markers, as well as tables and chairs, are listed as included equipment. Prepare any special materials yourself or request confirmation in the offer.
Prepare breaks and materials in advance
Plan where working materials will stay during breaks and when everyone will return to the task. If ordering coffee, say how many participants it is for. Coffee is unlimited self-service and charged per person.
Prepare a completed exercise example to show if the instructions are unclear. Consider how to keep the results without recording information participants do not want to share. Agree with the group who will receive the final materials and what they may contain.
Agree the step after the workshop
Leave time at the end for the group to write down what happens next and who is responsible. Participants should agree deadlines around their own commitments. For repeated training, note which exercises need changing before the next date.
Send the programme, headcount and preferred dates in your hall hire enquiry. Add preparation time and describe the working surfaces you need. Request an offer based on those details. Before accepting, check that the layout and duration fit the programme the leader will actually deliver.