A truly effective committee requires active input from the full range of its members. If your committees rely on a small number of contributors to move things forward, you are not leveraging the full talent of the group. You risk burning out those carrying the load, while those who are less involved may begin to question their value and, ultimately, disengage, threatening the longevity of the group.
If you want more of your committee members contributing meaningfully to the work of the group, the AAE’s in-house “Purposeful Participants” training workshop is here to help.
Delivered by an experienced trainer and ICF Coach and designed for Associations, the training will equip your Committee members with the knowledge and skills to take ownership of their role, participate actively, and make a positive contribution.
PLUS — when prospective Committee members see that you are prepared to invest in their development, they are more likely to step forward. This expands both the scale and diversity of your contributor pool.
This training will support your contributors to deliver their best performance
Who should attend
- New Committee members who wish to take ownership of their role and contribute confidently and effectively
- Experienced Committee members who want to refresh their skills and ensure they are having a positive impact
Sample Agenda Outline
- Introductions: Strengths and growth opportunities around participation
- Purposeful Participation: What does this mean for new and experienced members?
The 4Ps of Purposeful Participation:
- Preparation: Getting ready to contribute
- Practise: Rehearsing yourself into ownership
- Performance: Seizing your moment in real time
- Post-Meeting Actions: Playing your part in forward movement
- Working with Others: Understanding communication styles and how to use that insight
- Barriers and Workarounds: Managing your inner Imposter and Expert
- Participating Virtually: Bringing your best via video
- Action Planning: Turning learning into meaningful action
Learning outcomes
Participants will gain:
- A practical framework to apply as an active Committee Member
- The skills required to make a confident and positive contribution
High value for in-house training
- Relevant and specific to associations: with the trainers' deep knowledge of associations and experience in training association executives
- Flexible: delivered onsite or remotely via video platform, timed and tailored to fit your schedule
- Tailored content: the tutor will shape the session to your requirements
- Practical and interactive: with practical and actionable advice, space for sharing, discussion and questions, plus time to create an action plan to make the most of the takeaways
- Supported: all participants receive a welcome pack with the agenda, a biography of the trainer and suggested preparation and post-training reading and resources
About the Trainer
John Scarrott, a former membership director, and an ICF Credentialed Coach, combines his knowledge of associations, speaking and chairing experience and 10 years training and coaching.
John Scarrott is an AAE training and coaching partner. He has been working with AAE members since 2014. Prior to focusing on training and coaching John spent seven years as a Membership Director. He has spoken in the UK, Europe, Australia and India.
John has trained Speakers, Facilitators and Chairs for associations including, among others, the AAE, World Bladder Cancer Patient Coalition, the Association of the European Self-Care Industry, British Veterinary Nursing Association, Institute of Physicsand the British Parking Association.
Testimonials
John has received excellent feedback from his work, including:
“I engaged John Scarrott to provide in-house training for our committee Chairs. Feedback to the training was positive. For those Chairs with relatively little experience, it was very useful, in particular around providing good structure and confidence for leading their meetings. And for those more experienced Chairs it was considered a useful reminder and source of new ideas.”
Paul Williams: Member Networks Manager Institute of Physics