What is a session plan?
A session plan is a facilitator’s blueprint for running a training session. It lays out the learning outcomes, a timed run of activities, facilitator notes on what to say, ask and do, and the materials needed to deliver it.
A strong session plan turns a loose agenda into a confident, repeatable workshop, and pairs with the slides and workbook so the whole thing hangs together. Grow it into a full facilitator guide and any trainer can pick it up and run it, again and again.
Our face-to-face solutions.
Most workshops are just slides read aloud.
A room full of people watching someone narrate bullet points. Ninety slides, zero activities, and a lunch everyone remembers more than the content. When a session has no clear outcome, it fills a day and changes nothing.
We design sessions on purpose, like a proper menu. A clear outcome. Activities that get people doing. Slides that stay in their lane. Your facilitator walks in with a tight plan and a room that leans in, and people leave able to do something new. We’ve been making training worth turning up to since 2009.
Every ingredient earns its place.
Built for behaviour change
Grounded in how adults learn
Activities that pull people in
Facilitator-ready
Slides that back the facilitator
You own it
Workshops,
fully catered.
- Outcomes tied to your business or policy goals
- Timed activities that keep the energy up
- Facilitator notes: what to say, ask and land
- Learner activities for discussion and practice
- Guidance on materials, group size and delivery mode
- Clear messaging and a logical flow
- Visual design that boosts recall
- Clean layouts that cut cognitive load
- Speaker prompts and cues where you want them
- On-brand and accessible
- Space to capture thinking as the day unfolds
- Key content, models and tips
- Activity prompts and reflection in the flow
- Room for notes, actions and next steps
- A takeaway that keeps working after the day
- Every activity mapped to a learning outcome
- Case studies drawn from your world
- Scenarios and role plays for skills practice
- Simulation exercises for real decisions
- Activity debriefs to ensure they land every time
The rest of the kit,
in the box.
Everything that makes a face-to-face day work comes designed to your brief.
Request a quote- Job aids and quick reference guides
- Knowledge checks and scenario-based activities
- Video and animation
- Podcasts for learning on-the-go
- On-the-job tasks, reflection prompts and coaching cards
- Train the trainer to prepare your delivery team for rollout
- Learning campaign to keep the learning front of mind
- An evaluation plan built on Kirkpatrick’s model
- Train-the-trainer so your team can run and update it
- Action-planning and goal-setting
- Team huddles and buddy check-ins for reflection and support
What does a workshop cost to design?
A plan for one session and a multi-day program are very different beasts, so the price follows the work: session length, how many sessions, how ready your content is, and whether you want slides, workbooks and train-the-trainer on top. Here’s your starter for ten.
Questions, answered.
The things people ask us most about session plans, workshops and presentations. Got something else? nWe're happy to chat.
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