Interactions and participation

How can you use AI to prepare activities that encourage participation and allow you to check what participants have learnt?

1250 € per session, excl. VAT

In short

In a half-day session of 3 hours you use generative AI to prepare the running order, instructions and questions for a short facilitated session. You select interactions suited to the audience, rehearse an activity and check the clarity, pace and educational value of the resulting toolkit.

Why this training?

Asking more questions is not enough to make a session participatory. A useful interaction gets participants to produce something: a decision, an explanation or a reasoned answer. Its instructions, duration and the way its outcomes will be used must be prepared together. AI can suggest variations on activities and rephrase instructions, but it knows neither the group’s habits nor the room’s constraints. The facilitator must select relevant suggestions and check the expected answers before use. Continuing case study: The fictitious organisation Valsorie Médiation is preparing a group welcome session for twelve new volunteers. The session lasts 45 minutes, takes place face to face and involves no individual equipment. Participants must learn to direct three common requests to the right contact person. A fictitious role sheet serves as a reference for checking the AI’s suggestions. Application at work: At your next session, adapt the toolkit to a real audience without sending personal data to the AI. Record requests for clarification, deviations from the planned timings and answers to the final question; use these observations to revise an activity.

Objectives of this training

  • Formulate an observable objective for a short session.
  • Select three interactions suited to the audience and equipment constraints.
  • Use AI to draft instructions, follow-up prompts and debrief questions.
  • Check the expected answers against a reference document.
  • Evaluate a rehearsed activity using a checklist.

Who is it for and what are the prerequisites?

Roles and tasks concerned

  • Occasional trainers wishing to diversify their activities.
  • Team leaders or coordinators facilitating short knowledge-sharing workshops.

Prior skills

  • Have previously made a simple request to a generative AI assistant.
  • Know the basics of facilitating a group: objectives, instructions and reporting back.

What you will work on

  1. Define the expected participation

    Objective: Define what the group should be able to do. Observable objective, prior knowledge, group size and equipment constraints; useful information to pass on to the assistant.

  2. Choose the interactions and pace

    Objective: Link three activities without overloading the session. Opening question, problem-solving in pairs and final check; thinking time, reporting back and transitions.

  3. Write the instructions and debrief

    Objective: Obtain materials that are ready to use immediately. Structure of an instruction; open questions; neutral follow-up prompts; plausible errors and verified expected answers.

  4. Rehearse and check quality

    Objective: Identify ambiguities before the session. Observing the start, understanding of instructions, managing silence and distinguishing between satisfaction and learning.

What you take away

  • Scoping sheet for the audience and objective.
  • Timed running order of 45 minutes incorporating three interactions.
  • Toolkit of instructions, questions, expected answers and non-digital solutions.
  • Completed checklist and priority corrections.

Method and assessment

  • Brief input followed by immediate practice using the continuing case study.
  • Individual work followed by work in pairs, with peer review of the outputs.
  • Guided group discussion: what works, what needs correcting and what remains a human decision.
  • Preparation: Have access to an AI assistant authorised by the organisation. Bring an anonymised example of an activity instruction; otherwise, use the fictitious case provided.

Observable criteria: The timings in the running order total 45 minutes, including transitions and debriefs. ; Each interaction specifies an expected output linked to the objective. ; The instructions specify the task, duration, group arrangements and reporting back. ; The expected answers are consistent with the reference sheet. ; The rehearsal leads to a correction justified by an observation..

Frequently asked questions

Is a polling tool needed?

No. The activities can use paper cards, discussions in pairs and oral reporting back.

Does AI facilitate the session?

No. AI helps prepare the materials; the facilitator remains responsible for leading the group and making judgement calls.

Can workplace situations be used?

Yes, after anonymisation and using authorised tools. No participant names or confidential information are needed.

How can you check whether the interaction is useful?

Examine the requested output and the final answer: they must demonstrate the intended learning, not just visible participation.

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