Work your workshop facilitation magic

When you're running a successful workshop, you get those magical moments — where everything's clicking, everyone's engaged, and you're in full control.

Make a smooth transition to virtual facilitation

Guess what — being in person isn’t the only way to be in control of your workshop. Miro makes the transition online an easy one for workshop facilitators.

Skip the tech complications

Do all of the facilitating and none of the troubleshooting. Miro simplifies the virtual workshop experience for first-time (and not-so-tech-savvy) guests.

Built-in onboarding

First-time guests learn quickly and easily how to navigate Miro and use basic tools like sticky notes.

Infinite canvas

Enjoy all the space you'll ever need to make presentations and run activities in one place — no need to switch tools.

Easy UX

Simple features and drag-and-drop functionality feel natural and familiar to new guests.

Skip the tech complications

Do all of the facilitating and none of the troubleshooting. Miro simplifies the virtual workshop experience for first-time (and not-so-tech-savvy) guests.

Built-in onboarding

First-time guests learn quickly and easily how to navigate Miro and use basic tools like sticky notes.

Infinite canvas

Enjoy all the space you'll ever need to make presentations and run activities in one place — no need to switch tools.

Easy UX

Simple features and drag-and-drop functionality feel natural and familiar to new guests.

Feel the energy in the "room"

Engaged guests inspire creativity and build energy — making the workshop more successful. That’s why we give them easy, enjoyable ways to interact.

Live cursor tracking

Add visual excitement and show how everyone’s participating.

Sticky notes

Offer your workshop guests a creative, familiar way to ideate and contribute.

Emojis

Plug them in to your activities to give guests fun, human ways to react.

Feel the energy in the "room"

Engaged guests inspire creativity and build energy — making the workshop more successful. That’s why we give them easy, enjoyable ways to interact.

Live cursor tracking

Add visual excitement and show how everyone’s participating.

Sticky notes

Offer your workshop guests a creative, familiar way to ideate and contribute.

Emojis

Plug them in to your activities to give guests fun, human ways to react.

Do your thing with confidence

Bring your room-reading skills, your in-person presence, and your favorite tricks and techniques. Combine them all with what Miro gives you — proven methods and tools for effective workshopping.

Frames/hide frames

Plan multi-stage workshops, organize activities that match your agenda, and reveal key points at the right moment.

Bring Everyone to Me

Gather guests to the right area of the board as you present and watch their cursors interact with your activities.

Timer and voting

Pace your delivery and keep your workshop on schedule — while you run exercises that help guests feel included and heard.

Do your thing with confidence

Bring your room-reading skills, your in-person presence, and your favorite tricks and techniques. Combine them all with what Miro gives you — proven methods and tools for effective workshopping.

Frames/hide frames

Plan multi-stage workshops, organize activities that match your agenda, and reveal key points at the right moment.

Bring Everyone to Me

Gather guests to the right area of the board as you present and watch their cursors interact with your activities.

Timer and voting

Pace your delivery and keep your workshop on schedule — while you run exercises that help guests feel included and heard.

Be sure to take breaks as needed and plan regular pauses to prevent disengagement

Lisa Lambert

Co-founder at Spotlight Trust

Get started fast with templates for virtual workshops

Hit the ground running with one of our pre-built workshop templates — or combine multiple templates to custom-design your own workshop.

Tips, tricks, and how-to’s for virtual facilitation

You know just how to make your in-person workshop engaging and energetic. Ready to do the same thing online? Miro’s got you covered. Here are some effective thought-starters for how to use our built-in features and customizable templates to run virtual workshops your way.

Preparing your workshop

Set your board up

Choose one of our pre-built templates or start a board from scratch — then use frames and other features to customize your presentation. Be sure to structure your workshop with an introduction, an overview, and clearly defined goals.

Get your timing down

You know how important pacing is. So make sure you know how many participants you’ll have, and how long you’ll need for each activity. (Tip: Use our timer feature to box activities, and be sure to plan for pauses and breaks.)

Do a few practice rounds

A dry run of your workshop is key, especially when you’re co-facilitating with a partner. It’ll help you feel confident in your delivery and even test out your technology (like breakout rooms) to make sure you get how it all works.

Preparing your workshop

Set your board up

Choose one of our pre-built templates or start a board from scratch — then use frames and other features to customize your presentation. Be sure to structure your workshop with an introduction, an overview, and clearly defined goals.

Get your timing down

You know how important pacing is. So make sure you know how many participants you’ll have, and how long you’ll need for each activity. (Tip: Use our timer feature to box activities, and be sure to plan for pauses and breaks.)

Do a few practice rounds

A dry run of your workshop is key, especially when you’re co-facilitating with a partner. It’ll help you feel confident in your delivery and even test out your technology (like breakout rooms) to make sure you get how it all works.

Running the show

Get the group engaged

At the start of your workshop, encourage everyone to turn on their video — then use one of our icebreakers to make introductions and get your guests ready. (Tip: Nothing loosens up the group like a little laughter.)

Grab and keep their attention

Use our attention management features, like Bring Everyone to Me, to guide your guests through every activity and make sure no one’s getting lost on the board (or losing focus after lunch).

Keep them involved all along

Plan interactive, inclusive activities — like voting and energizers — to engage the entire group. Use our hide/reveal frames feature to hold them at different points throughout your workshop.

Running the show

Get the group engaged

At the start of your workshop, encourage everyone to turn on their video — then use one of our icebreakers to make introductions and get your guests ready. (Tip: Nothing loosens up the group like a little laughter.)

Grab and keep their attention

Use our attention management features, like Bring Everyone to Me, to guide your guests through every activity and make sure no one’s getting lost on the board (or losing focus after lunch).

Keep them involved all along

Plan interactive, inclusive activities — like voting and energizers — to engage the entire group. Use our hide/reveal frames feature to hold them at different points throughout your workshop.

Winding things down

Close on a positive note

Consider an exercise, like a retrospective, that summarizes the day’s workshop. Make sure it includes many voices, recaps the high points, and reiterates the key takeaways.

End with next steps

Miro makes it easy to turn all those insights and ideas into concrete tasks. Just convert the many stickies from your board into cards — simple assignment sheets that tell team members what to deliver, and by when.

Be on top of the follow-ups

Plan ahead anything you want your guests to keep from your workshop, like recap emails or any other helpful reference documents. You can even export your board and send it to them as a hi-res PDF or image.

Winding things down

Close on a positive note

Consider an exercise, like a retrospective, that summarizes the day’s workshop. Make sure it includes many voices, recaps the high points, and reiterates the key takeaways.

End with next steps

Miro makes it easy to turn all those insights and ideas into concrete tasks. Just convert the many stickies from your board into cards — simple assignment sheets that tell team members what to deliver, and by when.

Be on top of the follow-ups

Plan ahead anything you want your guests to keep from your workshop, like recap emails or any other helpful reference documents. You can even export your board and send it to them as a hi-res PDF or image.

Make your meeting or workshop more human, productive, and fun

Online meetings

With everyone in one place, meetings are fast-paced and high-energy — and every guest feels included and heard.

Meeting facilitation

Miro gives hosts the tools they need to make online meetings feel like they’re in person.

Virtual workshops

Miro puts you in control with tools to grab your guests’ attention and keep them excited to participate.

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