Choosing a workshop format for the audience

Choose among live, self-paced and blended delivery by comparing what participants need to do together and how they can take part. Consider audience size, prior knowledge and behaviours, shared needs and preferences, and time zones.

Choose from the learning activity

Compare audience size, prior knowledge and behaviours, and shared needs, values or characteristics before choosing. If participants need questions answered during a demonstration or feedback that can change the next step, a live session gives the facilitator a chance to respond; keep the group to what the facilitator can realistically review.

Connection-seekers value connecting with people who share their interests, so compare a live shared exercise with self-paced delivery if that exchange matters to your audience. Self-paced material suits participants who need to pause and practise; add a way to ask questions if common mistakes could stop progress.

A blended format moves background material out of the live session and reserves group time for application. It suits participants who can work through background material independently but benefit from applying it together.

For self-paced lessons, text, images, video, audio, a PDF viewer, quizzes and open-ended responses are available content options. Test the experience from a learner account, including time-zone display, joining, captions or transcripts where available, and what happens if someone misses a session. Thinkific documents creating a live lesson with Zoom; access and meeting settings must be configured rather than assumed.

Check the promise before selling

State what buyers receive: live attendance, replay, worksheet, feedback or a limited question period. Do not promise individual review if the group size makes it impossible.

A workshop that ends with a usable draft and a next-step checklist has a clearer value proposition than one described only by its runtime.