ATLANTA, GA, September 19, 2014 /24-7PressRelease/ -- On November 7, 2014, Leadership Strategies, Inc. (LSI) - the leading meeting facilitation training and services company - will introduce a new one-day virtual training course, The Effective Facilitator: Virtual Link, to train meeting leaders to run better virtual meetings with facilitation best practices. The course is designed for all graduates of The Effective Facilitator - now over 20,000 - and includes a 50% discounted registration cost for its beta class in November. The Effective Facilitator: Virtual Link promises to help participants build confidence and structure in facilitating remote meetings after just one day. New participants may add the Virtual Link course as an extended training option after completing The Effective Facilitator.

The Effective Facilitator: Virtual Link is a hands-on, interactive course that teaches participants how to apply the Facilitator's Methodology taught in LSI's flagship course, The Effective Facilitator, in a virtual setting. The course is added to LSI's suite of virtual learning options but is the first virtual course delivered in a convenient, one-day format by LSI. Individuals must have completed The Effective Facilitator as a pre-requisite in order to register for this new course.

Preventing and managing dysfunction, building consensus, and applying unique virtual engagement strategies to keep remote participants focused are among the principles taught in The Effective Facilitator: Virtual Link. The course is designed for facilitators who lead virtual meetings in which all or a portion of the participants are offsite - now a prevalent case for most meeting organizers.

LSI is prepared to train over 20,000 individuals who have already completed the pre-requisite training. LSI's Product Marketing Specialist, Elle Cathey, commented, "Many of our clients have asked us for this type of training after taking The Effective Facilitator. Given the increasing shift from face-to-face meetings to virtual meetings, organizations want their teams to stay productive even in remote situations, and facilitation skills are needed for that. If you took or are about to take The Effective Facilitator training, spend just one more day with us to master the skills virtually."

The Effective Facilitator: Virtual Link is now open for registration beginning with its beta class scheduled for November 7, 2014 - where participants have the opportunity to be among the first to experience the course at a major discounted registration cost. The course is also available for private training enrollment. LSI highly recommends private training for larger groups, where LSI will deliver the virtual training exclusively to the group or organization.

Click here for more information and to register for the November 7 beta class launch.

About Leadership StrategiesLed by facilitators, not trainers, Leadership Strategies provides clients with the necessary, real-life applications and fundamental skills to increase productivity and maximize group engagement in virtual settings.

Whether clients are leading small groups or larger groups, Leadership Strategies has the targeted course offering and unparalleled content to help clients achieve their desired results - elevated facilitation skills and optimal remote meetings. For more information, call 800-824-2850 or visit us online at www.leadstrat.com.