you to present material in Long Workshop some depth and to conduct a Over 3 hours number of activities. Six concentrated hours of work a day is about as much as most people can deal with. Be sure to allow for plenty of breaks, both because of the need to stretch and use the bathroom, and because of attention span. Some thoughts about long workshops: You can go into more detail on specific issues. You can allow longer blocks of time for activities and single topics. You can allow more time to practice new skills and more time for discussion about activities. You can allot more time to and follow up on participants' questions. You can present both the context and the specifics of the topic You can provide or encourage food and drink. You need to decide whether you want to stick to your plan and, thus, limit activities to approximately the time you planned for them, or to go with the flow, and let things go on longer if participants seem to find them important. Some thoughts about long workshops: You can go into more detail on specific issues. You can allow longer blocks of time for activities and single topics. You can allow more time to practice new skills and more time for discussion about activities. You can allot more time to and follow up on participants' questions. You can present both the context and the specifics of the topic You can provide or encourage food and drink. You need to decide whether you want to stick to your plan and, thus, limit activities to approximately the time you planned for them, or to go with the flow, and let things go on longer if participants seem to find them important. Workshops are given for many purposes, and each implies some specific Consider the methods of presentation and purpose of the other details. workshop. Some common purposes and their implications: Teaching participants a skill which they then might have to use or will use in the future. Giving participants a chance to practice and receive feedback on techniques and concepts they already know. Enhancing participants' current knowledge of concepts, techniques, and methods (new research, improvement of techniques, etc.). Teaching participants a new concept that they can then apply to their work. Familiarizing people with material important for, but not directly connected to, their jobs. Some common purposes and their implications: Providing, or helping to provide, a job-related credential for advancement or initial employment, for instance or for some certification or licensure might include any number of activities or methods of presentation. Using a workshop as a way of helping participants feel comfortable with one another and/or their situation. Introducing people to a way of looking at the world, either as an adjunct to their jobs or volunteer situations, or as public education (a workshop on theories of moral development, for example).