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Developing Facilitation Skills

Developing facilitation skills is essential for guiding groups towards achieving their goals. A skilled facilitator draws out opinions and ideas, fosters participation, and ensures that all voices are heard. Key principles include planning, communication, and conflict resolution. Good facilitators create a comfortable environment, adhere to ground rules, and keep discussions on track. This process involves understanding group dynamics, managing logistics, and summarizing outcomes. Enhance your leadership abilities and improve group interaction by mastering these vital facilitation techniques.

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Developing Facilitation Skills

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  1. Developing Facilitation Skills

  2. Developing Facilitation Skills • We use facilitation skills to guide and direct key parts of our work. • A facilitator is someone who helps a group meet their goals.

  3. Three principles of facilitation • Draw out opinions and ideas • Focus on HOW, WHAT • Never take sides

  4. Encourage participation: • Check comfort level. • Allow all ideas to be heard. • Make members feel good about their contributions. • Ideas and decisions should be group nominated. • Be Supportive.

  5. Why do you need facilitation skills? • Good planning • Keep members involved • Leadership opportunities • Increase skills • Good communication • Resolve conflicts

  6. Being a good facilitator includes: • Understanding goals • Keeping the group and the agenda moving forward • Involving everyone • Decisions are made democratically

  7. Planning a good process • Climate • Environment • Logistics • Room Arrangements

  8. Common Ground rules • One person at a time • Raise your hand • Listen to others • No mocking or attacking • Be on time • Respect each other

  9. The meeting process • Start on time • Welcome, thank everyone • Make introductions • Review agenda, objectives, and ground rules • Encourage participation • Stick to the agenda • Seek commitments • Bring closure to each item • Summarize results and follow-ups • Thank the participants • Close the meeting

  10. Preventing disruptions • Get agreement early • Listen and show respect • Show respect • Learn expectations • Stay cool

  11. Interventions for disrupters • Individual domination • Intimidation • Tension • Someone expressing doubts • Side conversations • If these fail • Last resort

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