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FacilitationHave you tried this Handful of Reflections?
We’ve been discussing the importance of ending sessions well, and one of my favourite tactics is to facilitate a sharing of personal reflections.
How about this activity for facilitating with Flow?
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How to add final value as a facilitator
How can we ensure that at the end of a workshop people fully appreciate the value of what they have experienced?
This matters a lot if we want participants to appreciate the progress that they are making, and it strengthens the prospects for sustainable change too…
Explosive dynamics! How would you design this tricky 2-hour session?
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Letting learners choose – the facilitator’s secret skill
Everyone likes to learn in their own way. You’re doubtless thrilled to hear that I’m improving my guitar playing - and I guarantee that no one has followed the same path as me on the app I’ve been using. What any player might appreciate about this particular learning...
How to create ‘Safe space’. It takes more than an announcement
You don’t create psychological safety simply by stating, ‘This is a safe space’. An announcement may indicate your intent, but it’s of minimal value unless supported by solid behaviour. Here are two actions that will go a long way towards substantiating your claim..
Just when you thought it was safe…
Each time we have a discussion among facilitators about what’s on the way out in the world of conferences, trainings and meetings, someone confidently predicts the end of tedious lectures accompanied by a Powerpoint presentation..
Create value from the difference between real time and facilitator time
There’s real time. And then there’s ‘facilitator time’. Real time ticks by steadily on the clock. Facilitator time is conjured up between you and your participants, and it’s as flexible as fresh clay..
Top tip for productive online break-out sessions..
Preparing for a recent Inspirational Facilitator webinar, I found this neat tip for online sessions…
How to Let Go to take your facilitation to the next level
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Engage from the start – or face the big switch off!
Online it’s easy for participants to turn their attention elsewhere. If we are all physically together in a room, the audience is likely to sit and listen to a speaker, at least for a while. How do you engage from the start?
What’s going on now for facilitators?
It’s fascinating to explore trends, and in my Inspirational Facilitator course last week we discussed ‘What’s going on now for facilitators?’
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