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Introduction: The
Art of Group Facilitation [1]
How many meetings
have you attended and walked away wondering….
- What just happened?
- Why did I invest my time attending this?
- What would have made that meeting better?
A meeting is a process
of coming together for a purpose. Participants typically follow
an agenda (No Agenda! No meeting!) and interact with each
other. We hold meetings for different purposes: to update
members, exchange information, make routine decisions, identify
issues, complete a task, build consensus, develop strategic
plans, make group decisions or solve problems. Whether you
are holding a small, large, regular or special meeting, it
is critical to have someone in charge of planning, facilitating
and following up after the meeting.
To learn
some basic group facilitation skills and tips for running
productive meetings, navigate through the links on the right.
Sometimes it takes
a little more than just a good agenda and snacks to run a
productive meeting! To increase the effectiveness of a meeting
and/or to deal with complex issues and decision making, groups
will often have a facilitator assist with the meeting.
What is a facilitator?
What is the role
of a facilitator?
[1]
Adapted with permission from Soil and Water Conservation
District Outreach: A Handbook for Program Development, Implementation
and Evaluation . Ohio Department of Natural Resources,
Division of Soil and Water Conservation, 2003.
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Facilitation Skills:The Art of Group Facilitation
- Self-Mastery Skills: What Does It Mean to Be a Facilitator?
- Presence and Presentation Skills
- Enhancing Your Facilitation Skills
- Never Evers
- Relating Skills
- Communication Styles
- Listening Skills
- Questioning Skills
- Group Awareness and Management Skills
- Stages of Group Decision-Making
- Intervention Skills
- 10 Difficult People
- When and How to Steer the Ship
- Parliamentary Procedures
- Logistic Skills
- Facilitation Strategies
- Ice Beakers and Mixers
2.
Teaching and Presentation Skills
3. Tips
for Programs
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