Facilitation Skills

Tip:
As a professional developer, you will take on many roles. If you are asked to lead a group or committee:

• Be prepared
• Establish ground rules to your group e.g. respect others' opinions
• Encourage discussion
• Outline your objectives and agenda
• Check with a knowledgeable person to give you ideas and feedback
• Don't interrupt
• Listen to the speaker
• Let others share their opinions and ideas
• Don't overpower the discussion
• Present material that will capture your audience's attention and is relevant to them
• Ask thought-provoking questions
• Listen to your participants
• Let them talk while you interject at appropriate times to focus/stimulate the discussion

Submitted by:Leilani Carbonell Pedroni
Vice President of Research and Development,
My eCoach

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