If you spend much time in front of audiences, you know there are participants who are comfortable talking in front of others and there are participants who are uncomfortable or hesitant to do so. As a facilitator, let’s help those who need our...
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Safe space
In my opinion, presenters and facilitators are different. If you are a presenter, then it’s mostly your voice the audience expects to hear; however, if you are a facilitator then there should be a back-and-forth with the audience. As a facilitator, your...
It’s a wrap
When time is drawing to a close, facilitators know that it’s important to be thoughtful about how to wrap-up a session. There needs to be some type of connection back to the main points that have been discussed. Today I’m sharing thoughts on who and how...
Eighteen minutes
If you are a fan of TED Talks, you may notice than many of them hover around 18 minutes in length. If you search online why that is, you’ll learn that the folks at TED made that decision based on neuroscience and strategy. Their belief is that 18 minutes is long...
Creators, Advancers, Refiners and Implementers
Super Bowl LVIII is less than a week away. Regardless of who you are cheering for, I think we can all agree that both teams are comprised of players with unique skills and talents. Those skills and talents have contributed to the success of each team. When we...
Dots
Facilitators love their flipcharts and markers. And they love their dots! Sticky dots are often used to cast a vote. This is primarily done when there are many choices and you want the group to narrow the choices and prioritize. The challenge of voting with dots is...