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Facilitation 101LMJ Strategic Coaching
Linda Johnson, MA www.lmjstrategic.comCopyright 2009 LMJ Strategic Coaching . All rights reserved
Prepare your opening to the group. It should include:
The purpose (Your objective) The process (What they are going to
do) The payoff (What they are going to get) The presenter information( Why you
are making the presentation)
Guidelines for Facilitation
ALWAYS have an agenda. Review and clarify roles with the group. See enclosed agenda sample.
Focus your attention on the goals of the group
Keep the meeting on track and stick to your timeframe
Guidelines for Facilitation Cont:
AGENDA SHOULD INCLUDE:
WELCOME INTRODUCTION OVERVIEW OF OBJECTIVES PRESENTATION CLOSING
Agenda Sample
Engaging Participants
Use questions to redirect, probe, and clarify participant’s contribution. See
Examples:
How would you describe what you’d like to accomplish in this meeting
What are you working on right now that you are excited about?
What have you accomplished since we last met
Engaging Participants Cont:
See enclosed worksheet.
Managing Dysfunction in the Group
Ask open questions like:
How can I support you?
What could I do to help better us achieve our goals for the meeting?
What makes the most sense about what we’ve covered so far?
Keeping Aligned
Let the group be the last to talk.
What have you appreciated most from the time we have spent together today?
What have been the two or three benefits you’ve received from this meeting today?
In what ways will you be able to apply what you have learned?
Meeting Closers
Books to Read:
The Skilled Facilitator by Roger Schwartz
The Secrets of Facilitation” The S.M.A.R.T Guide to Getting Results by Michael Wilkinson
Resources
Worksheet developed by Vance Engleman, Director, Options International August 1992 Adapted from: How to Make Meeting Work by Michael Doyle and David Straus
Oakley, E. and D. Krug. Enlightened Leadership: Getting to the Heart of Change, (1991) Simon & Shuster
References