Facilitator Challenges
Listener leaving out a key portion of what the speaker said
Listener substituting their own thinking or info for the speaker’s
Listener partially or fully reversing what the speaker has said
Listener commenting on what the speaker said- agreeing or disagreeing
Listener commenting on speaker - judging the speaker in some way (pos/neg)
Listener reflecting back a lot more than the speaker actually said
Listener asking a question of the speaker
Listener unable to ask the speaker to pause for reflection
Speaker not pausing for reflection
Speaker not stopping at time limit (or shortly thereafter)
Speaker is so scattered they are hard to follow
Speaker never acknowledges being heard even when reflection is accurate Speaker choosing the previous speaker to be the listener
Participant objecting to the process
I have questions I want to ask
I want to hear feedback from everyone
I want a natural flow to the conversation
I don’t like being told when I can speak and for how long
Facilitator forgetting to start the timer
Facilitator loosing track of who has been a listener so far in a round
Facilitator permitting a listener a 2nd turn before everyone else has had a turn
Facilitator offering guidance by saying what not to do, rather then what to do
Facilitator attempts to make the process go perfectly by intervening a lot