Facilitation Skills
A Brief Primer on Effective Facilitation Skills
1. Analysis
Separate content work from process work
Identify interests, strengths, weakness of meeting participants
Frame problems
2. Communication
Listen, summarize, reframe
Use questions to stimulate thinking and participation
Choose words to engage and encourage discussion
3. Familiarity with process models
Incorporate strong leadership skills
Understand decision making and consensus building
Utilize techniques to keep meeting on track and moving
For more information, review this six-page resource from the CDC (.doc).