How To Be A Great Facilitator - The 8 Facilitation Skills You Need (With Tips To Improve Them)
0Anyone can become a great facilitator if they have the right facilitation skills, techniques and practices in place. In this video, we share the 8 skills every workshop facilitator needs to have to go from good to GREAT. We explain why these skills are so important for your facilitation career and we also share some tangible tips, techniques and exercises to improve your facilitator skills.
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⏰ Video timestamps:
0:00 Intro
0:10 Who is a facilitator? And what makes a good one?
0:56 1️⃣ SKILL - Be the guide, not the hero (Facilitation Mindset)
1:40 2️⃣ SKILL - Time management
2:48 3️⃣ SKILL - Shortcut Circular Discussions
3:19 Tip 1 - The Parking Lot Method
4:06 Tip 2 - The Note & Vote Method
4:45 Tip 3 - Just start writing
5:08 4️⃣ SKILL - Keep energy levels high
5:42 Tip 1 - Go for a 10-minute walk
5:59 Tip 2 - High Fives
6:14 Tip 3 - Do energizer exercises
6:30 Exercise 1 - Touch blue
6:54 Exercise 2 - Fun fact
7:19 5️⃣ SKILL - Curbing Team Politics & Groupthink
7:54 Tip - Together, Alone
8:38 6️⃣ SKILL - Dealing with Troublemakers
9:13 Tip 1 - Give them tasks
9:52 Tip 2 - Ask probing questions
10:38 Tip 3 - The Parking Lot Method (again)
11:08 Tip 4 - Talk to the troublemaker in private
11:59 7️⃣ SKILL - Give clear instructions
12:46 Tip 1 - The “What-Why-How” framework
13:36 8️⃣ SKILL - Be ready to adapt
14:02 🅱️ BONUS SKILL - Remote Facilitation
14:33 What if you don’t tick all these boxes?
14:53 Next step #1 - Seek opportunities to facilitate
15:19 Next step #2 - Double down on your strengths
15:40 Next step #3 - Be proactive about your learning
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How To Be A Great Facilitator - The 8 Facilitation Skills You Need (With Tips To Improve Them)