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Facilitation

How to Use a Parking Lot to Stay On Track

A key respon­si­bil­i­ty of a facil­i­ta­tor or meet­ing leader is to keep a meet­ing, work­shop, or dis­cus­sion on track, while also encour­ag­ing all par­tic­i­pants to give input and be heard. Learn how to use a sim­ple visu­al for­mat called the Park­ing Lot to accom­plish this.

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What Is Facilitation?

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Getting Started with Facilitation

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Facilitation Skill #1: Being Prepared

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Facilitation Skill #2: Creating an Agenda

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Facilitation Skill #3: Engaging All Participants

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Facilitation Skill #4: Active Listening

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Facilitation Skill #5 Maintaining Focus

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Facilitation Skill #6: Timekeeping

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Facilitation Skill #7: Enabling Achievement

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How Facilitators Use Games, Simulations, and Icebreakers

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How Facilitators Motivate Participants

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One of the keys to effec­tive meet­ings, work­shops, or train­ing class­es is to get start­ed the right way. This includes mak­ing sure every­one is clear about the pur­pose, agen­da, and expec­ta­tions for the meet­ing. Learn how to use a tech­nique known by the acronym SPAC­ER to accom­plish these things.