Effective Group Facilitation in Education
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Practical pointers for maximizing meetings and motivating team members!
At their worst, meetings can waste time, lack focus, foster a combative spirit, or be just plain boring. At their best, meetings can be a positive, dynamic experience that nurtures individual strengths while inspiring teamwork to successfully accomplish an established task. The fate of a meeting lies in the skill of the facilitator, and this easy-to-use guide has all the tips and tools necessary to make you shine in this challenging role.
Anyone charged with navigating a group of people toward a desired objective will benefit from this book's indispensable features, which include:
- Templates for easy implementation at every stage of the facilitation process
- Straightforward tactics for managing difficult participants and emotionally charged situations
- Realistic examples to help you avoid pitfalls
- Surefire methods for delegating in a meaningful and respectful manner
From pre-meeting preparation, to the meeting's critical first few minutes, to its conclusion and beyond, this manual provides step-by-step guidance for the entire facilitation process. It is packed with proven do's and don'ts based on psychological principles, research, real-life experience, and field-tested best practices. The user-friendly strategies focus on such key areas as team building, brainstorming, motivating, overcoming problematic situations, reaching goals, and assessing results.
Contents
Preface
Preface
Acknowledgments
Acknowledgments
About the Author
- 1. What am I Getting Into?
- Why do We Get People Together to Meet?
- When Do We Use Teams?
- The Impact of a Facilitator on the Effectiveness of a Group
- The Unique Position of a Group Facilitator
- Internal Versus External Facilitators
- Characteristics of Effective Facilitators
- Your Mission as a Facilitator
- Summary
- 2. Get Ready, Get Set...
- The Importance of Planning to a Successful Session
- Factors to Take Into Consideration When Planning Meetings
- Breaking the Meeting Tasks Into Parts
- Planning for the Effective Delivery of Directions
- Summary
- 3. Go
- Setting the Proper Tone for a Meeting
- The Use of Music
- Foundation-Setting Activities
- Good News
- The Use of Framing
- Active Learning Strategies
- Watching Team Member Behaviors During the Start of a Meeting
- Opening the Session
- Setting Norms and Ground Rules
- Summary
- 4. Connecting All Members of the Team
- Interdependence/Community and Its Importance to Team Operation
- Community
- Team Building
- Conflict Resolution
- Conflict and Chaos
- Protecting Team Members During the Decision-Making Process
- Protecting Team Members When Announcing the Results of Their Decisions
- Keeping Uninvolved Stakeholder Groups Informed About Decision Progress
- Summary
- 5. Reaching Peak Performance: Connecting Their Minds
- The Need to Minimize/Maximize Energy
- Diagnosing Group Energy
- Working/Processing Combinations
- Grouping and Regrouping Strategies
- Other Group Processing Strategies
- Summary
- 6. Working the Brain
- Brainstorming Techniques
- Brainstorming Strategies and Ideas
- Summary
- 7. Reaching the Goal
- The Problem with Goals
- Typical Issues Inhibiting Goal Implementation Success and Facilitator Implications
- Other Important Considerations for Success in the Goal Process
- Summary
- 8. Putting On Your Oxygen Mask
- Important Factors for Facilitators to Track
- Importance of Self-Protection
- Understanding Your Role as the Group Facilitator
- Use of Positive Presuppositions
- Gesturing
- Use of Charts, Papers and Other Visuals to Deflect Anger
- Use of Positioning in the Room
- Developing an Exit Plan
- Reflect Emotions/Content Back to the Group
- Summary
- 9. Transforming a Difficult Group
- What is a Difficult Group?
- Problem People
- Identification Strategies
- Starting a Session
- Music and Difficult Groups
- Foundation-Setting Activities
- Framing
- Use of an Agenda
- Summary
- References
- Index
Additional materials
Description
Practical pointers for maximizing meetings and motivating team members!
At their worst, meetings can waste time, lack focus, foster a combative spirit, or be just plain boring. At their best, meetings can be a positive, dynamic experience that nurtures individual strengths while inspiring teamwork to successfully accomplish an established task. The fate of a meeting lies in the skill of the facilitator, and this easy-to-use guide has all the tips and tools necessary to make you shine in this challenging role.
Anyone charged with navigating a group of people toward a desired objective will benefit from this book's indispensable features, which include:
- Templates for easy implementation at every stage of the facilitation process
- Straightforward tactics for managing difficult participants and emotionally charged situations
- Realistic examples to help you avoid pitfalls
- Surefire methods for delegating in a meaningful and respectful manner
From pre-meeting preparation, to the meeting's critical first few minutes, to its conclusion and beyond, this manual provides step-by-step guidance for the entire facilitation process. It is packed with proven do's and don'ts based on psychological principles, research, real-life experience, and field-tested best practices. The user-friendly strategies focus on such key areas as team building, brainstorming, motivating, overcoming problematic situations, reaching goals, and assessing results.
Contents
Preface
Preface
Acknowledgments
Acknowledgments
About the Author
- 1. What am I Getting Into?
- Why do We Get People Together to Meet?
- When Do We Use Teams?
- The Impact of a Facilitator on the Effectiveness of a Group
- The Unique Position of a Group Facilitator
- Internal Versus External Facilitators
- Characteristics of Effective Facilitators
- Your Mission as a Facilitator
- Summary
- 2. Get Ready, Get Set...
- The Importance of Planning to a Successful Session
- Factors to Take Into Consideration When Planning Meetings
- Breaking the Meeting Tasks Into Parts
- Planning for the Effective Delivery of Directions
- Summary
- 3. Go
- Setting the Proper Tone for a Meeting
- The Use of Music
- Foundation-Setting Activities
- Good News
- The Use of Framing
- Active Learning Strategies
- Watching Team Member Behaviors During the Start of a Meeting
- Opening the Session
- Setting Norms and Ground Rules
- Summary
- 4. Connecting All Members of the Team
- Interdependence/Community and Its Importance to Team Operation
- Community
- Team Building
- Conflict Resolution
- Conflict and Chaos
- Protecting Team Members During the Decision-Making Process
- Protecting Team Members When Announcing the Results of Their Decisions
- Keeping Uninvolved Stakeholder Groups Informed About Decision Progress
- Summary
- 5. Reaching Peak Performance: Connecting Their Minds
- The Need to Minimize/Maximize Energy
- Diagnosing Group Energy
- Working/Processing Combinations
- Grouping and Regrouping Strategies
- Other Group Processing Strategies
- Summary
- 6. Working the Brain
- Brainstorming Techniques
- Brainstorming Strategies and Ideas
- Summary
- 7. Reaching the Goal
- The Problem with Goals
- Typical Issues Inhibiting Goal Implementation Success and Facilitator Implications
- Other Important Considerations for Success in the Goal Process
- Summary
- 8. Putting On Your Oxygen Mask
- Important Factors for Facilitators to Track
- Importance of Self-Protection
- Understanding Your Role as the Group Facilitator
- Use of Positive Presuppositions
- Gesturing
- Use of Charts, Papers and Other Visuals to Deflect Anger
- Use of Positioning in the Room
- Developing an Exit Plan
- Reflect Emotions/Content Back to the Group
- Summary
- 9. Transforming a Difficult Group
- What is a Difficult Group?
- Problem People
- Identification Strategies
- Starting a Session
- Music and Difficult Groups
- Foundation-Setting Activities
- Framing
- Use of an Agenda
- Summary
- References
- Index
Additional materials
Effective Group Facilitation in Education
How to Energize Meetings and Manage Difficult Groups
March 2004 | 224 pages | Corwin
| Format | Published Date | ISBN | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hardcover | 27/02/2023 | 9781412904612 | $90.95 |
| Paperback | 27/02/2023 | 9781412904629 | $40.95 |
| Lifetime | 27/02/2023 | 9781506318462 | $37.00 |
Practical pointers for maximizing meetings and motivating team members!
At their worst, meetings can waste time, lack focus, foster a combative spirit, or be just plain boring. At their best, meetings can be a positive, dynamic experience that nurtures individual strengths while inspiring teamwork to successfully accomplish an established task. The fate of a meeting lies in the skill of the facilitator, and this easy-to-use guide has all the tips and tools necessary to make you shine in this challenging role.
Anyone charged with navigating a group of people toward a desired objective will benefit from this book's indispensable features, which include:
- Templates for easy implementation at every stage of the facilitation process
- Straightforward tactics for managing difficult participants and emotionally charged situations
- Realistic examples to help you avoid pitfalls
- Surefire methods for delegating in a meaningful and respectful manner
From pre-meeting preparation, to the meeting's critical first few minutes, to its conclusion and beyond, this manual provides step-by-step guidance for the entire facilitation process. It is packed with proven do's and don'ts based on psychological principles, research, real-life experience, and field-tested best practices. The user-friendly strategies focus on such key areas as team building, brainstorming, motivating, overcoming problematic situations, reaching goals, and assessing results.
Table Of Contents:
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- About the Author
- 1. What am I Getting Into?
- Why do We Get People Together to Meet?
- When Do We Use Teams?
- The Impact of a Facilitator on the Effectiveness of a Group
- The Unique Position of a Group Facilitator
- Internal Versus External Facilitators
- Characteristics of Effective Facilitators
- Your Mission as a Facilitator
- Summary
- 2. Get Ready, Get Set...
- The Importance of Planning to a Successful Session
- Factors to Take Into Consideration When Planning Meetings
- Breaking the Meeting Tasks Into Parts
- Planning for the Effective Delivery of Directions
- Summary
- 3. Go
- Setting the Proper Tone for a Meeting
- The Use of Music
- Foundation-Setting Activities
- Good News
- The Use of Framing
- Active Learning Strategies
- Watching Team Member Behaviors During the Start of a Meeting
- Opening the Session
- Setting Norms and Ground Rules
- Summary
- 4. Connecting All Members of the Team
- Interdependence/Community and Its Importance to Team Operation
- Community
- Team Building
- Conflict Resolution
- Conflict and Chaos
- Protecting Team Members During the Decision-Making Process
- Protecting Team Members When Announcing the Results of Their Decisions
- Keeping Uninvolved Stakeholder Groups Informed About Decision Progress
- Summary
- 5. Reaching Peak Performance: Connecting Their Minds
- The Need to Minimize/Maximize Energy
- Diagnosing Group Energy
- Working/Processing Combinations
- Grouping and Regrouping Strategies
- Other Group Processing Strategies
- Summary
- 6. Working the Brain
- Brainstorming Techniques
- Brainstorming Strategies and Ideas
- Summary
- 7. Reaching the Goal
- The Problem with Goals
- Typical Issues Inhibiting Goal Implementation Success and Facilitator Implications
- Other Important Considerations for Success in the Goal Process
- Summary
- 8. Putting On Your Oxygen Mask
- Important Factors for Facilitators to Track
- Importance of Self-Protection
- Understanding Your Role as the Group Facilitator
- Use of Positive Presuppositions
- Gesturing
- Use of Charts, Papers and Other Visuals to Deflect Anger
- Use of Positioning in the Room
- Developing an Exit Plan
- Reflect Emotions/Content Back to the Group
- Summary
- 9. Transforming a Difficult Group
- What is a Difficult Group?
- Problem People
- Identification Strategies
- Starting a Session
- Music and Difficult Groups
- Foundation-Setting Activities
- Framing
- Use of an Agenda
- Summary
- References
- Index