Consolidate: Pull together ideas, showing their relationship to “As you can see from the comments, … each other. You need to be able to ...” Change the Process: Alter the method for obtaining “Let’s break into smaller groups and see if you can come up with some participation or have the group evaluate the ideas that have ideas about …” been presented. Summarize: Summarize (and record, if desired) the major “I have noted four major points that have come from our discussion views of the group. today,...” Make a Decision: End an endless debate in the session. “Let’s try X ... and then try something else if it doesn’t work.” Propose an Idea: Take an approach that opens the “Can I make a suggestion?” participants’ communication with you and the group. Invite Participation: Sometimes you have to call on people to “ x, what do you think about that?” get them to participate. Side bar Conversations: A member is having a conversation “Just a reminder…we agreed to the norm of one conversation at a that is off topic. time.” Staying on Time: Group has moved away from the agenda “I’d just like to remind you that we are discussing item 4. Please hold either topic or time. discussion on other topics until we get to them.” “We are almost out of time for this item, and there appears to more discussion required…is that true?”
Consolidate: Pull together ideas, showing their relationship to each other. “As you can see from the comments, … You need to be able to ...” Change the Process: Alter the method for obtaining participation or have the group evaluate the ideas that have been presented. “Let’s break into smaller groups and see if you can come up with some ideas about …” Summarize: Summarize (and record, if desired) the major views of the group. “I have noted four major points that have come from our discussion today,...” Make a Decision: End an endless debate in the session. “Let’s try X ... and then try something else if it doesn’t work.” Propose an Idea: Take an approach that opens the participants’ communication with you and the group. “Can I make a suggestion?” Invite Participation: Sometimes you have to call on people to get them to participate. “ x, what do you think about that?” Side bar Conversations: A member is having a conversation that is off topic. “Just a reminder…we agreed to the norm of one conversation at a time.” Staying on Time: Group has moved away from the agenda either topic or time. “I’d just like to remind you that we are discussing item 4. Please hold discussion on other topics until we get to them.” “We are almost out of time for this item, and there appears to more discussion required…is that true?”
FacilitatingDiscussion.docx