that you just want to start a group for six months or so, probably not appropriate. The adjustment takes a that’s different amount of time for every different person and you need to have the commitment to stay with it. And, finally, ask yourself if a good listener. As I you’re mentioned before, acting as an example to the you’re group members, and true in this regard as well. that’s Being a good listener, that means being an active listener, listening and understanding someone who’s obviously being said, using body language, eye contact, what’s encouraging statements, repeating this is very important – being able to repeat or rephrase the last – speaker’s statement to let him or her know you understand. All these things play a large part in whether gonna you’re be a good facilitator and whether a good idea for you to it’s start this or repeat them again. You need to make not. I’ll sure a need other than your own for a group. You there’s need to have time and a flexible schedule. You need to be committed to attending all the meetings, even when having a bad day. need to acquire the skill to you’re You’ll feel comfortable speaking in front of a group. need You’ll to be assertive to keep the meetings on track. You need to maintain a positive, encouraging, and hopeful attitude, make a long-term commitment, and be a good listener.
that you just want to start a group for six months or so, that’s probably not appropriate. The adjustment takes a different amount of time for every different person and you need to have the commitment to stay with it. And, finally, ask yourself if you’re a good listener. As I mentioned before, you’re acting as an example to the group members, and that’s true in this regard as well. Being a good listener, that means being an active listener, someone who’s obviously listening and understanding what’s being said, using body language, eye contact, encouraging statements, repeating – this is very important – being able to repeat or rephrase the speaker’s last statement to let him or her know you understand. All these things play a large part in whether you’re gonna be a good facilitator and whether it’s a good idea for you to start this or not. I’ll repeat them again. You need to make sure there’s a need other than your own for a group. You need to have time and a flexible schedule. You need to be committed to attending all the meetings, even when you’re having a bad day. You’ll need to acquire the skill to feel comfortable speaking in front of a group. You’ll need to be assertive to keep the meetings on track. You need to maintain a positive, encouraging, and hopeful attitude, make a long-term commitment, and be a good listener.
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