by SharonSpeaks | Apr 10, 2020 | Meeting Facilitation
My best friend called me up recently. Good news: she just started a new job and she isn’t being laid off right now. Bad news: she just started a new job and has no idea when she will ever get a chance to meet her coworkers in person. She’s not the only one. There are...
by SharonSpeaks | Oct 29, 2019 | Meeting Facilitation
There are many roles to play as a process facilitator or as the leader of a meeting. I have a framework of eight roles that I teach: Party Host, Race Car Driver, Mechanic, Nurse, Trip Leader, Improv Comedian, Designer, and Rugby Referee. In this post I want to...
by SharonSpeaks | Feb 5, 2019 | Meeting Facilitation
If you are facilitating a meeting or group discussion, here are a few simple tools that I recommend having on hand. Flip Chart Paper and StandSticky Notes of Various ColorsColorful MarkersColorful Stickers Watch this short video clip to learn what I love about these...
by SharonSpeaks | Jan 22, 2019 | Meeting Facilitation
You have circled around the same discussion multiple times. Your group’s energy is slowing down and at risk of stalling out. This meeting is going nowhere. There are simple techniques that can help you become unstuck. The simplest, most popular method is what we...
by SharonSpeaks | Jan 4, 2019 | Meeting Facilitation
1) When you need everyone (including you) to be fully engaged in the content, decision making, brainstorming, or other activities this meeting will entail. Decision making is especially prone to unintentional influence when the leader is facilitating the meeting....
