Comments on: Becoming a facilitator

By: Ellee

Ellee — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 19:38:51 +0000

Cara, Will do.

By: Cara

Cara — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 15:32:19 +0000

Kush balls – did Ray say they came in packs of 10? If you find them, let me know as I can only find them being sold in singles. Cheers ta.

By: Ellee

Ellee — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 20:22:30 +0000

I mean balls!!!!

By: Ellee

Ellee — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 20:21:36 +0000

Hi Cara, it’s so lovely to hear from you. I’m new to all this kind of work and I feel there is so much to learn. I guess it will come with practice. You were a real star, what a great bunch of people who went on the course.
My fingers are twitching now you have mentioned those kush ballas.!

By: Cara

Cara — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 14:18:23 +0000

You, shy? Never would have guessed. You did brilliantly and I know we all enjoyed your company on the course. I’m still looking for those kush balls though – talk about addictive!

By: fake consultant

fake consultant — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 00:58:01 +0000

i used to have to chair meetings, and the best advice (also perhaps the most unusual) is to bring an alarm clock to the meeting.

we had 90 minutes assigned each week for the meeting, and i would set the clock in front of the group…and refer to it often.

because of the clock things went faster than they might otherwise, “drag-on” talkers get a hint when you pick up the clock and look at it…and if truth be told, in a year of chairing meetings the alarm never went off once.

one other tip…if you need to verbally “encourage” a participant, try to do it while smiling.

By: Welkshcakes Limoncello

Welkshcakes Limoncello — Sat, 23 Aug 2008 21:43:14 +0000

Relax, Ellee. You’ll be brilliant. Just be yourself!

By: Ellee

Ellee — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 07:20:53 +0000

Thanks everyone. What’s interesting is that as vice chair, soon to be chair of an organisation where all trustees have common aims and objectives, I have to remain neutral. These are the kind of issues I need to know about.

We have our next trustees meeting at the beginning of September and I want to see if I can put my new knowledge into practice, whether my new skills will shine following this course.

By: Jeremy Jacobs

Jeremy Jacobs — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 21:32:44 +0000

Spend several days doing research

By: cityunslicker

cityunslicker — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 14:13:36 +0000

Set out the objectives of the meeting.

keep to time,

have rules and make sure everyone respects them.

stay neutral – you are the facilitator not a participant.

maintain control by breaking meeting into task sections and ensuring each reach a conclusion.