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Course Objectives
This course
teaches how to bring out the collaborative voices of your team
members, get started with this simple six-step plan, increase
participation and team efficiency, develop feedback and
clarification skills, and shortcut the path to team consensus.
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Curriculum
Thomson Series: Cengage
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Course Outline
Introduction
Part 1: Understanding FacilitationBackground: The Transformation of U.S. Industry
Why Facilitation?
What Facilitators Do
How Facilitation Differs from Training and Presenting
The Facilitator: Managing Structure, Not Content
Part 2: Team Involvement, Decision Making, and Dynamics
Encouraging Participation
Rules for Asking Non-threatening Questions
Types of Questions to Ask
Body Language and Facilitation
Making Decisions
Six-Step Problem-Solving Process
Getting Group Agreement
The Importance of Preparation
Running an Effective Team Meeting
Team Life Cycles Handling Difficult Team Members
What If the Group Still Gets Stuck?
Part 3: Facilitation Tools
Essential Tools
Conclusion
Part 4: Cross Facilitation
Exercise: Test Your Memory
Example of Fast-Food Flowchart
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