The Facilitator's Café
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Don’t Fill the Silence
Silence is not an absence of participation. It can be evidence that thinking is happening.
There is a moment most facilitators know well.
You ask what you believe is a good question.
Nobody answers.
Three seconds pass.
Then five.
Sudd...
The Productive Pause
How to use silence as a deliberate facilitation intervention rather than something you simply wait through
Advanced facilitators don’t just allow silence. They design with it.
Don’t Resolve the Disagreement Too Quickly
Stay with the difference
There’s a moment in facilitation that I think many of us recognise.
Two people disagree.
The energy in the room changes. Other people become quieter. Perhaps someone folds their arms. Someone else looks at you....
The Third Space
How to facilitate productive disagreement without forcing consensus
Don’t stand between opposing positions. Help the group investigate what lies beyond them.
The First Five Minutes Matter Most
Why the opening moments of any session quietly determine everything that follows
Most facilitators spend a great deal of time thinking about content.
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