Collaborative Planning and Management: Facilitator Training - Fishbowl Technique, Study notes of Communication and Presentation Skills

Instructions for a workshop on collaborative planning and management, focusing on the role and techniques of a facilitator using the fishbowl method. Participants will discuss objectives, preparation, and practice facilitation skills through a demonstration and group activities.

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2013/2014

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Collaborative Planning and Management
Facilitator Part 1
Objectives:
Discuss some roles and strategies of facilitation
Practice facilitation skills
Preparation
Supplies:
o Markers, and masking tape
o Easels and easel paper or Self-Stick Easel Pad (with own cardboard stand)
Facilitation Scenario
o See class handout
o Select a topic that will create some good discussion or debate: gun control, death
penalty, university sports, etc.
o Divide into groups and ask them to facilitate
Lecture Overview
Timing Topic Sub-topics
5 Introduction
20 Fishbowl
Setup and demonstration
Evaluation
Discussion
45 Practice facilitation
Small groups
Take turns facilitating group
10 Debrief
Issues
Observations
80
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Collaborative Planning and Management

Facilitator Part 1

Objectives:

 Discuss some roles and strategies of facilitation  Practice facilitation skills

Preparation

Supplies: o Markers, and masking tape o Easels and easel paper or Self-Stick Easel Pad (with own cardboard stand)  Facilitation Scenario o See class handout o Select a topic that will create some good discussion or debate: gun control, death penalty, university sports, etc. o Divide into groups and ask them to facilitate

Lecture Overview Timing Topic Sub-topics 5 Introduction  20 Fishbowl (^)  Setup and demonstration

 Evaluation  Discussion 45 Practice facilitation (^)  Small groups

 Take turns facilitating group 10 Debrief (^)  Issues

 Observations (^80) 

I. Introduction

A. Announcements

B. Where we are

1. Discussed principles

2. Focusing on process

C. Today

1. Discuss what a facilitator does

2. Discuss some techniques

3. Practice facilitation

II. Demonstration: Fishbowl

A. Demonstration Group

1. Instructor acts as facilitator

2. Instructor will have strengths and weaknesses

3. 5-7 Student Volunteers

4. Not role playing—real discussion

B. Setup

1. Instructor stands in front

2. Instructor has marker and butcher paper

3. Students

a) sit in semi-circle in front of instructor b) Use name tags if you don’t know names

C. Process

1. Introduce yourself

2. Ask students to introduce themselves

3. Describe goal: discuss a topic (e.g., gun control)

4. Review ground rules

D. Demonstrate techniques

1. Ground rules

2. Summarizing

3. Paraphrasing and capturing

4. Stacking

5. Parking Lot

6. Seeking consensus (maybe)

E. Facilitator Evaluation

Note: For this exercise create two columns: + for things you did well; ∆ for thing to improve

1. What the facilitator did well

a) Group b) Entire class

2. What the facilitator could do better

a) Group b) Entire class

F. END GROUP—go back to seats