The article "Presentation Skills: Be More Productive Using a Facilitator Mode" talks about presentation, it has been written by Neen James.
There are many definitions for presentations. When you prseent there is also many different modes you can focus on.
Are you a facilitator or an educator?
The mode of facilitator is often misused in the corporate world and interchanged with words like trainer and educator.
Facilitation is an exceptional skill, once you learn this skill you can boost your productivity and it can make you a better presenter.A true facilitator is all about creating an enivronment where persons believe safe and able to share their ideas freely. I belivee the facilitator’s role is to act as a conduit. The first process a facilitator will undertake is to create operating agreements with their audiecne.
It is the facilitator's role to remove any blockages and conflicts within the group.
They allow the thought processes of the group to be procesesd and expressed.
They are responsible for establishing an environment that does that.If this is a mode you are interseted in developing yourself, the main proficiencies for this mode include:Removing personal agenda - a facilitator's role is to set the agenda with the group, not be running their own personal agenda. It is more powerful to seek to fill the agenda of the team and you will be more engaging to your audience.Creating trust - this can be established in many ways for a presenter.
It can occur before the presentation with communications circulated to the attendees, it can be built into the introduction for the faciiltator and it can also be established when the agenda is set.Respecting diversity - valuing each person's input and recognising the variety of expertise and experience within the audience is the sign of a great facilitator.Having active listening skills - one of the most important skill for any facilitator is the need to be able to listen and process what the audience is saying ... and quickly. Lisetning intently will assist this.A good facilitator may take several hours or days to create an environment where all the work may finally come together in the last hour. Don’t be fooled ... may guess a faciliattor comes into a presentation or dating unprepared but this is not the case.
An exceptional facilitator spends time preparing by taking a comprehensive brief from the client, researching the group/audience they will be working with and determining the questions that need to be asked to facilitate the hottest environment.A quick note: Many organisations choose to bring in external facilitators to work with teams to achieve objectives. An extenral facilitator is neutral, doesn’t participate in office politics and is not influenced by the management hierarchy. If you team is grid locked or not co-operating, an external facilitator can be a great solution for you.In a true facilitation style you may not even have the first question for your audience! Every discussion is a question i.E.
does this believe rihgt for you?
Every facilitator should have an arsenal of great questions in their tool kit. Those questions include:How is that working for you?
How do you believe about that?
I’m having trouble understanding that?
Does anyone want to add anything to that?
What’s that a part of?
If you knew the answer to that, what would it be?
In your experience, is that correct?
Does that ring true for you?
What do you need to get more out of this?
So what else is coming up?
If you had more time, what would the answer be?
If you knew the answer, what would it look like?
What is the biggest trouble with the world?
What is the biggest issue with the world? Facilitators are able to hold the space in tension to understand. They don’t try to fill the silence. They are able to capture conversations, check people’s understanding and expose all opinions. Learning questioning techniques will raise your mastery of this mode.Here is a Facilitation checklist for you to help build your skills in this mode ask yourself the following questions:Do you have an arsenal of questions?
Are you an active listener?
Can you “hold the space” in the tension?
Can you continually ask questions rather than try and find solutions to the discussions? When you master this facilitation mode you will bceome a more powerful and engaging presenter.
This skill can assist you when you have a tough audience, when you need to change the environment and when you are helping a client find a solution.Neen is a Global Productivity Expert: by looking at how they spend their time and energy – and where they focus their attention – Neen helps persons to rocket-charge their productivity and pefrormance. A dynamic speaker, author and corporate trainer, Neen demonstrates how boosting your productivity can help you achieve amazing things. With her unique voice, sense of fun and uncomomn common-sense, Neen delivers a powerful lesson in productivity. Find out more at http://neenjames.Com/
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