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FACILITATION SKILLS:
BEST & WORST
FACILITATOR PRACTICES
Data Source: Bens, Ingrid (2005) Facilitating With Ease!, Jossey-Bass, San Francisco
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P
CREATE AN

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P
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LANGUAGE

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OF
ATTENTION
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O
O
LOSE

TRACK
OF

IDEAS
O
PASSIVE
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PEOPLE

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O
GET

DEFENSIVE
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PEOPLE
OR THE
LEADER DOMINATE

O
PUSH

AHEAD
ON AN
IRRELEVANT

AGENDA

O
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HAVE NO

BALTERNATIVEC
APPROACHES

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RAMBLE
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