Facilitating Skills

In Creative Art

Definition

What is facilitation?

Facilitation is the process where a facilitator guide the group members in meeting to share ideas, opinions, experiences, and expertise in order to achieve a common goal and agreeable action plan.

Facilitation Progress Diagram

Opening Activity Concluding

2.

Know the basic

Basic Facilitation Skills

Facilitation Dimensions

Basic Skills

■ Making everyone feel comfortable and valued

■ Encouraging participation■ Preventing and managing conflict■ Listening and observing ■ Guiding the group in the process ■Guiding the group towards the final

product

Feel Comfortable

Skill: Make everyone feel comfortableand valued

• Get to know them • Use body language• Observe • Record

Listen and observe

Listen actively. Scan the room. Do not make assumptions Check for understanding Rephrase their responses Summarize at the end

Evaluate the activity • Do a group evaluation.• Debrief after the meeting.