Facilitation Basics

by Donal McCain, Deborah D. Tobey

Whether you are a subject matter expert who occasionally takes on a training role or a trainer or subject matter expert who wants to build on already solid facilitation skills, Facilitation Basics will show you how to how to guide learners and meeting participants in a safe and supportive atmosphere. With its dozens of practical examples, worksheets, checklists, and other tools, this book focuses squarely on learners and participants and how to be an efficient and effective facilitator of well-designed meetings and other learning events.

184 pages, Paperback

First published August 1, 2003

Reviews

[David Cain]

This is an excellent resource for anyone who works in corporate education/training, or for those who are occasionally called upon as a guest instructor or course subject matter expert. Even for the experienced professional, there are a number of helpful tips and reminders that will help you to be a more effective facilitator. I especially liked the chapter that covered how to deal with difficult participants - I plan to review the recommendations here prior to every course I lead to refresh my memory. Like all the books in this ASTD series, this volume is heavy on practical suggestions and useful checklists and job aids, and does not dwell on theory.