January 2000 | Facilitation Skills
Establishing meeting guidelines entails team members identifying what they will expect of each other, how the group will interact, and what behaviors will be expected. The following are some helpful hints on how to establish guidelines:
January 2000 | Facilitation Skills
The second step for effective meetings is planning the meeting. There are three activities to this step: • Set objectives • Handle logistics • Prepare the agenda.
January 2000 | Facilitation Skills
The third step for effective meetings is to conduct the meeting, which requires skill in two activities: • Opening the meeting • Closing the meeting
January 2000 | Facilitation Skills
It is generally useful to evaluate each team meeting, because it provides the project team with the opportunity to critique how effective and efficient the team is during the meetings. Evaluation helps the team resolve problems – rather than let them continue. This feedback is important because unresolved problems can affect the success of the project.
January 2000 | Facilitation Skills
Careful record-keeping is essential to having effective meetings and a successful project for several reasons: • Serve as a checklist for each team member of the work he has to accomplish before the next meeting • Help team members to have a common understanding of the decisions taken • Help to serve as a report to groups of individuals...