Adventures in India

There are as many approaches to enhancing learning as there are facilitators. Every o­ne has his own style and for every effective facilitator there are hundreds that just aren't.

 Effective facilitators often:

• Make sure that participants understand what the programme is about.
• Establish a clear purpose for the programme.
• Motivate participation
• Encourage participants share experiences and opinions.
• Are genuinely interested in the outcomes and learnings from the activities
• Stay quiet when discussions get active.
• Speak to trigger ideas rather than teach.
• Keep discussions o­n track
• Ensure that all voices are heard
• Help break up big generalized issues into smaller specific events
• Maintain objectivity
• Contribute observations rather than solutions
• Identify processes leading to satisfying solutions
• Generate strategies for approaching future problems
• Create powerful anchors for applying learnings in future approaches

Article by Vidyut