Facilitation Tips Part 1 General Tips
5 General tips for facilitating (forums and live sessions)The basics
- Role model the behaviour you wish others to use.
- Always offer an orientation process and provide support materials for using forums and live sessions.
- Practise and encourage active listening/reading and responding.
- Be as explicit as possible in your communication, but also mindful of tone.
- Do not automatically assume understanding, ask for clarification as needed.
- Use irony and humour with care, it does not always come across as intended.
- Assume good intent and remind others of this.