[nabs-l] Facilitation tips

[Julie McGinnity]

I agree.  You should definitely establish that rasing hands won't
work, since you can't see it.  You should also tell your cofacilitator
and ask him not to acknowledge when someone raises their hand.  That
might be a bit weird, but it will help the reinforcement.  It
definitely can be facilitating groups.  Just remember to speak up, and
you can make it work.

On 2/13/14, justin williams <justin.williams2 at gmail.com> wrote:
> Establish your rrule set before you start.  Make sure everyone knows that
> you can't see, and to please remember that and just say something.  Ask for
> everyone's cooperation. Talk it over with your fellow facilitator.  Also,
> if
> you have a counseling department, then see if a group counselingg professor
> can give you more tips.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nabs-l [mailto:nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of minh ha
> Sent: Friday, February 14, 2014 12:40 AM
> To: nabs-l at nfbnet.org
> Subject: [nabs-l] Facilitation tips
>
> Hi all,
>
> I am in a student organization called FACES, which promotes and fosters
> healthy dialogue on my campus regarding issues of race and privilege.
> Recently, we began hosting book groups for students to read books on
> subjects of race and I am acting as a facilitator along with one other
> member. Anyway, the first meeting was tonight and I found it extremely hard
> to capture the attention of the students in my group.
> When they had something to say, they would either raise their hand or make
> eye contact with my co-facilitator for him to give them the ok to talk. It
> was super frustrating for me because I felt like I wasn't helping leading
> the discussion at all, instead just acting as a participant. Have you guys
> lead discussions of this nature before and what tips did you use to help
> you
> be a better facilitator? Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
>
> Cheers,
> Minh
>
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Julie McG
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Federation of the Blind performing arts division secretary,
Missouri Association of Guide dog Users President,
and Guiding Eyes for the Blind graduate 2008
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