Last reviewed: 8 February 2022

Facilitation guide

Being confident during a session

When you're facilitating a session try to:

  • be brave and go for it, everyone wants the session to go well
  • start with your plan and expect the unexpected. It’s rare for everything to go exactly as you expect but that's ok
  • research your session content and audience well so that you can be confident and step in when you need to
  • find the balance between allowing discussion and moving the conversation on
  • trust your gut feelings and adapt the approach based on how your group responds
  • ask your group how they can best use the time if things start to go off-track

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