Appreciate the Fellow Climbers

The Art of Co-Facilitation

WHAT IS CO-FACILITATION?

"Meeting or other group process by two or more persons in a cooperative, collegial manner to achieve a given outcome(s). Each facilitator is capable of assuming the lead role. Those not taking the lead role can support the lead facilitator in various ways."

TIPS ofEFFECTIVE

CO-FACILITATION

1. Plan together and divide all your roles and tasks.

2. Decide communication strategies.

3. Decide on how and when you can interrupt one another.

4. Be flexible (make nonthreatening,

non-challenging contributions ).

5. Mutual support (offer appropriate but at the same

time constructive feedback).

6. After the session, evaluate both performances jointly.

EFFECTIVE CO-FACILITATION COMMUNICATION

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Point index finger on your left wrist to indicate ‘Check the time’. Form circle with index finger and thump with other fingers extended to mean

‘Things are OK’. Hold up two, three, four or five fingers to indicate the 2, 3,4 or 5 minutes are

left. Draw index finger across the throat as though cutting it to mean ‘You are off

topic’. Move hand away from face with palm out to say ‘Move nearer microphone or

audience’ Move hands up, palms up to say’ speak louder’ and vice versa to say ‘speak

softly or slowly. Move your hands in a circular motion to say ‘You are going in circles/

Repeating yourself’. Bring your arms from being wide open to palms stuck together to say ‘Bring it

to the point’.