Group Facilitation
Velenciah Humphires
5/13/2014
Reflection Paper 2
There are 5 main techniques of a group facilitation. These techniques are Naming, Silence, Guiding Inclusive Mapping the Conversation and Triangulation. Theses 5 techniques help a group Facilitator guide the group in a successful way to get everyone in the group comfortable participating. The first technique is naming. Naming is a way to recognize dynamic within the group that maybe neutral, positive and negative. When using the naming technique you want to interrupt the moment that is happening and engage the rest of the group. The purpose of the naming technique is to give the whole group a chance to evaluate the interactions and communicate more effectively. Another Technique used for group facilitation is silence. Silence is really important for facilitators and group participants because it allows for reflection on the topic that is being discussed. Silence allows for thoughts to be gathered and gives new people a chance to speak up or for new ideas to be formed. Guiding Inclusive Participation gives everyone a chance to speak. When guiding participation you may ask a certain member that may not participate as often as others their thoughts and feelings about a certain experience. Mapping the conversation allows the facilitators to analyze the patterns of communication by identifying how often a single person speaks as well as how many questions are directed toward a single group member as opposed to the group as a whole. Analyzing the conversation can help a Facilitator redirect the flow of future discussions and can show a Facilitator when guiding inclusive participation may be necessary. The last technique is triangulation prevents group interaction from being dominated by prolonged conversation between one group member and the Facilitator. As a group leader the main goal would be to get all members to participate with the conversation. You would want
5/13/2014
Reflection Paper 2
There are 5 main techniques of a group facilitation. These techniques are Naming, Silence, Guiding Inclusive Mapping the Conversation and Triangulation. Theses 5 techniques help a group Facilitator guide the group in a successful way to get everyone in the group comfortable participating. The first technique is naming. Naming is a way to recognize dynamic within the group that maybe neutral, positive and negative. When using the naming technique you want to interrupt the moment that is happening and engage the rest of the group. The purpose of the naming technique is to give the whole group a chance to evaluate the interactions and communicate more effectively. Another Technique used for group facilitation is silence. Silence is really important for facilitators and group participants because it allows for reflection on the topic that is being discussed. Silence allows for thoughts to be gathered and gives new people a chance to speak up or for new ideas to be formed. Guiding Inclusive Participation gives everyone a chance to speak. When guiding participation you may ask a certain member that may not participate as often as others their thoughts and feelings about a certain experience. Mapping the conversation allows the facilitators to analyze the patterns of communication by identifying how often a single person speaks as well as how many questions are directed toward a single group member as opposed to the group as a whole. Analyzing the conversation can help a Facilitator redirect the flow of future discussions and can show a Facilitator when guiding inclusive participation may be necessary. The last technique is triangulation prevents group interaction from being dominated by prolonged conversation between one group member and the Facilitator. As a group leader the main goal would be to get all members to participate with the conversation. You would want