Wednesday, September 17, 2008

10 commandments for discussion leading

These ten suggestions for discussion leading come from David Rudd.
  • Prepare good questions
  • Create a climate of acceptance
  • Actively listen
  • Affirm all expressions of opinion
  • Peel the onion with questions
  • Be careful not to take sides
  • Allow for humor and rabbit trails
  • Don't be afraid of silence
  • Deal with discussion killers
  • Be a facilitator, not an expert
Good list - anything missing?

Technorati Tags:

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

anything missing?--how about good refreshments?!

ricki said...

well - refreshments can go either way. They can be too good and become a distraction from what you are trying to accomplish.

:-)

reftagger