Facilitating Groups for Results

Tom Quinn
Community Development Specialist
Southeast Iowa
Wapello Extension Office
101 North Court St.
Ottumwa, IA 52501
(641) 682-5491,

Norm Riggs
Community Development Specialist
Central Iowa
Polk County Extension Office
5201 N.E. 14th St., Suite A
Des Moines, IA 50313
(515) 261-4214,

This is a full two-day workshop conducted on site. Day one introduces the basic concept and principles of facilitation and clarifies the differences between a leader, facilitator, mediator, negotiator and advocate. Participants learn a facilitative process for reaching consensus through lecture followed by practice through a mock exercise. A homework assignment challenges them to apply what they have learned in a group situation.

Day two features strategies for increasing influence in groups, followed by strategies for dealing with difficult people, and concluded by an explanation of different techniques for leading groups to decisions and an opportunity to practice these techniques through a mock exercise.

Format & Time Required:

• Two days

North Central Regional Center for Rural Development
Iowa State University
107 Curtiss Hall
Ames, IA 50011-1050
(515) 294-8321, (515) 294-3180 fax

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Last updated August 31, 2004.