For each of the following groups of skills and individual skills, please rate yourself on the following scale:
A - I'm using this skill with comfort and success
B - I'm using this skill but not as smoothly as I would like
C - I'm not using this skill as much as I would like
____ ENGAGING FACILITATION SKILLS
____ Demonstrating Leadership
- letting the group know who's in charge
____ Creating an Open Environment - inviting people to be
a part of the group
____ Encouraging Connections - helping people get
acquainted and connected
____ Building Group Rapport - facilitating a sense of
teamwork and unity
____ Defining Group Identity - establishing the group
purpose and personality
____ INFORMING FACILITATION SKILLS
____ Providing Information
- presenting facts, resources, knowledge, theories, or data
____ Soliciting Information - asking questions, surveying
ideas, or gathering data
____ Clarifying Ideas or Concepts - making sure everyone
is on the same wavelength
____ Conceptualizing - using new knowledge to better
understand the group
____ Learning from Within the Group - gathering
information about the group itself
____ INVOLVING FACILITATION SKILLS
____ Inviting Participation
and Interaction - prompting action, contact, and dialogue
____ Bouncing Back to the Group - shifting focus away from
the leader
____ Recognizing Commonalities & Promoting Consensus -
finding common ground
____ Supporting Cooperation & Group Cohesion -
fostering group unity
____ Experimenting with New Behavior - encouraging members
to try new things
____ PLANNING FACILITATION SKILLS
____ Brainstorming -
identifying multiple possibilities
____ Generalizing - taking experience from one area and
trying it in another
____ Strategizing - determining the best way to approach
an issue
____ Applying - putting knowledge into action or taking
learning with you
____ Making Specific Plans - creating an action plan
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