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Secrets of Facilitation reveals the principles and techniques effective facilitators use to produce amazing results through groups. The author identifies 60 secrets that separate great facilitators from good ones. He then puts you right in the room through his case studies and numerous sample dialogues, so you can see and experience the techniques in action!

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The Art of Probing

Great facilitators are instinctively good at listening to comments, concluding when probing is necessary and determining the exact question needed to draw out missing information. How do facilitators know when to probe? How do they determine what question to ask?

Through our standard and advanced facilitation classes, we teach facilitators twelve questioning techniques. Each technique is designed to address a specific type of situation common in group interactions. This article will focus on two of the question techniques.

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