Translations:Course objectives/7/en
4. Identify effective facilitation techniques
- Set the learning environment
- Be enthusiastic and dedicated
- Read body language
- Relate to the participants
- Address physical and emotional comfort needs
- Use humour appropriately
- Maximize knowledge retention
- Address the needs of adult learners
- Involve the participants by varying the teaching methods to appeal to a variety of learning styles
- Repeat key information
- Convey information
- Use effective presentation skills
- Give positive, constructive feedback
- Work effectively as part of an instructional team
- Encourage full engagement and participation
- Getting participants interested
- Using materials clearly and simply
- Giving people time to think, engage and react
- Asking questions
- Drawing out discussion
- Using interactive/participative activities well
- Assess progress
- Use questions effectively
- Observe hands-on activities and provide structured feedback
- Stop and make sure people are ‘getting it’ and are learning.