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I know this AD caused a Huff from the BSC. I have a challenge from a facilitators perspective - I wonder if EVERY online meeting IS making a difference? Are you and your team skilled in designing & facilitating meetings online to get the best out of the time & people available?

It's time for a feelings review!

Looking forward to this tomorrow! I wonder if facilitators will get a mention?! #facilitation #meetings @RealDMitchell bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00…

Art of Hosting - The Chaordic Path youtu.be/B8SNaAH20fk via @YouTube Facilitating Deliberative Democracy and navigating the Chaordic Path - 'if its about me, involve me'.

Using The Power of Silence in Meetings is one thing F2F, however silence in a virtual meeting might lead to a chorus of 'Your are on MUTE!' Facilitate silence in your virtual meetings and then HOLD it to unleash the power! blog.lucidmeetings.com/blog/the-power…

Facilitating virtual meetings & need to shake things up? 20 online energizers for virtual teams and remote meetings sessionlab.com/blog/online-en… via @sessionlab

Trainee facilitators find virtual meetings harder than F2F-reasoning-Are people REALLY 'present' & 'engaged'? You can be sure of the first in F2F but engaged is down to connection, design, process & progress no matter what the setting. #virtualmeetings #facilitation #harryvenning

Your Meeting May be Virtual, but the Cultural Differences are Real. link.medium.com/lk1tPMaAzab We are training a team who are facilitating meetings with 30 countries represented - if you are experiencing the challenges of meetings within or across continents then read on!

MAS Meeting Acceptance Syndrome - are you suffering? Take 6 minutes to enjoy this TED talk and check whether you have or are spreading the syndrome and what to do! inc.com/justin-bariso/…

With our love of penguins and the current virtual meeting world we are all getting to grips with, here is a lovely 55 second timeout as Penguins of Madagascar facilitate a conference call. youtube.com/watch?v=VJ7I8s…

Lots more practical tips for planning and facilitating online meetings and events. tinyurl.com/rzvd6cj

Working together to get things done! I admit! I had my head in the sand and my heels firmly stuck in the ground too, determined that to teach others to facilitate in a virtual classroom was nothing short of a crime. Yet now we are…lnkd.in/dBP5RqY lnkd.in/d-BmqSP

Wow! The temperature has dropped today! Watch this 3 minute clip on the SCARF Model to warm you up to learning more about human behaviour - all great insight for preparing for the facilitation iceberg and facilitating groups. youtube.com/watch?v=qMejNf…

Facilitating Virtual Meetings - great advice on design, preparation & facilitation in the virtual space. Many of the same challenges of face to face meetings still apply so you need to work even harder to support engagement, participation & progress. tinyurl.com/rl4r5td

Just been reminded of the wonderful wisdom of Steve Davis at focusonfacilitationcop.com sign up with the community, download the Integral Facilitator Model - assess yourself against the competencies or just remind yourself of the qualities and power of skilled facilitation. Enjoy!

Harness the Power of a Daily Morning Meeting - starting to think about how to improve the experience and effectiveness of your team time into 2020? Take a look at tinyurl.com/tqp4jpm for tips on structure, format & dealing with rambling on! Join us on March 10th for more!

If you facilitate and want to talk to others who facilitate then look out for an IAF Meetup in a town near you! We are co-hosting Leeds Facilitators Meetup on October 24th from 2pm. #IAFMeetup. Come and join in the Scrum!

Facilitating Interruptions - You might not always have a facilitator to support and manage your meeting environment so here are 5 Polite Ways to Deal With People Who Not-So-Politely Keep Interrupting You! tinyurl.com/y3tvznsy Be firm!

Facilitating Deliberative Forums is in the news with the Camden Climate Forum. Here is a short presentation on the key rules and steps to facilitating a deliberative forum. Its not a debate! tinyurl.com/y3ynhazh

Let's talk about Trust! Trust is the glue of life, building trust between teams is key to effective team working. Here is simple activity to help teams review levels of trust, start the conversation & facilitate developing greater trust. sessionlab.com/methods/trust-…