I’m in the midst of facilitating a training for an INGO on incorporating mental health and psychosocial support into programming. Throughout this training the topic of facilitating groups within communities has come up and I’ve been asked to provide some idea of basic facilitation skills. Facilitation MORE >>

So how does this work for online facilitators and trainers. What should you do as a facilitator or trainer without this body language ? think this is one of the reason that there are not many trainers yet who have stepped up to facilitate online - they feel lost online - as facilitating in a room where the light is turned off. MORE >>

I'm currently facilitating two learning trajectories, both starting online. It was my second time of being skyped into a session, the first time it felt like talking to a wall, but this time I even had the feeling I had some contact with the group. as you might call it, has come under the control of facilitators/trainers. MORE >>

I think one of the hardest things to do as a facilitator is master the art of giving instructions. Even for facilitators, public speaking can be a stressful experience, and there is nothing worse than trying to give instructions to a group while your knees are shaking and your mouth is dry. Facilitators love our tools. MORE >>

This is a blogpost written for a half-day workshop for facilitators with Sibrenne Wagenaar. More and more often we meet trainers and facilitators who are working mainly face-to-face and would like to use the opportunity of social media to facilitate more online because it may enhance the quality of your trajectory. MORE >>