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Groupwork Centre Blog archive for September 2017

What do you say to them? Our top 5 tips to starting with a new group

Posted by Ed McKinley on September 27, 2017 in Facilitation, Working as an independent facilitator, Working well with others,

You’ve been asked to facilitate a group. How do you make an engaging start? The way you begin can put people off participating before you have even got to your intro activity. You want people to be actively present, contribute with confidence and to listen to understand others in this group, but how? No pressure, […]

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