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Questions: How would the steps for effective group facilitation be used/applied in the scenario in Community Connections 10.1

" Meetings are the heart of group facilitation because that is where a group's work gets done. Exemplary facilitators are able to plan effective meetings, develop productive agendas, decide on meeting procedures and arrange for minutes, attend to other meeting details, plan the beginning and end of the meeting, establish a climate of inclusion, keep group discussions on task and on time, and evaluate the meeting. The facilitator may also be involved with organizational staff or broader leadership outside the meetings for various tasks, including establishing group membership, outreach and recruitment, publicizing meetings, recording key decisions, collaborating on the minutes, and conducting process evaluation. The facilitator's overarching goal is to nurture the group's confidence and capacity to effectively work together to achieve its vision, charge, or tasks. Seven steps of effective meeting facilitation are discussed in this section, followed by a brief discussion of other considerations when meeting participants are not all in the room together.

Community Connections 10.1 Scenario:

"Jade Smith has been a community health education specialist for nearly 20 years. One day, she received a call from her colleague Valerie, who had just been named project director of a large, multiyear community health initiative. This project required all kinds of group work-a community advisory group, a planning council, working groups, and ongoing meetings of the staff supporting the work over the next three years. Although most of the meetings would be in person, up to 25% would be conducted "live online."

"Jade, this has got to be a participatory process, and the timeline is tight. I need someone to help me with facilitation. We've been in so many meetings together and I've always admired the way you handle group dynamics. Any chance you'd like to take this on as a consultant?" asked Valerie. Jade was surprised. It was true that she had been in a lot of meetings with Valerie and often served as an informal facilitator; however, the extent of her formal training in facilitation was a group dynamics course in college and occasional continuing education workshops. But Valerie made the opportunity sound so interesting, and Jade had time to take on one more project-so, taking a deep breath and wondering what she was getting herself into, she said, "Sure, Valerie. I'd love to help."