Title: 6 Essential Skills of an Effective Facilitator
Headings: 6 Essential Skills of an Effective Facilitator
6 Essential Skills of an Effective Facilitator
Akash Chander Follow
Managing Director & Facilitator at Strengthscape Everything DiSC Authorized Partner
Communication Skills
Active Listening
Rapport Building
Structuring and recording facts and feelings
Developing Synergy
Effective Techniques of Questioning
P: Pausing for allowing participants to comprehend the question and think of an answer.
Akash Chander
Managing Director & Facilitator at Strengthscape Everything DiSC Authorized Partner

Content: He should encourage sharing of views, respecting each other’s views, reaching consensus and through brainstorming sessions. Effective Techniques of Questioning
The purpose of questioning is to seek clarification and to check for comprehension. Facilitators ask questions primarily to probe the understanding of the participants and to help them in critical thinking and for evaluating information. Socratic questioning method is a very effective questioning method whereby one just does not raise questions but finds out the answers himself. It helps in developing critical thinking skills. Facilitators often use this technique to unravel the basic issues, identify the problem areas, and develop accuracy, increase creativity and logical thinking. Facilitators should possess good probing skills through open ended and closed ended questions. The manner of questioning in terms of timing and accurate delivery is extremely important. The APPLE technique is often applied. The acronym for APPLE is the following: