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What’s Important to You?

the usual logistics/history/check-in. I experience it as wonderfully alive. It's also an opportunity for people to build connection with one another. It has worked well for a variety of different groups, whatever the age level, history or current life challenges. I usually use a flipchart or a whiteboard. The exercise has four parts: Part 1 (about 5 minutes) Ask participants within the large...
Dealing with Hecklers and People You Don't Like When Facilitating

the greatest challenges of facilitating an NVC group: How do you deal with hecklers and people you don't like? Mary offers insightful tips and helpful guidance. Keywords: Group Facilitation Tips groups listening judgment facilitation facilitator sharing NVC facilitate teaching NVC teaching NVC groups NVC groups Mary Mackenzie
Dealing with Triggers

What do I do when I'm leading an NVC group and get emotionally triggered? Mary Mackenzie offers tips to respond with care and connection from her extensive experience leading NVC groups. Keywords: Group Facilitation Tips groups listening facilitation facilitator sharing NVC facilitate teaching NVC teaching NVC groups NVC groups Mary Mackenzie
Developing Your Tracking Skills (Part 1)

of the group is managed discerning the qualities of presence for each of the members, and monitoring group participation and striving for a balance of inclusion. Keywords: Group Facilitation Tips groups listening facilitation facilitator sharing NVC facilitate teaching NVC teaching NVC groups NVC groups Mary Mackenzie
Developing Your Tracking Skills (Part 2)

the session, discerning if and when to shift the agreement about the purpose for meeting. Mary closes with some final helpful tips to hone your tracking skills. Keywords: Group Facilitation Tips groups listening facilitation facilitator sharing NVC facilitate teaching NVC teaching NVC groups NVC groups Mary Mackenzie
NVC Life Hacks 7

is a good way to learn and practice NVC skills. Here are Shantigrabha and Gesine's seven top tips for facilitators. Keywords: listening tips sharing NVC facilitation facilitator facilitate groups Group Facilitation Tips group dynamics group function teaching NVC teaching NVC groups Shantigarbha Warren
How to Create Your Own Teaching Activities

what they garnered from being in relationship with me, but they were willing players in my work and they helped me perfect my new exercises.) 7. Fine tune it and then try it out on one of your NVC groups. Make notes to yourself about what you liked and didn’t. Continue to fine tune it until it becomes something you use often and freely. 8. Keep copies of all the activities that you develop, and...
Myths Of Power With

I am profoundly committed to using power with other people and not over other people. In fact, I am temperamentally averse to imposing anything on anyone. Nonetheless, over years working with groups, both within organizations and in community settings, I have come to believe that a certain rigidity surrounds these terms and results in loss of effectiveness for groups and causes I dearly want to...
Developing Your Own Teaching Exercises in 8 Steps

exercises is a powerful consciousness-building process that eventually helps us clarify our own way of learning and to develop our unique style of teaching. Keywords: Group Facilitation Tips groups listening facilitation facilitator sharing NVC facilitate teaching NVC teaching NVC groups NVC groups Mary Mackenzie
Create a Workshop Outline in 12 Easy Steps

Breaking the process down to bite-size pieces eliminates much stress and overwhelm and brings fun and creativity to the process. here's your step-by-step guide! Keywords: Group Facilitation Tips groups listening facilitation facilitator sharing NVC facilitate teaching NVC teaching NVC groups NVC groups Mary Mackenzie