Classroom Setups
Questions?
Co-facilitation
The Art of Balance
Learning Objectives:
Explain the importance of co-facilitation and identify examples where it will be required in the future
List the benefits and drawbacks of co-facilitation
Discuss ’The Art of Balance”
Agenda
Benefits
What is co-facilitation and why is it important?
Leverage different levels of expertise, partner with a Subject Matter Expert (SME)
Prep
Presentations can be more dynamic: Different approaches, styles, tone and timbre
For Demos: One facilitator can speak, while the other facilitator demonstrates the steps (Skills)
Extra support for large groups, or content heavy presentations (Lead vs. Coach)
2 Knowledge Presentations +
Prep + Q&A
Train-The-Trainer (TTT) sessions for instructors to get a variety of styles
Drawbacks
Without prep – there might be too much improvisation and it’s obvious to the audience
Build Lesson Plans together
How do you handle questions if you both know the answer? Both don’t know the answer?
At times there might be too many different perspectives – challenging to move forward
Finding time to plan and prep with a group
Audience expectations – 2+ people, double the content?
Personality styles
individual
team
During
After
Communicate!
Intervene
Embrace Mistakes
Transitions