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| - | ==== Host Role on the 30th ==== | + | ==== Guidelines for discussion hosts ==== |
| ===At the beginning: | ===At the beginning: | ||
| - | * Welcome people and give them a few moments to say their name and organization. | + | * Welcome people and give them a few moments to say their name and organization/ |
| * Review the participant roles and let them know your role and what you help you need to do this well. | * Review the participant roles and let them know your role and what you help you need to do this well. | ||
| * Assist the group to identify presenters, recorders and other roles | * Assist the group to identify presenters, recorders and other roles | ||
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| *Allocate a little time at the end to summarise, write up notes, prepare a presentation (if that’s been asked for) and thank each other for their time and energy. | *Allocate a little time at the end to summarise, write up notes, prepare a presentation (if that’s been asked for) and thank each other for their time and energy. | ||
| - | ==== Host Role on 31st ==== | ||
| - | If you think you may be hosting a session here are some hints and tips to make your time be as graceful and effective as possible. | ||
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| - | ===At the start:=== | ||
| - | * Begin by welcoming people and giving them a few moments to briefly introduce themselves, if there is time ask what their interest is in this particular session. (At least make sure that people know each others name) | ||
| - | * Reiterate your topic and let everyone know what you mean by this..it may not be self evident. (You may want to briefly state why you choose this topic) | ||
| - | * Describe your role and the nature of your session: | ||
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| - | ===During your session:=== | ||
| - | * Ensure everyone has the opportunity to participate and be especially attentive to language differences | ||
| - | * if jargon, slang or acronyms are used check whether everyone knows the meaning | ||
| - | * if the discussion is too fast paced you might want to slow it down and allocate some time for people who haven’t spoken to speak if they want | ||
| - | * summarize and reflect to help people catch up, and keep the conversation focused. | ||
| - | * Remind people to share the time if need be and ensure you are doing the same. | ||
| - | * If the conversation gets stuck in disagreement or debate, acknowledge differences and delve underneath to explore underlying assumptions, | ||
| - | * Sometimes it helps to pause and notice what is happening in the process and ask people to reflect on how this may be indicative of roles/ issues playing out in the wider environment. | ||
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| - | ===At the end:=== | ||
| - | * make a brief summary of your discussion, thank people for time and give a few moments for final words from anyone. | ||
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