2018 Hans Kai Facilitator Resources

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Advanced Methods
After you feel comfortable with basic delivery methods, you can begin to explore some of the more challenging
ways to present and facilitate learning experiences.
Role play: Role playing allows participants to act out a behavioral role. This exercise -- done with small groups or
the large group -- allows members to expand their awareness of varying points of view, and provides an
experiential learning opportunity. A role play can be used in several ways; to solve a participant problem, clarify or
sharpen an issue, or demonstrate a skill approach to a task. Importantly, it gives people an opportunity to practice a
skill or approach in a safe environment and use the experience later on the job.
Here are several tips for managing a role play exercises:
• Obtain volunteers, rather than making assignments
• Use role play later in the training session, when participants know each other better
• Select low-threat situations, such as a work group holding a staff meeting.
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