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A Strategic Plan is like a rainforest.

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A Strategic Plan is like a rainforest.

A simile, metaphor, and analogy arrived in a workshop. It’s not a joke!  These techniques make wonderful facilitation tools. I recently facilitated a two-hour session to help members of a leadership team review, understand, and re-commit to their strategic plan.

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A facilitator, tech host, and notetaker enter an MS Teams session … not a joke!

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A facilitator, tech host, and notetaker enter an MS Teams session … not a joke!

Facilitators and trainers often work with Tech Hosts and Notetakers in online and in-person sessions. What can make this teamwork successful and fun? I just had a fantastic experience working as a team with me as the facilitator, Anne-Claire Frank-Seisay

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