Pace of Facilitating 

Pace of Facilitating
Abstract
Carl (accendoreliability.com/about/carl-carlson/) and Fred (accendoreliability.com/about/fred-schenkelberg/) discuss the ideal pace for teaching and facilitating teams. Too fast and students or team members cannot keep up. Too slow and the team loses interest.
Key Points
Join Carl and Fred as they discuss how to set the right pace for teaching or facilitating teams.
Topics include:

• Whether you are facilitating a team, sharing information one-on-one, presenting to a group, or teaching a class, there are principles for conveying knowledge.

• What are the key elements for being effective when conveying knowledge?

• The pace of teaching is important.

• Rather teach less content, and be effective in conveying knowledge.

• Too fast and students or team members cannot keep up.

• Too slow and the team loses interest.

• Your pace should assume you allow and encourage lots of interactivity with audience.

• The purpose is not to get through the slides or the material, it is to successfully convey knowledge.

• What percent of total teaching or presenting time is telling, versus what percent of time is questions, interactions, and exercises? Consider 40% tell, and 60% interaction, questions, discussion, exercises.

• How does learning occur?

• What is role of making mistakes in learning?

• The pace of teaching or presenting has to have time for discussion, and interaction.

• Practice new material so that the pace is right.

• Be flexible so you can take the time that is needed to ensure fundamentals are understood.

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