{"id":308,"date":"2025-08-26T00:30:41","date_gmt":"2025-08-26T00:30:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bettermeetings.online\/?page_id=308"},"modified":"2025-12-08T18:52:33","modified_gmt":"2025-12-08T18:52:33","slug":"tips-for-facilitating-your-meeting","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/bettermeetings.online\/?page_id=308","title":{"rendered":"Become a great facilitator with these tips"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Our Tips for Facilitating your Meetings<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-query is-layout-flow wp-block-query-is-layout-flow\"><ul class=\"wp-block-post-template is-layout-flow wp-container-core-post-template-is-layout-7f1ce2c0 wp-block-post-template-is-layout-flow\"><li class=\"wp-block-post post-800 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-facilitation\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide are-vertically-aligned-center is-style-default has-accent-1-background-color has-background is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-0d2466c3 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-width:2px;border-radius:15px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:20%\"><figure style=\"width:100px;height:100px;\" class=\"aligncenter wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bettermeetings.online\/?p=800\" target=\"_self\"  style=\"height:100px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/bettermeetings.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/facilitation-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Build-In Pauses for Better Decisions\" style=\"height:100px;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bettermeetings.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/facilitation-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/bettermeetings.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/facilitation-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/bettermeetings.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/facilitation-e1755741000759.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:80%\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bettermeetings.online\/?p=800\" target=\"_self\" >Build-In Pauses for Better Decisions<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Create intentional pauses before big discussions. They amplify quieter voices, improve clarity, and lead to better decisions. <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-798 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-facilitation\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide are-vertically-aligned-center is-style-default has-accent-1-background-color has-background is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-0d2466c3 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-width:2px;border-radius:15px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:20%\"><figure style=\"width:100px;height:100px;\" class=\"aligncenter wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bettermeetings.online\/?p=798\" target=\"_self\"  style=\"height:100px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/bettermeetings.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/facilitation-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Make attendees referees &#8211; they raise the yellow card not you\" style=\"height:100px;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bettermeetings.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/facilitation-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/bettermeetings.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/facilitation-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/bettermeetings.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/facilitation-e1755741000759.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:80%\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bettermeetings.online\/?p=798\" target=\"_self\" >Make attendees referees &#8211; they raise the yellow card not you<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Let anyone raise a yellow card when discussion drifts or confusion hits. It keeps meetings focused, fair, and refreshingly honest. <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-803 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-facilitation\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide are-vertically-aligned-center is-style-default has-accent-1-background-color has-background is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-0d2466c3 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-width:2px;border-radius:15px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:20%\"><figure style=\"width:100px;height:100px;\" class=\"aligncenter wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bettermeetings.online\/?p=803\" target=\"_self\"  style=\"height:100px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/bettermeetings.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/facilitation-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"What to do with great ideas that don&#8217;t fit? Park them!\" style=\"height:100px;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bettermeetings.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/facilitation-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/bettermeetings.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/facilitation-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/bettermeetings.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/facilitation-e1755741000759.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:80%\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bettermeetings.online\/?p=803\" target=\"_self\" >What to do with great ideas that don&#8217;t fit? Park them!<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Use a \u201cparking lot\u201d to capture off-topic ideas so your meeting stays focused while valuable thoughts aren\u2019t lost and people feel heard instead of ignored. <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-755 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-facilitation\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide are-vertically-aligned-center is-style-default has-accent-1-background-color has-background is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-0d2466c3 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-width:2px;border-radius:15px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:20%\"><figure style=\"width:100px;height:100px;\" class=\"aligncenter wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bettermeetings.online\/?p=755\" target=\"_self\"  style=\"height:100px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/bettermeetings.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/facilitation-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"You see faces but nobody is home\" style=\"height:100px;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bettermeetings.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/facilitation-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/bettermeetings.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/facilitation-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/bettermeetings.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/facilitation-e1755741000759.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:80%\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bettermeetings.online\/?p=755\" target=\"_self\" >You see faces but nobody is home<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Start every virtual meeting with a \u201cmicro-moment of presence.\u201d It breaks the \u201csilent join\u201d habit and sets the tone for attention and connection. <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-759 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-facilitation\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide are-vertically-aligned-center is-style-default has-accent-1-background-color has-background is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-0d2466c3 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-width:2px;border-radius:15px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:20%\"><figure style=\"width:100px;height:100px;\" class=\"aligncenter wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bettermeetings.online\/?p=759\" target=\"_self\"  style=\"height:100px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/bettermeetings.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/facilitation-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Icebreakers That Don\u2019t Make You Cringe\" style=\"height:100px;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bettermeetings.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/facilitation-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/bettermeetings.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/facilitation-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/bettermeetings.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/facilitation-e1755741000759.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:80%\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bettermeetings.online\/?p=759\" target=\"_self\" >Icebreakers That Don\u2019t Make You Cringe<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Skip \u201cfun facts\u201d and try contextual icebreakers that relate to your meeting. 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