Prompts to help you externalize and reflect on your experiences
Grow in your facilitation journey!
Getting into the practice of reflecting helps you grow into a better facilitator.
- At the end of each workshop, set aside ~10 minutes to reflect on your own or debrief with co-facilitators.
- Write down the reflections, on paper, a notebook, or on a digital document.
- If you took pictures, try to include them in your document!
Printable Reflection Card ↓
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Keep this card with a notebook as a reminder to reflect!
Reflection Prompts
Try one of these framings, or add your own:
“Green-yellow-red”
- What went well?
- What could be improved?
- What was challenging?
Strong Emotions
Think about times you sensed strong emotions in yourself or your learners. When were you or they:
- Excited?
- Frustrated?
- Confused?
- Engaged?
Sentence Starters
Choose some sentence starters to get your reflection going:
- I saw….
- I felt….
- I heard….
- and add your own!
Facilitation Mantras
Have you tried out the PLIX facilitation mantras? Check them out here.
- What might you do differently next time?
- What did you do well?
Other Questions
- What did you notice? What did you wonder?
- What did you enjoy the most?
- What was interesting?
- When were you most worried?
- How was this similar to your usual programming? How was it different?
- What ways did you engage the facilitation techniques?
- What skills or nudges were most helpful in learners assisting each other?