Facilitation Technique for Public Consultation Training Curriculum

Objective: 1. To understand the principles and basic attitude required to be a facilitator 2. To experience processes of group facilitation 3. To learn how to handle group discussions, including to cope with difficult situation during group facilitation

Methods: * Lecture * Presentation * Role play * Self-learning * Field exercise

Course content: 1. Building your confidence 2. Understanding your audience (adult learning style, mental model, getting your audience attention) 3. What makes good facilitator (effective communicator, the importance of feedback, and presenter) 4. Crafting your key messages 5. Group dynamics 6. Methods (lecture, brain storming, group discussions, plenary, nominal group) and techniques (the art of questioning, to lead a discussion, the art of listening, to summarize points) to facilitate community meeting 7. Managing conflict and your style 8. Mastering your facilitation tools 9. Preparing your community consultation meeting 10. Evaluating your community consultation meeting

Daily schedule Time | Activities | Facilitator | Day 0 | 09.00 – 15.00 | * Facilitator preparation (training venue and material) * Others preparation related accommodations and participants | ... | Day 1 | 08.00 – 08.15 | * Opening * Expectation and Concern * Rules and Norms | DBM | 08.15 – 09.30 | Activity 1: Building your confidenceExercise 1: River of Life | DBM | 09.30 – 10.30 | Lecture 1: Understanding your audience | HW | 10.30 – 11.00 Coffee Break | 11.00 – 12.00 | Exercise 2: Identifying your audience | HW | * – 13.30 Break and Lunch | 13.30 – 15.00 | Activity 2: How is your learning style?Exercise 3: Your learning style | DBM | 15.00 – 15.30 Coffee Break | * – 16.30 | Activity 3: How is your community mental model? Exercise 4: Community mental model | HW | * - 17.30 | Activity 4: What makes your audience listen to you?Exercise 5: Framing your messages | HW | 17.30 – 18.30 | Lecture 2 : What makes good facilitator Activity 5: Effective CommunicatorExercise 6: Origami Lesson | DBM | Day 2 | 08.00 – 08.10 | Refresh Day 1 Activities | | 08.10 – 08.40 | Activity 6: The importance of feedback | DBM | 08.40 – 10.00 | Exercise 7: Dyadic Feedback | DBM | 10:00 – 10:15 Coffee Break | 10.15 – 11.15 | Activity 7: The Presenter Exercise 8: | DBM | 11.15 – 12.30 | Lecture 3: Crafting your key messagesExercise 9: Develop three key messages about MPA benefit for fisheries with local context | HW | 12.30 – 13.30 Break and Lunch | 13.30 – 14.15 | Activity 8: Group dynamicsExercise 10: Cast Away | HW | 14.15 – 15.30 | Lecture 4: Methods (lecture, brain storming, group discussions, plenary, nominal group). | DBM | 15:30 – 16:00 Coffee Break | 16.00 – 18.00 | Lecture 5: Techniques (the art of questioning, to lead a discussion, the art of listening, to summarize points) to facilitate community meetingExercise 11: Presentation and Feedback | DBM | 18.00 – 18.30 | Activity 9: Preparation for field exercise. | HW | Day 3 | 08.00 – 08.10 | Refresh Day 2 Activities | HW | 08.10 – 09.30 | Lecture 6: Managing conflict and your styleExercise 12: Handling difficult situation and intervening methods | HW | 09.30 – 10.30 | Lecture 7: Mastering your facilitation tools Activity 10: Facilitation Tools Test | DBM | 10.30 – 10.45 Coffee Break | 10.45 – 11.00 | Activity 11: Preparing your community meeting | DBM | 12.00 – 13.00 Break and Lunch | 13.00 – 18.30 | Exercise 13: Meet your community and facilitate the discussion | DBM & HW | Day 4 | 08.00 – 08.30 | Refresh Day 3 Activities | HW | 08.30 – 09.30 | Lecture 8: Evaluating your community meetingActivity 13: Prepare the meeting evaluation | DBM | 09.30– 10.30 | Activity 14: Meeting process debriefing and evaluation | DBM & HW | 10.30– 12.00 | Activity 15: Training Evaluation Closing | DBM & HW | -CTC- |

Material 1. A2 size plano paper, 20 sheets 2. A3 size plano paper, 20 sheets 3. A4 size paper, 1 rhim 4. 4 sets colouring marker 5. 4 sets colouring pencil 6. 4 sets origami paper 7. Print out of: a. Redang Island map – A5 size (4x) b. Fish bank concept – A4 size (4x) c. Various threats picture for cutting 8. Working sheets 9. Evaluation sheets