Facilitation Skills to Enhance Your Coaching Practice

Skilled facilitators have the potential to be a center of influence within an organization and play a vital role in leading groups and individuals by creating an environment that encourages participants to contribute thoughts, ideas, and perspectives. In this session, skilled facilitator, ATD Master Trainer®, and author Carrie Addington discusses how facilitation can be a powerful tool to enhance individual, team, and organizational coaching. The session will address when and how facilitation may apply to the ICF Core Competencies of cultivating trust and safety, communicating effectively, setting the foundation, evoking awareness, and facilitating learning and results. Learn how to create a positive environment for behavior change, learning, and growth by leveraging purposeful questions, practicing intentional listening, and clarifying understanding — all through the lens of a facilitator.