MTS Facilitation Skills & Techniques

Question 1

What is the primary role of a facilitator during a training session?

Accepted Answer

To guide the group process and create conditions for effective learning

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To deliver expert content and ensure participants memorize key facts

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To evaluate participant performance and assign grades

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To control the pace and sequence of all group activities strictly

Question 2

A facilitator notices one participant is dominating the discussion while others remain silent. Which technique is most appropriate?

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Use a round-robin technique to invite each person to contribute

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Publicly ask the dominant participant to stop talking

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End the discussion and move to a solo written activity

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Ignore the imbalance and allow the group to self-correct

Question 3

In facilitation, what is a 'parking lot'?

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A visual space where off-topic questions are captured for later discussion

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A designated break area outside the training room

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A section of the agenda reserved for unstructured free time

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A technique for ranking ideas by priority before discussion

Question 4

Which facilitation technique is specifically designed to give every participant an equal and anonymous voice when generating ideas?

Accepted Answer

Nominal Group Technique (NGT)

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Fishbowl discussion

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Socratic questioning

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Jigsaw method

Question 5

When a facilitator paraphrases a participant's statement back to them, the facilitator is primarily demonstrating:

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Active listening and checking for understanding

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Redirecting to keep the session on schedule

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Challenging the participant's assumptions

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Summarizing the session for documentation purposes

Question 6

Open-ended questions are most useful during facilitation when the goal is to:

Accepted Answer

Promote deeper thinking and encourage participant reflection

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Confirm factual accuracy of participant recall

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Control the direction of a discussion that is going off-track

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Quickly assess baseline knowledge before a module

Question 7

What is the primary purpose of conducting a 'check-in' activity at the start of a training session?

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To establish psychological safety and engage participants from the outset

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To take attendance and ensure all participants are present

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To assess prior knowledge for grading purposes

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To review the agenda and confirm the session objectives with the sponsor