As part of International Facilitation Week 2013, Ben Ziegler @benziegler and I @martingilbraith will be hosting Twitter (aka Tweet) chats on October 22 and October 24. Join us!
Each chat will run from 12:00-1:00pm EST / 5:00-6:00pm UK time (GMT +1:00). Each chat will include 6-8 questions, spaced out throughout the hour, for you to answer, comment on, comment on other people’s answers, ask questions, etc.
The chat is basically a dialogue, a conversation between fellow facilitation professionals, discussing the topic at hand. Twitter chats are a great way to connect, share, learn, and have fun, with a community of practice; ie: facilitators!
So here are the details for the two chats:
Topic: Keeping It Interactive in Facilitation
Date: Tuesday, October 22
Time: 12:00-1:00pm EST / 5:00-6:00pm UK time (GMT +1:00)
Who’s invited?: All facilitator types – facilitators, project managers, coaches, trainers, mediators, etc.
Hashtag: #facweekchat
Moderators: Martin Gilbraith (@martingilbraith) and Ben Ziegler (@benziegler)
Topic: Facilitating a Diverse Group of People
Date: Thursday, October 24
Time: 12:00-1:00pm EST / 5:00-6:00pm UK time (GMT +1:00)
Who’s invited?: All facilitator types – facilitators, project managers, coaches, trainers, mediators, etc.
Hashtag: #facweekchat
Moderators: Martin Gilbraith (@martingilbraith) and Ben Ziegler (@benziegler)
A bit about Twitter chats.
New to Twitter, and/or Twitter (aka Tweet) chats? This recent article, How to Participate in a Tweet Chat, by Janet Fouts (@jfouts), helps explain things.
We hope to have you join us on Tuesday, October 22 and Thursday, October 24!
Please tweet to invite all your twitter friends. Got questions that can’t wait? Contact either of us via Twitter – @benziegler or @martingilbraith
What else will you be doing to celebrate? Please let us know (tweet #FacWeek or @FacWeek), and so connect and join with facilitators worldwide in promoting the power of facilitation!
Carol Sherriff has done a fantastic job of compiling the tweets of the two chats on storify, and they make a rich resource – view them here: Keeping It Interactive in Facilitation & Facilitating a Diverse Group of People. See also her storify of photos from International Facilitation Week events worldwide.