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!

I am delighted to be supporting the first annual International Facilitation Week, October 21-27 – now fast approaching.  Sponsored by the International Association of Facilitators, Facilitation Week is an opportunity for facilitators worldwide to connect with each other to celebrate and promote the power of facilitation.

As a one of a small virtual team of IAF members convened to promote the Week through social media, I am already busily tweeting as @FacWeek, and preparing with IAF Canada member @BenZiegler to host one or more twitter chats during the Week. Please tweet us with your ideas of chat topics, and of course please follow and participate!

Further details of Facilitation Week have been circulated by IAF Conferences Director Carol Sherriff, including some suggested activities, a press briefing and sample press release, and top 10 facilitation tips.

What 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!