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ALAN

Well, that seems a bit harsh, pulling someone up in front of everyone else.

LISA

You don’t have to be rude about it. You just have to remind people why they are there. That’s one of your roles, as facilitator, to keep the group focused on the goals for the discussion. By restating a recent point and getting someone’s opinion on it, you can get them right back into the meeting. Get them talking about the issues up for discussion.

ALAN

Right. Well, I’ll have to try harder with that. There are some people, though, that you would like to stop talking, even if it’s just for a short while. I mean, Marcus just goes on and on and it’s really hard to get a word in. And because he’s Head of the department and took Chair, nobody wants to interrupt.

LISA

It doesn’t help that he’s so busy. For him, finding time in his schedule to prepare for the meeting is a real challenge.

ALAN

Yeah, and he’s always late and tries to squeeze so much into the agenda in the limited time that we have, that we never get to the end in the time allocated.

LISA

But that is even more of a reason to keep him focused and to stop him taking over. I don’t think he realises how much time he takes. You need to give him a reminder every now and then. You need to be firm and not worry about taking control.

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