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Re: Immediate interventions for unprepared participants

 

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Hi Michael

Not sure of your context.

But we have simply decided never to send pre-work. Just accept that most people don¡¯t do it!

And what does doing it mean anyway? How well did you read it??

When people ask you to read something, they rarely tell you to what depth or extent you should read it and for what purpose anyway. Life is short. If you are the kind of person who takes 30 minutes to read two paragraphs because you do it thoroughly, you have every reason not to read something. If you skim through stuff superficially and get enough of the gist to be able to cruise like you¡¯re knowing it, does that count?

If we are facilitating for a client, we always insist with the client that it is better to assume no-one has done it. Maybe have five minutes at the beginning of the meeting/session for those who have read it to share the highlights of what they got from it.

Bev




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On 21 Sep 2022, at 18:18, Michael Goldman <goldman@...> wrote:

Hi everyone. I'm wondering if anyone has any idea on how to deal with an unprepared participant (e.g., did not do the pre-work) in a meeting?
Here's some things I've done already (but need more ideas please!):
Before the meeting:
emphasized what pre-read/work is required and how much time it will typically take
have a norm regarding prep included in the Agenda
During the meeting:
  1. do a timeout and meet up with the person to:
  2. name the behaviour (e.g., I'm sensing that you have not read the material, am I reading you right?)
  3. seek to understand (e.g., what's going on?)
Anything else you would recommend?!

  1. paraphrase back what I heard
  2. restate the expectation (e.g., as discussed in your orientation, you are expected to come fully prepared to the meeting)
  3. seek solutions (e.g., what can you do right now to ensure you're ready for at least the next topic?)
  4. acknowledge their solution and act on it
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