The Facilitation Standard: How to Lead Conversations That Actually Move Work Forward

By Jon Edwards

Most people running meetings have never been taught to facilitate. They talk, they present, they manage the clock - but they do not move the group. The Facilitation Standard gives managers, trainers, and team leads a practical system for leading conversations that produce decisions, alignment, and action. Jon Edwards, M.Ed., draws on his instructional design background and years of leading high-stakes team discussions to deliver a no-filler facilitation framework for the real working world. What you will learn: The difference between facilitating and presenting - and why it changes everything. How to design a session that gets to an outcome, not just a discussion. Techniques for managing dominant voices, silent rooms, and derailed conversations. How to close every session with clear next steps and ownership. A facilitation approach that works for teams, workshops, and one-on-ones alike. Part of The Professional Standards Series - direct, practitioner-tested frameworks with no filler.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0H23H3Y16
• ISBN13: 9798197129864
• Release Date: May 2026
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 90 Pages
• Weight: 0.26 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 6.0" x 9.0"