Friendship Facilitators Gifts

"You're saying that an only child having an imaginary friend is perfectly normal, doctor?"

"Shall we start with an icebreaker?"

Inclusive speech

'Complete sentences?? Jeez, how verbose can you get?'

Networking

Dolphin friendly tuna

The Importance of Planning Thoroughly in Advance

'All those in doubt, raise your eyebrows.'

"This isn't the big city anymore, Jim. I'm the facilitator now."

"Cheers mate, you've done me a solid."

"This is the communications workshop, right? Let’s get started, I’m prepared!"

'I thought people were quite receptive to the change seminar.'

The first week of the brainstorming session went slowly.

'Come on, Walter, you're wasting out time! Stop using complete sentences!'

"You're wondering why I've called you here."

"You can always count on me."

How to engage an audience

'I'm feeling a sense of conclusion here, so let's draw things to a close.'

'He has a very open mind. Everything goes in one ear and out the other.'

Start the session by doing something unusual.

'This training session is all about challenging assumptions. For example you see someone looking depressed, dishevelled, unkempt it's easy to jump to conclusions. But they may not be a social worker, they may be a client!'

"New Year's resolutions are fine, but we should really focus on squad goals."

'Don't cry dear, I'll get you down safely...'

As the Chief Corporate Adrenal Gland of the company, Fred's recommendations were rarely a surprise.

"We can't even agree what to argue about any more!"

'Don't take it the wrong way, we could always be friends'

The meeting will start a little late, intelligence is lost in the building somewhere.

'Thanks for the order, Mr Barnes and I want you to think of me as your friend.'

The facilitator from hell.

'Ladies and gentlemen, today we're going to get down to nuts and bolts.'

'And now, Gentlemen, that we have our thinking caps on, let us continue.'

'Benson will you stop trying to dominate the meeting.'

'We're running late and I have much to cover. Can you hold your eight-part question for later?'

"Nothing beats work events to mingle, build relationships, and backstab fellow colleagues."

Poplar Trees/Not very Poplar Trees.