Friendship Facilitators Prints

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

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

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

'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!'

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

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

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

'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.

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

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

The facilitator from hell.

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

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

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

Poplar Trees/Not very Poplar Trees.

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

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