Essential Facilitation Training Follow-up

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We are interested in your feedback and ideas about the effects and usefulness of the UC-ANR Essential Facilitation (EF) training workshop that you attended led by licensed EF trainers. We would appreciate your candid responses to this survey so we can assess how effective and useful the EF training has been for ANR members. Please take a few minutes to complete and submit your responses to this confidential survey by July 1, 2006. Thank you!

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Question	Response
Usefulness of Essential Facilitation (EF) skills and tools
Have you found your EF skills/tools useful? (Check all that apply)	On the job? With other groups outside of work? At home with family or friends? Other: please describe below

Other situations where EF has been useful:

Essential Facilitation (EF) techniques or tools you have found most useful
The EF techniques or tools you have found most useful were: (check all that apply)	Interaction Method: i.e. Strategic Thinking, Collaborative Attitude, Facilitative Behaviors & Shared Responsibility for Success Meeting Evaluation (+ & ++) Building Agreements Tools for Building Agreement Stages of a Discussion (Open, Narrow, Close) Strategic Moments Core Meeting Process: Setting Up, Conducting, Following Through Key Elements of Setting Up for Success Stakeholder Analysis Desired Outcomes Levels of Involvement in Decision-Making Techniques for Listening as an Ally Ladder of Inference Reconciling Differences Key Preventions Interventions Guidelines for Giving & Receiving Feedback Key Elements of Following Through Recording Tips Others: please list below

Other EF techniques or tools you have found useful:

Please describe how the EF training, techniques and/or tools have affected your thinking and participation in meetings and other group work in your professional and personal life?

Describe the one EF concept, technique or tool that you have found most useful

How often and where you have used your EF knowledge and skills
Do you use your EF skills:	Daily Weekly Monthly Other: please describe below

Other: how often you use your EF knowledge/skills

The types of gatherings/situations that you use your EF knowledge/skills include (check all that apply):	Department or Staff meetings Workshop sessions Conference/event planning Community or Professional Group meetings Other: please list below

Other: types of gatherings/situations you have used your EF skills

Have you assisted with planning and/or facilitating meetings outside of those called by you?	Yes No

If Yes, How many meetings (Estimate if not sure)?

Please indicate the type(s) of group(s) you assisted with planning and/or facilitating meetings and briefly describe your experience.

Have you served as a recorder since your EF training?	Yes No

If Yes, please describe number of times, group/setting and your experience as a recorder.

Please indicate the program areas in which you have used your EF techniques/tools (Check all that apply)	Agricultural Productivity Agricultural Policy Animal Agriculture Pest Management Human Resources - Nutrition, Family & Consumer Sciences Human Resources - Youth Development Natural Resources Other/Comments: please list below

Other/Comments: program areas you have used EF techniques/tools in.

Future interest in and use of EF knowledge and skills
Do you tihink you will use your EF knowledge and skills in the future?	Yes No

If you are comfortable, please comment on your "Yes" or "No" answer above

What other information, resources and/or training, if any, would you like offered through UC-ANR to support your professional development in areas similar to EF. (Check all that apply and describe as needed below)	1-day Essential Facilitation Refresher Training 1- day Collaborative Problem-Solving Training Web access to Meeting Planning/Facilitation Resources & Tools Team Building Information & Training Other/Comments: please describe below

Other/Comments: Information, resources and/or training offered by UC-ANR to support your professional development.

Would you be interested in attending a reunion gathering of all the EF training classes if it could be coordinated with another ANR event?	Yes No

* Would you be willing to serve as a facilitator or recorder for future UC-ANR or Cooperative Extension activities, events or meetings?	Yes No Not sure, depends on the group/situation Not sure, need more information

Please describe your interest and limitations, if any, in serving as a facilitator or recorder for future activities, events, meetings.

Additional comments or ideas related to Essential Facilitation (EF) and/or the EF Training.
Please share any other thoughts or suggestions that you have about your experience with EF or the EF training itself.

If you are willing, please provide the following information about yourself.
First Name:

Last Name:

Assignment/Title:

Location/Unit:

E-mail address:

Thank you for taking the time to complete this survey. Please be sure and click the "Save Survey Information" button below. We appreciate your responses by July 1, 2006. UC-ANR's EF Trainers.