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The Discussion Book

by Stephen D. Brookfield, Stephen Preskill

January 2016

Beginner

288 pages

3h 48m

English

Jossey-Bass

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The Zen of Protocols—You Have to Plan for SpontaneitySpicing It Up—An Energetic BlendModeling Your Commitment—Walking the TalkTo the Techniques!
PurposesHow It WorksWhere and When It Works WellWhat Users AppreciateWhat to Watch Out ForQuestions Suited to this Technique
PurposesHow It WorksWhere and When It Works WellWhat Users AppreciateWhat to Watch Out ForQuestions Most Suited to This Technique
PurposesHow It WorksWhere and When It Works WellWhat Users AppreciateWhat to Watch Out ForQuestions Suited to This Technique

PurposesHow It WorksWhere and When It Works WellWhat Users AppreciateWhat to Watch Out ForQuestions Suited to This Technique
PurposesHow It WorksWhere and When It Works WellWhat Users AppreciateWhat to Watch Out ForQuestions Suited to This Technique
PurposesHow It Works—Appreciative PauseHow It Works—Sticky Note PlauditWhere and When It Works WellWhat Users AppreciateWhat to Watch Out ForQuestions That Fit This Protocol
PurposesHow It WorksWhere and When This Works WellWhat Users AppreciateWhat to Watch Out ForQuestions That Fit This Protocol
PurposesHow It WorksWhere and When It Works WellWhat Users AppreciateWhat to Watch Out ForQuestions Suited to This Technique
PurposesHow It WorksWhere and When It Works WellWhat Users AppreciateWhat to Watch Out ForQuestions That Fit This Protocol
PurposesHow It WorksWhere and When It Works WellWhat Users AppreciateWhat to Watch Out ForQuestions That Fit This Protocol
PurposesHow It WorksWhere and When It Works WellWhat Users AppreciateWhat to Watch Out ForQuestions That Fit This Protocol
PurposesHow It WorksWhere and When It Works WellWhat Users AppreciateWhat to Watch Out ForQuestions That Fit This Protocol
PurposesHow It WorksWhere and When It Works WellWhat Users AppreciateWhat to Watch Out ForQuestions That Fit This Protocol
PurposesHow It WorksWhere and When It Works WellWhat Users AppreciateWhat to Watch Out ForQuestions That Fit This Protocol
PurposesHow It WorksWhere and When It Works WellWhat Users AppreciateWhat to Watch Out ForQuestions That Fit This Protocol
PurposesHow It WorksWhere and When It Works WellWhat Users AppreciateWhat to Watch Out ForQuestions Suited to This Technique
PurposesHow It WorksWhere and When It Works WellWhat Users AppreciateWhat to Watch Out ForQuestions That Fit This Protocol
PurposesHow It WorksWhere and When It Works WellWhat Users AppreciateWhat to Watch Out ForQuestions That Fit This Protocol
PurposesHow It WorksWhere and When It Works WellWhat Users AppreciateWhat to Watch Out ForQuestions That Fit This Protocol
PurposesHow It WorksWhere and When It Works WellWhat Users AppreciateWhat to Watch Out ForQuestions That Fit This Protocol
PurposesHow It WorksWhere and When It Works WellWhat Users AppreciateWhat to Watch Out ForQuestions Suited to This Technique
PurposesHow It WorksWhere and When It Works WellWhat Users AppreciateWhat to Watch Out ForQuestions That Fit This Protocol
PurposesHow It WorksWhere and When It Works WellWhat Users AppreciateWhat to Watch Out ForQuestions That Fit This Protocol
PurposesHow It WorksWhere and When It Works WellWhat Users AppreciateWhat to Watch Out ForQuestions That Fit This Protocol
PurposesHow It WorksWhere and When It Works WellWhat Users AppreciateWhat to Watch Out ForQuestions Suited to This Technique
PurposesHow It WorksWhere and When It Works WellWhat Users AppreciateWhat to Watch Out ForQuestions That Fit This Protocol
PurposesHow It WorksWhere and When It Works WellWhat Users AppreciateWhat to Watch Out ForQuestions That Fit This Protocol
PurposesHow It WorksWhere and When It Works WellWhat Users AppreciateWhat to Watch Out ForQuestions That Fit This Protocol
PurposesHow It WorksWhere and When It Works WellWhat Users AppreciateWhat to Watch Out ForQuestions That Fit This Protocol
PurposesHow It WorksWhere and When It Works WellWhat Users AppreciateWhat to Watch Out ForQuestions That Fit This Protocol
PurposesHow It WorksWhere and When It Works WellWhat Users AppreciateWhat to Watch Out ForQuestions That Fit This Protocol
PurposesHow It WorksWhere and When It Works WellWhat Users AppreciateWhat to Watch Out ForQuestions That Fit This Protocol
PurposesHow It WorksWhere and When It Works WellWhat Users AppreciateWhat to Watch Out ForQuestions That Fit This Protocol
PurposesHow It WorksWhere and When It Works WellWhat Users AppreciateWhat to Watch Out ForQuestions That Fit This Protocol
PurposesHow It WorksWhere and When It's Worked WellWhat Users AppreciateWhat to Watch Out ForQuestions That Fit These Protocols
PurposesHow It WorksWhen and Where It Works WellWhat Users AppreciateWhat to Watch Out ForQuestions Suited to This Technique
PurposesHow It WorksWhen and Where It Works WellWhat Users AppreciateWhat to Watch Out ForQuestions Suited to This Technique
PurposesHow It WorksWhere and When It Works WellWhat Users AppreciateWhat to Watch Out ForQuestions That Fit This Protocol
PurposesHow It WorksWhere and When It Works WellWhat Users AppreciateWhat to Watch Out ForQuestions That Fit This Protocol
PurposesHow It WorksWhen and Where It Works WellWhat Users AppreciateWhat to Watch Out ForQuestions Suited to This Technique
PurposesHow It WorksWhere and When It Works WellWhat Users AppreciateWhat to Watch Out ForQuestions That Fit This Protocol
PurposesHow It WorksWhere and When It Works WellWhat Users AppreciateWhat to Watch Out ForQuestions That Fit This Protocol
PurposesHow It WorksWhere and When It Works WellWhat Users AppreciateWhat to Watch Out ForQuestions That Fit This Protocol
PurposesHow It WorksWhere and When It Works WellWhat Users AppreciateWhat to Watch Out ForQuestions That Fit This Protocol
PurposesHow It WorksWhere and When It Works WellWhat Users AppreciateWhat to Watch Out ForQuestions That Fit This Protocol
PurposesHow It WorksAn Abridged VersionWhere and When It Works WellWhat Users AppreciateWhat to Watch Out ForQuestions that Fit this Protocol
PurposesHow It WorksWhere and When It Works WellWhat Users AppreciateWhat to Watch Out ForQuestions Suited to This Technique
PurposesHow It WorksWhere and When It Works WellWhat Users AppreciateWhat to Watch Out ForQuestions Suited to This Activity
PurposesHow It WorksWhere and When It Works WellWhat Users AppreciateWhat to Watch Out ForQuestions That Suit This Protocol
PurposesHow It WorksWhen and Where It Works WellWhat Users AppreciateWhat to Watch Out ForQuestions That Fit This Protocol

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Chapter 37

Quotes to Affirm and Challenge

Discussions based on preassigned reading are some of the hardest to facilitate. Some participants only skim the reading; others ignore it entirely or come determined to talk only about one idea that captures their attention. When the conversation opens, it quickly becomes an exchange of generalizations and platitudes with claims attributed to the text that stand unchecked. This technique is intended to address these problems.