Encouraging Different Points of View
{"Image DocumentName": "Encouraging Different Points of View", "Image ImageDescription": "Avoid Climbing Aboard Does everyone seem to be agreeing early in the discussion? Ask for different or opposing opinions. Discuss the Verbal Skill: Encouraging Different Points of View. Both groups and facilitators tend to prefer meetings to go smoothly. Families can be intimidated by the formal system in which they must participate and feel they must not voice different ideas if they want to get what they need. As a result of these factors groups may wait for the facilitator or an authority figure in the group to voice an opinion and then climb on board and different viewpoints may be suppressed. Noticing when everyone seems to be agreeing early in the discussion and asking for different or opposing views can help surface other perspectives and help ensure a sufficient testing or development of ideas. Division of Service Support, Office of Training and Professional Development. April 18, Division of Service Support, Office of Training and Professional Development.", "Image XResolution": "37", "Image YResolution": "37", "Image ResolutionUnit": "Pixels/Centimeter", "Image Software": "SlidePlayer", "Image YCbCrPositioning": "Centered"}