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Enhancing PoLT Conversations: Building Rapport and Questioning Skills

This session focuses on enhancing Pedagogy of Listening and Talking (PoLT) conversations through various effective strategies. Participants will engage in activities to build rapport, explore questioning techniques—including open-ended and invitational questions—and observe each other’s facilitation skills. The aim is to reflect on best practices for fostering an engaging dialogue among participants. Feedback will be provided to encourage self-reflection and improve future interactions. By the end of the session, participants will have clearer insights into effective facilitation and communication techniques.

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Enhancing PoLT Conversations: Building Rapport and Questioning Skills

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  1. Leading PoLT Conversations

  2. What are we trying to achieve? • Affinity diagram • What issues do we have? • Group brainstorm

  3. What a Privilege….. Japp Paul Potts

  4. Building Rapport Activity in pairs Decide whose A and whose B B’s go outside with Cate A’s remain here for instructions When trying to build rapport with others – attempt to match their body position as much as possible.

  5. Questioning • Questioning Skills: • Open ended questions • Invitational/Powerful Questions • Wait time

  6. Open Ended Questions • Who is controlling the answer? • Open closed does it matter? • Modes of questions

  7. Invitational/Powerful Questions Upward inviting Inflection Tentative form Multiple possible answers Assumes success Eg: “In what ways might I help you?”

  8. Modelled Questioning How can effective questions help a teacher to reflect deeply and critically?

  9. Observing Ourselves • In this afternoon’s session we will each take a turn at observing each other lead a PoLT conversation and providing feedback on this. • What are we trying to achieve (see session 1) • What do we value in a good PoLT facilitator? • What might we see if the facilitator is doing a good job? • How might we record this?

  10. Responding to Others • Consistent yet unpredictable • Non judgemental/normative • Feedback • Questioning to prompt self reflection • Non normative feedback

  11. What do you See?….. http://www.teachertube.com/view_video.php?viewkey=292f023613b276edf429

  12. What will We Look For? Given our goals for a PoLT conversation and the range of issues we identified, what might be the focus for our observers as we practice our skills?

  13. Practice teams Form teams of 3

  14. Thank You Before you leave please fill in the evaluation sheet to help us plan for future sessions.

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