Hello! Are you signed up to facilitate a breakout discussion at the Web Engines Hackfest? If so, this document is for you! :)
This document contains 4 easy steps for you, the facilitator, to set the stage for a useful collaboration. Your role is minimal, but very important, and will take a small amount of preparation beforehand. At a high level, your job is to get a sense of people's interest and expertise, and then ask questions to prompt discussions that lay in the intersection of those interests and expertises, and keep a list of speakers in case multiple people want to talk at once.
- Explain who you are and your experience in the topic.
- Explain if someone wants to talk, raise your hand (in person or online) and that you will call on people in order.