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noon - 12:45 p.m.,  Join NH Listens for a 45-minute informative and interactive session aimed at sharing bite-sized tips and resources from our toolbox for community engagement and facilitation. This session on the spectrum of engagement presents a model for community engagement and strengthening in local communities through participatory planning and decision-making.

noon - 2:30 p.m.,  NH Listens' online Basic Facilitator Training provides an overall glimpse into facilitating for public engagement. It is an introductory training for tips and practice on key facilitator concepts for facilitating online and in person, including drawing people in, managing productive conversations, and strengthening your skills as a facilitator.We welcome everyone no matter how little or how much you know about facilitation. We love it when there is a mix because it alw...

noon - 12:45 p.m.,  Join NH Listens for a 45-minute informative and interactive session aimed at sharing bite-sized tips and resources from our toolbox for community engagement and facilitation. This session on building your facilitation toolbox will present several resources, tools, and fr a.m.eworks for expanding your practice as a skilled facilitator.

noon - 12:45 p.m.,  Join NH Listens for a 45-minute informative and interactive session aimed at sharing bite-sized tips and resources from our toolbox for community engagement and facilitation. This session on creating welcoming spaces will share tips around introductions in your community meetings that help people feel welcomed.

noon - 2:30 p.m.,  NH Listens' online Advanced Facilitator Training focuses on those difficult moments when people are in dialogue across significant differences. Many people are often trained to remain "neutral" when serving as facilitators for public engagement and community dialogues. However, that doesn't mean facilitators should remain passive in the face of misunderstandings and harmful dyn a.m.ics. We focus on self-reflection, centering equity, and building confidence to address issu...