As a Tribe leader, sometimes facilitating a group discussion can be challenging! Especially if there is someone who is talking or sharing constantly and not giving the opportunity for others to participate. Here are some tips to address the talkative individual and to encourage the whole Tribe to participate. Sit beside this person. This reduces direct eye contact which can encourage verbal participation. Politely interject when this individual is in the middle of a long spee

Not everyone is comfortable in a setting where there are a lot of people. Especially if they are not familiar with others in the group or at times when there are vulnerable moments. However, interaction and discussion is encouraged in the life group setting. Often, it is those who listen that have the greatest insights, as they have been pondering and processing what others are saying. Here are some suggestions to safely draw out members of the group that may be more reserved