ITPEC FE Subject A April 2025 Question 57
Which of the following is the appropriate role of a facilitator in a meeting?
Explanation
Drawing out opinions and organizing the discussion from a neutral position — a facilitator guides the process, not the conclusion.
A facilitator helps a group reach its own conclusion: encouraging everyone to speak, keeping the discussion on track, summarizing and structuring the points raised, and helping the group converge. To do this the facilitator stays impartial and does not push a particular result.
Answer (b)
Why not others:
- •(a) — steering the discussion to the conclusion management wants abandons neutrality; that is a chairperson imposing a result
- •(c) — scheduling, preparing materials and taking minutes is secretariat work
- •(d) — advising only within one's technical or legal speciality is the role of a subject-matter expert or advisor
Key rule: A facilitator owns the process of a meeting (participation, flow, consensus) and stays neutral about its content.
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