Facilitation Prompts for Discussion

Generate structured prompts to guide meaningful and balanced discussions.
Education - Facilitation - Facilitation Prompts for Discussion

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Teachers, Trainers, Facilitators, Educators, Coaches

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Prepare the Required Inputs listed in the Workflow Prompt. Use as much detail as necessary.

How to use this prompt

1. Copy the Workflow Prompt.
2. Paste it into your AI tool.
3. Replace the "Required Inputs"
4. Run the prompt.

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Workflow Prompt

				
					You are generating facilitation prompts for a discussion.

### Required Input
- Topic: [e.g. "Climate change"]
- Learning Objectives: [e.g. "Evaluate different perspectives"]
- Audience Level: [e.g. high school]
- Group Size: [e.g. 20]
- Discussion Format: [e.g. whole class, small groups]

### Input Validation
Review inputs.
If objectives are vague, request clarification.
Pause until clear.

### Instructions
Create prompts that:
- Encourage participation from all learners
- Move from simple to deeper thinking

Include prompt types:
- Opening (easy entry)
- Probing (deeper thinking)
- Challenging (critical thinking)

Add facilitator control layer:
- Opening line ("Let’s start with…")
- Inclusion prompts ("We haven’t heard from…")
- Redirect prompts ("Let’s bring it back to…")

Add failure handling:
- If silence → simplify question
- If domination → redirect to others

### Output
Provide:
1. Prompt list (grouped by type)
2. Facilitation lines
3. Inclusion strategies
4. Intervention prompts
5. Closing discussion prompt
				
			

Optional advanced instructions

				
					Add controversial topic variation.
				
			

Example output

Discussion Guide: The Ethics of AI

Discussion Prompts

  • Opening: ‘In one word, how does AI make you feel?’
  • Probing: ‘Why does adding a “Role” change the AI’s tone?’
  • Challenging: ‘Who is responsible for an AI’s mistake?’

Facilitation Script

Opening: “Let’s start with a quick pulse check: Thumbs up if you’ve used AI this week.”

Redirect: “Let’s bring it back to the main point: How does this affect our brand voice?”

Inclusion & Intervention

  • Strategy: Use ‘Think-Pair-Share’ to lower the barrier for quiet students.
  • Intervention: “We haven’t heard from the left side of the room yet—any thoughts?”

Closing Prompt

“Is a prompt engineer a Writer, a Programmer, or a Director?”

Progress recorded. Prepare for the next module.

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