WHO IS WHO


 THE CONSULTANT
 The Consultant is a group member who has had wider experience than the participants on the subject
matter of the workshop.
What the Consultant does:
1. Provides facts when requested.
2. Participates in the discussion in so far as is necessary to keep it focused on the problems at hand.
3. Assists the chairman in recognizing those problems which can be solved within the workshop and which
 should be set aside for a later conference.
 4. Recognizes that group thinking progresses only as each member co-operatively and courageously subjects
 his ideas to the test of factual evidence.
 5. Offers alternative points of view which may help in the thorough examination of the solution to a problem.
 6. Offers his comments and so conducts himself as to be accepted as an equal worker with the other group
 members.
 THE RESOURCE PERSON
 The Resource Person professes to have more information on the workshop matter at hand than any of
the participants. He is therefore the specialist and base of reference.
What the Resource Person does:
1. Contributes as a member of the group.
2. Helps the chairman to identify group interests and problems, and individual attitudes.
3. Encourages participants to learn to respect the ideas of others and helps them to see their own ideas in a
 new perspective.
 4. Assists the chairman in producing an emotional climate which will stimulate, encourage and free other
 group members to make their fullest contribution to the group's thinking.
 5. Encourages an awareness by all group members that an individual's problems are not unique.
 6. Fosters the group spirit of accomplishment and unity by eliciting from the group, information he might
 more quickly give.
 THE CHAIRMAN
 The Chairman works with group members in developing plans that are agreeable to all of them. He never
tells the participants what to do and how to do it. He tries to create an atmosphere in which all participants
feel that although they are respected as individuals, they will, for the purpose of the workshop, work as a group
for a group achievement.
What the Chairman does:
I. Opens meetings interestingly and so sets the pace for the group from the beginning.
2. Keeps sessions alive.
3. Knows the group and calls group members by name.
4. Listens attentively to everyone.
5. Summarizes occasionally.
6. Encourages participation by all members.
7. Clarifies misunderstandings.