As those facilitators among you will know, advance preparation is everything.  Then, on the day, you have to arrive early enough to check the space (if you haven’t been able to do this beforehand) and make any changes you need.

The next thing is how to prepare yourself.  And then there’s preparation of the group.  This article raises some of the issues involved in preparation and offers some reference material.  Download the article here - tips for serious play: facilitators’ preparation

What works for you?  What preparation exercises do you use?  Tell us here.