Watch this power point and decide "What Kind of \'Tator\' Am I Today?" - I did this for a "Getting To Know You" Virtual Meeting Opener as everyone was logging into the virtual meeting

1. Getting to Know You What kind of Facili-’Tator’ are you today?

2. Getting to Know You What kind of Facili-’Tator’ are you today? Relator-tator: A Tator who builds relationships

3. Getting to Know You What kind of Facili-’Tator’ are you today? Mediator-tator: When you have to keep peace amongst the participants

4. Getting to Know You What kind of Facili-’Tator’ are you today? Translator-tator: When you have to translate the materials into another language for the participants

5. Getting to Know You What kind of Facili-’Tator’ are you today? Waiter-tator: Serving food to the class

6. Getting to Know You What kind of Facili-’Tator’ are you today? Terminator-tator: When a participant is terminated during your new hire class

7. Getting to Know You What kind of Facili-’Tator’ are you today? Calculator-tator: A Tator who is good at math

8. Getting to Know You What kind of Facili-’Tator’ are you today? Simulator-tator: Simulating a skill that you want your participants to learn

9. Getting to Know You What kind of Facili-’Tator’ are you today? Updator-tator: When the materials you are using aren’t up-to-date so you have to supplement with the new information

10. Getting to Know You What kind of Facili-’Tator’ are you today? Percolator-tator: A Tator who makes coffee

11. Getting to Know You What kind of Facili-’Tator’ are you today? V-8er-tator: When you are having a training day that makes you think (thonk!) Should’a had a V-8

12. Getting to Know You What kind of Facili-’Tator’ are you today? Decorator-tator: When you decorate your classroom

13. Getting to Know You What kind of Facili-’Tator’ are you today? Constipator-tator: No explanation needed….

14. Getting to Know You What kind of Facili-’Tator’ are you today? Hybernator-tator: Taking a quick nap during lunch break

15. Getting to Know You What kind of Facili-’Tator’ are you today? Evacuator-tator: Being in the middle of facilitating very important material and the fire alarm goes off and you have to evacuate your participants

16. Getting to Know You What kind of Facili-’Tator’ are you today? Illuastrator-tator: When you and your class play Pictionary

17. Getting to Know You What kind of Facili-’Tator’ are you today? Regurgitator-tator: Eeeewwwww!!!

18. Getting to Know You What kind of Facili-’Tator’ are you today? Sanitator-tator: Cleaning and sanitizing your classroom

19. Getting to Know You What kind of Facili-’Tator’ are you today? Accelerator-tator: When your class is supposed to be 3 or 4 weeks long and the business wants you to get done in 1 week

20. Getting to Know You What kind of Facili-’Tator’ are you today? Separator-tator: When you have participants you have to separate in the classroom

21. Getting to Know You What kind of Facili-’Tator’ are you today? Fabricator-tator: When you have to come up with stories for class

22. Getting to Know You What kind of Facili-’Tator’ are you today? Collator-tator: Having to put together your own binders

23. Getting to Know You What kind of Facili-’Tator’ are you today? Re-creator-tator: Can anyone say T3?

24. Getting to Know You What kind of Facili-’Tator’ are you today? Ambulator-tator: When you have to call an ambulance for one of your participants

25. Getting to Know You What kind of Facili-’Tator’ are you today? Contimplator-tator: When a participant asks you something you really have to think about before responding

26. Getting to Know You What kind of Facili-’Tator’ are you today? Motivator-tator: Monday mornings…….

27. Getting to Know You What kind of Facili-’Tator’ are you today? Flatulator-tator: What did I eat last night?????

28. Getting to Know You What kind of Facili-’Tator’ are you today? Liberator-tator: Getting done with the agenda that day and letting your participants out early!

29. Getting to Know You What kind of Facili-’Tator’ are you today? We’ve all been there….. Now let’s get this party started!