Episode 68: Flight mode and for-purpose facilitation with Mel Kettle
My guest this week, Mel Kettle and I met at a Thought Leaders event in Brisbane earlier this year and I could talk to her for hours - she’s easy to talk to and that makes sense because she focuses on the work of connection. Mel Kettle is a communication and engagement expert, speaker, author, facilitator, trainer and mentor.
In this podcast we discuss her work with social media and how she prepares and plans for upcoming facilitation events. Mel was also lucky enough to attend Social Media Marketing world earlier this year, and she shares what she learnt from that. We again discuss video - you can’t escape the conversation around video these days! And we throw down a challenge - so if you’re listening and on Instagram, we’d love to see you respond!
Over the past 20-ish years, Mel has found that one of the biggest challenges organisations face is how to communicate and engage effectively so they attract, engage and retain other humans – whether they be staff, customers, members, sponsors, Board members or others. This is where Mel comes in – she can help you communicate and engage more effectively and authentically so that people will want to work with you.
She mostly works with for-purpose organisations, with the occasional for-profit thrown in for some variety and loves working with CEOs, Boards and other leaders in associations, research centres, charities and universities.
Resources mentioned in this episode:
Mel Kettle's website
Mel's book, 'The Social Association'