Episode 90: Managing hungover participants at workshops + conferences with Leanne Hughes

Listen to this episode from First Time Facilitator on Spotify. This episode is a bit of fun, may be polarising but the thing is, it's a question I've had to ask myself more than a few times - so when I ask myself a question, I figure that there is at least one other person in the world asking themselves the same things.

This episode is a bit of fun, may be polarising but the thing is, it’s a question I’ve had to ask myself more than a few times - so when I ask myself a question, I figure that there is at least one other person in the world asking themselves the same things.

Let’s set the context.  It’s pretty common for companies to send their leaders or teams off for a 2 or 3 day retreat off-site. When you get all these people together, off-site, away from the day to day, away from their office which may seem a little mundane, and in a cool location – people can go a little crazy in the evenings.

So, the question I'm answering on the show today is: How do you facilitate workshops if some (or many) of your participants are hungover? 

We often talk about how a large part of the work we do as facilitators is about managing the energy in the room, so what happens if your participants walk in, are in low battery mode and do NOT want to be there?

Resources mentioned in this episode

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About the host: Leanne Hughes

Leanne Hughes is the host of the First Time Facilitator podcast. She loves to shake up expectations and create unpredictable experiences.
Leanne has facilitated leadership, onboarding and team-building workshops across Australia, Canada, Hong Kong, Indonesia and Mongolia and believes in a strengths-centred approach to learning and development.  She has over 13 years’ of experience across a range of industries including mining, government and tourism sectors.
In 2018, she was a finalist in the Australian Learning Impact awards for Learning Professional of the Year.

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