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Episode 49: Great facilitators notice patterns in the room with Oscar Trimboli

There’s really common theme when I ask facilitators what skills they think are necessary for facilitation. The answer? It’s about the ability to listen. Not only to the words, but listening in to what’s happening in the room, listening to what’s not being said, listening into the nonverbal cues. Knowing this, I brought on a listening expert for today’s episode, to hear his perspective on ‘Deep Listening’, and also his tips for First Time Facilitators.

Listen to this episode from First Time Facilitator on Spotify. There's really common theme when I ask facilitators what skills they think are necessary for facilitation. The answer? It's about the ability to listen. Not only to the words, but listening in to what's happening in the room, listening to what's not being said, listening into the nonverbal cues.

There’s really common theme when I ask facilitators what skills they think are necessary for facilitation.  The answer? It’s about the ability to listen. Not only to the words, but listening in to what’s happening in the room, listening to what’s not being said, listening into the nonverbal cues.  Knowing this, I brought on a listening expert for today’s episode, to hear his perspective on ‘Deep Listening’, and also his tips for First Time Facilitators.

On this episode you’ll learn

  • When and how he realised he had a knack for listening

  • What he describes as Deep Listening, and his definition of the five levels of listening (hint: Great facilitators need to be at the third level of listening)

  • His Big Hairy Audacious Goal for changing 2% of the world’s population

  • The 125:400 rule (and how this can be used to explain why we get so distracted)

  • Why breathing can help you listen at a deeper level

  • His never-fail pen for post-it notes in workshops

  • How he uses a colour scheme for sticky note activities

About Oscar Trimboli

Oscar Trimboli is a coach supervisor, speaker and author of Deep Listening: Impact beyond words, The 125/400 Rule: The Art and Science of Listening and Breakthroughs: How to confront your assumptions.

Through his work with chairs, boards of directors and executive teams in local, regional and global organisations, Oscar has experienced firsthand the impact leaders and organisations can have when they listen beyond the words.

He consults to organisations including Cisco,  Google, News Corp, PayPal, Qantas and TripAdvisor helping executives and their teams listen to what’s unsaid by the customers and employees.

Giveaway alert!

If you’re interested reading a copy of Oscar’s book, Deep Listening, we have an awesome surprise for listeners. Oscar is kind enough to have donated 5 books for a First Time Facilitator giveaway.

To go in the draw to win, I’d like you to upload a screenshot of this podcast episode into either your Instagram feed, or Instagram stories, and tag both @leannehughes and @oscartrimboli.  

I’ll give you util Friday 8 February to be in the run to win a copy!

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