The ultimate facilitator packing checklist (and how the MOST method saves you energy) with Leanne Hughes (Episode 38)
How do you go about packing when you're off to deliver a workshop?I’ve been travelling quite a bit and spending a lot of time and energy packing. I thought it was high time I developed some kind of system or checklist around this because spending time and energy on things that can be automated, is not a great use of time. So I’ve developed a packing system for facilitators, it’s called the MOST method.Have you ever been in a workshop and realised that you forgot the attendance sheet, to print the name of people coming along, you’ve forgotten your laptop charger, your phone charger. It’s easy to forget things because your mind is probably more focused on your delivery, and the content. If we want to up our professionalism as a facilitator, and to take opportunities that may come at a moment’s notice, it’s important to have a dedicated facilitator kit that we can use, when required. It's also about getting a really good night’s sleep. There’s nothing worse than waking up in the middle of the night before a workshop, thinking, ‘Oh gosh, did I pack that worksheet? Did i print that diagram?’ Having a checklist of what to go, to trigger that, before you go to sleep that night is probably the best thing you can do, to ensure you have that energy for the next day.The model I’ve created is an acronym called ‘MOST’ and it stands for categories on my facilitator packing list: M = Me, OS stands for ‘Office Supplies’ and T stands for ‘Tech’.
Facilitator resources mentioned in this episode:
- The Flipchart Facebook group - join now!
- First Time Facilitator playlist on Spotify
- Mr Sketch flipchart pens
- Neuland markers
- Cymbal
- We Are Podcast conference - check out the podcasts of the speakers I hung out with!
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