Episode 110: We all have a choice to get to the next level with Nicholas King
In this episode I chat with Nicholas about how to strive to become the best version of yourself as a facilitator and how to make a difference in others lives.
I think that's one of our goals as facilitators: Create some type of transformation from when a participant enters our workshop. We want to spark some idea, or unique way of thinking that was different before our workshop experience.
Sometimes that change is raising your awareness levels on a topic, or spurring you to reflect on choices you make in work/life. While this topic does have a facilitation focus, there are also some terrific life lessons in the mix!
Nicholas is a wonderful, entertaining, humorous person + speaker and he’s based in Brisbane as well. We connected first through LInkedIn and then I met him and his wonderful wife Holly at the 100th episode party, and geez - he’s funny + a really compelling storytelling, so you can only imagine when he ramps things up for a presentation!
I like a bit of unpredictability and Nicholas blew me away with an example he shares in this one, relating to one of my favourite actors, Tom Cruise.
Nicholas also throws down a listener challenge in this one. Please connect with us both on Linkedin. If you can pull off what he did in a workshop, please record and share it!
About today's guest: Nicholas King
Nicholas King is a highly engaging speaker, MC, trainer, facilitator and coach that helps others become better versions of themselves.
He is the Principal Facilitator & Trainer | Sales Enablement & Performance at Oracle Sales & Partner Academy, where he provides training, facilitation and sales performance coaching within the Oracle Digital portfolio. He’s also the president of the Oracle Toastmasters Club.
He marries his 18 years of selling and sales leadership experience to deliver world class sales training and enablement on sales skills and methodology to enhance the performance of sales organisations.
Nicholas is an international speaker and with his company, Thinking Mechanics, delivers insight into the most important leadership role anyone of us will have, the leadership of ourselves.
Thinking Mechanics exists to help others who may "suffer" the same thought-life and need to help to set themselves free. The importance of this is tied to the fact that what you think about - and add belief to - will, eventually, manifest into your life.
In this episode you will learn:
Awesome gadgets to use during and after your facilitation
How to make your facilitation better and more effective
Tracking your performance to be consistent
The ‘why’ of connecting with people on social media
Resources mentioned:
Thinking Mechanics website
The claw: An x-factor powerpoint clicker!
One of Nicholas' LinkedIn posts about his favourite podcasts
Quotes:
“People get stuck because they are not aware of something. People can progress out of something they learn.”
“We all have a choice to get to the next level.”
“What you allow yourself to deliberately think or dwell on is fed to us by what we hear.”
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