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Episode 71: Conference hacks: What worked at the Clifton Strengths Summit with Leanne Hughes

This minisode will be about my experience at the Clifton Strengths conference I recently attended and spoke at in Omaha, Nebraska and I want to share what they did really well.

Listen to this episode from First Time Facilitator on Spotify. This minisode will be about my experience at the Clifton Strengths conference I recently attended and spoke at in Omaha, Nebraska and I want to share what they did really well.

This minisode will be about my experience at the Clifton Strengths conference I recently attended and spoke at in Omaha, Nebraska and I want to share what they did really well.

I know that you may either be a manager in an organisation, a L&D person, a facilitation working internally, a facilitator working externally or you could be pivoting in your career. Either way, if you’re listening to this it’s because you enjoy learning, so you probably enjoy attending conferences, or maybe you’re helping someone out with organising a conference. Whoever you are, I want to share some cool things they did at this conference to help you out.

You may have listened to episode 44 I did a solo episode on how to create rewarding workshop experiences using the SCARF model. I thought I’d use the SCARF model again to share how this conference was so awesome. If you haven’t heard of SCARF no worries, you’re in for a lesson in neuro-leadership, as well as conference hacks! I won’t get too in-depth into the explanation of SCARF because how I’m using it in the episode today, is to really categorise some things they did well / or that were interesting, in relation to the conference.

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Episode 70: Transforming organisations using cooperative conversations With Dr Ian Plowman

Today’s guest is Dr Ian Plowman and he’s also from Brisbane, Australia. I met him during Dr Cathryn Lloyd and Andrew Rixon’s workshop on ‘The Story Cookbook’.

Listen to this episode from First Time Facilitator on Spotify. Today's guest is Dr Ian Plowman and he's also from Brisbane, Australia. I met him during Dr Cathryn Lloyd and Andrew Rixon's workshop on 'The Story Cookbook'.

Today’s guest is Dr Ian Plowman and he’s also from Brisbane, Australia.  I met him during Dr Cathryn Lloyd and Andrew Rixon’s workshop on ‘The Story Cookbook’.

After a very brief conversation with him, I knew I had to have him on the show - he is tremendously smart and a wonderful listener, but he also does an incredible job of keeping it real and practical.

He’s created something called ‘'Cooperative Conversations' (CC), a unique suite of skills that enables any group to halve meeting times while doubling fun, wisdom and commitment. How good! I wish all my meeting times were halved when I worked in corporate…

He says that Cooperative Conversations is the culmination of much of what he’s learned from his studies and clients.

About our guest: Ian Plowman

Ian has over 30 years’ experience as an organisational psychologist, as well as demonstrated history of working with Boards, management teams, committees, conferences, industry, and communities.  You know what the best thing about this is - he didn’t really start his career in org psych until he hit his 30s!

He’s a strong human resources professional who is skilled in everything - ranging from facilitation to executive development, strategic planning to organizational development, social research and innovation, and everything in between.

He  also holds a PhD in management psychology investigating the factors underpinning innovation in organizational settings.

In this episode, he wins the ‘most unique prop ever used in a workshop’ award. I didn’t know where he was going with it but the prop, combined with the message he delivers is so x-factor and memorable...so listen out for it!

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Episode 69: Creating more shiny eye moments for your group with Nadja Petranovskaja

Today’s guest is on the line from Germany and she wants more people getting excited about every single day. Her name is Nadja Petranovskaja, she has a company called ‘More Shiny Eyes’ and she has really fresh approach to the way she facilitates.

Listen to this episode from First Time Facilitator on Spotify. Wouldn't it be great if, when Monday hit, more people would say, "yeaaah, TGIF!' Today's guest is on the line from Germany and she wants more people getting excited about every single day.

Wouldn’t it be great if, when Monday hit, more people would say, “yeaaah, TGIF!’

Today’s guest is on the line from Germany and she wants more people getting excited about every single day. Her name is Nadja Petranovskaja, she has a company called ‘More Shiny Eyes’ and she has  really fresh approach to the way she facilitates.

Nadja has more than 20 years of experience as a psychologist. After completing her studies in Hamburg, the native Russian gained international experience as a consultant, project manager, and manager in numerous industries.

Since 2011, she’s been a solopreneur and has devoted herself to the task of making organizations and teams fit for the future.

She’s also extremely positive, helpful and observant - I think her observation and preparation skills are expert level.  Simply from corresponding with her to be on this show, my experience of Nadja has been so professional - she’s extremely responsive and thorough in her communication approach and I think if you’re a client working with her, she would make the process so easy - I can probably grab a few tips from the way she interacts.

I also found this conversation so helpful in assisting the way I’m guiding some upcoming sessions, and I hope you find the same. What I liked about her career history, is that she was working in quite technical roles but the common element about working for IBM, or assembling an airplane - was the people. And she discovered her genius in connecting people to achieve whatever it was.

In this episode, she also shares details about her Kanban board in her living room! If you haven’t heard of Kanban, it’s a a work and workflow visualisation tool that enables you to optimise the flow of your work.  She loves visual facilitation.

If you’re listening in while this episode release, a very cool thing about Nadja is that she has a kickstarter campaign going at the moment to promote a facilitator resource called ‘Wonder Cards’ - I’ll let her explain what it is in the interview but it’s one of those ideas you hear and think, ahh that’s brilliant! And she’s created something that will help you when you plan or deliver your next workshop.

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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.

Listen to this episode from First Time Facilitator on Spotify. Loved chatting to @melkettle on the First Time Facilitator pod this week. Listen in and let me know your thoughts! The post Flight mode and for-purpose facilitation with Mel Kettle (Episode 68) appeared first on First Time Facilitator.

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.

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Episode 67: Facilitating events with Cool People, in Cool Places

Today’s guest believes who you know is more important that what you know. His name is Travis Chappell and he’s the founder and host of the ‘Build your network’ brand, and podcast of the same name.

Listen to this episode from First Time Facilitator on Spotify. Today's guest believes who you know is more important that what you know. His name is Travis Chappell and he's the founder and host of the 'Build your network' brand, and podcast of the same name.

Today’s guest believes who you know is more important that what you know.  His name is Travis Chappell and he’s the founder and host of the ‘Build your network’ brand, and podcast of the same name.  

One of the main reasons I invited Travis on the show is because he hosts some of the coolest retreats going around.  He calls these events held around the world, 'Cool People, Cool Places'. Through his network, he has incredible guest speakers + creates memorable and transformative trips, and deeper connections for everyone involved, all while having fun in beautiful parts of the world.

On this episode, Travis shares how he structured the retreat to allow these life-long friendships to be formed, how he developed his skills for public speaking and why he thinks 'small talk' is important.

About our guest: Travis Chappell

Travis Chappell has spoken on stages from Las Vegas, to Puerto Rico, to Australia and have been featured in articles by publishers including The Nasdaq Stock Market. He hosts a podcast three days a week, Build Your Network, a podcast consistently in the Top 25 Business Podcasts in iTunes, where Travis has been able to have conversations with hundreds of incredible business leaders and high-level influencers including Aubrey Markus, Jack Canfield and John Maxwell.

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Rolling the dice!

If you’ve been listening in the last few weeks, you’ve also heard I’ve been promoting a DICE collaboration. Have you ever rolled the dice at work - and I mean that literally? Have you ever used dice in your work at a meeting, conference? If so, I’d lovehttps://www.firsttimefacilitator.com/dice-submissions/ to hear how you’ve used it as I’m creating an amalgamation, a workbook of weird and wonderful ways to use dice. Submit your favourite dice activity here!

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Episode 66: You don't need a power blazer to look powerful with Majella McMahon

Jason Knight who is an outstanding graphic designer sharing his tools for creating more impactful workshop resources, and today I have invited a stylist on the show!

Listen to this episode from First Time Facilitator on Spotify. In the last couple of months I've been getting different types of guests on who can strong-hold our facilitation game. I had Julian Mather on recently sharing his advice about creating video content, Jason Knight who is an outstanding graphic designer sharing his tools for creating more impactful workshop resources, and today I have invited [...]

In the last couple of months I’ve been getting different types of guests on who can strong-hold our facilitation game. I had Julian Mather on recently sharing his advice about creating video content, Jason Knight who is an outstanding graphic designer sharing his tools for creating more impactful workshop resources, and today I have invited a stylist on the show!

I know that when it comes to speaking on stage, you want to give out your best impression and wear something that reflects who you are, but sometimes that’s difficult to create. You also don’t want to spend hours before each speaking engagement, thinking about which outfit to wear - there’s a reason why Steve Jobs wore the same outfit day in and day out; it was so he could use the energy in his brain on more complex tasks.  

I met today’s guest through another previous guest, Petra Zink and we collaborated on a workshop in Brisbane last year on personal branding and communication. My guest, Majella McMahon spoke beautifully- she also writes beautifully too, if you’re after some inspiration on good copy on a website that really speaks to your target audience, then check out her website at thestyleryco.com.  Majella not only commnunicates brilliantly in the written and verbal form but also with the way she dresses - she’s a stylist! And an absolutely brilliant one at that. I also follow her on Instagram and she posts wonderful images and captions to inspire you in the wardrobe department.

So there was no other person I wanted to chat to in regards to style.

Now a bit of a disclaimer, I know we have a gender split audience and Majella primarily works with women and style, so this conversation is skewed towards that, so sorry to the blokes out there! The good news is that her message is relevant to everyone, I also encourage you to listen in and I’m sure there’ll be some good nuggets for you as well.

Majella McMahon helps women connect their brand to their business in an authentic, powerful way, she shows women how to become visible, recognisable and SHINE and she facilitate the connection between brand, storytelling, style, outfits + imagery.

Reach out to Majella if you’re are looking for more confidence, a distinctive style (that makes you feel beautiful), to seek clarity in your career or business, or to become more visible and memorable.

About our guest: Majella McMahon

Majella McMahon from The Stylery Co is naturally curious about everyone. She is a Personal Branding Expert, Transformational Style Coach, Brand Image Creator and Fashion Stylist. She's intrigued by your motivations, goals, unique quirks, strange habits and crazy stories. She wants to hear it all. She wants to celebrate who you are and what you’ve achieved. And she wants to show you how to do that through your style, your words and your images.

IN A NUTSHELL - HERE'S WHAT SHE DOES:

  • Help women connect their brand to their business in an authentic, powerful way

  • Show women how to become visible, recognisable and SHINE

  • Facilitate the connection between brand, storytelling, style, outfits + imagery.

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Episode 65: How to facilitate for the 'Future of Work' with Pete Holliday

I don’t know if this is happening for you, but what I’m observing from people working in organisations is that time feels like it’s speeding up for them, they’re getting more work too do, they’re more overloaded and it feels like it’s only getting harder for them to keep up, leaving them feeling stressed, burnt out and wondering how things will ever get better.

Listen to this episode from First Time Facilitator on Spotify. I don't know if this is happening for you, but what I'm observing from people working in organisations is that time feels like it's speeding up for them, they're getting more work too do, they're more overloaded and it feels like it's only getting harder for them to keep up, leaving them feeling stressed, burnt [...]

I don’t know if this is happening for you, but what I’m observing from people working in organisations is that time feels like it’s speeding up for them, they’re getting more work too do, they’re more overloaded and it feels like it’s only getting harder for them to keep up, leaving them feeling stressed, burnt out and wondering how things will ever get better.

This is the new nature of work and the VUCA environment, VUCA standing for volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous. I first learnt about the term VUCA from today’s guest, Pete Holliday, when the company I worked for engaged him to deliver leadership programs a few years ago. I invited Pete on the show because he’s out there, finding some great frameworks and solutions to battle the VUCA environment, using new ways to facilitate and help organisations grow.

Why does it all matter? I love the following words on Pete’s website: He said, ‘I see the same phenomenon everywhere I look. Our most trusted and important institutions – in business, healthcare, government, philanthropy – are struggling. They're confronted with the fact that the scale and bureaucracy that once created growth and stability have now become liabilities in an era of constant change.

Doesn’t that sum it up? Are you noticing the same things, whether you work in an organisation, or as a consultant as part of your facilitation work? Well listen in to hear Pete’s approach to the Future of Work and his facilitation tips as well.

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About our guest: Pete Holliday

Pete Holliday is an Organisational Futurist & Business Agility Expert. He’s obsessed with assisting leaders, teams and organisations everywhere to upgrade their organisational operating system and adopt new principles of working. He is thoughtful, and he backs up what he says through the amount of reading and research he does on these topics.

He helps organisations suffering disruption become Fit For the Future and uses leadership, team and culture approaches currently in use by some of the worlds most progressive and high performing organisations.

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Episode 64: Facilitating events that make your heart pop with Lily Gros

Do you want to hear a really cool way of getting people to laugh the first few minutes they enter your workshop? Well listen in!

Listen to this episode from First Time Facilitator on Spotify. Do you want to hear a really cool way of getting people to laugh the first few minutes they enter your workshop? Well listen in! This week's guest is Lily Gros and she's the first French facilitator we've had on the show.

Do you want to hear a really cool way of getting people to laugh the first few minutes they enter your workshop? Well listen in!

This week's guest is Lily Gros and she’s the first French facilitator we’ve had on the show.  Like me, she’s also recently left her job to pursue a full-time role in the world of facilitation to start up La Minute Facilitation, and I know she’s going to be incredibly successful after only spending a brief amount of time talking about her approach to all things facilitation in this episode.  

Lilys passions is to enable you to detect your potential, nourish and activate it. She creates events that allow you to discover your potential. She also helps newbie facilitators across three areas of facilitation, and Lily explains what those three areas are and what they mean in this episode.

** I promoted a new collaboration/competition on this week's episode, click here to find out more and to submit your favourite dice activity! **

About our guest: Lily Gros

Lily Gros is a facilitator of laughter, audacity and happiness. She works with organizations, communities and individuals that want to create lasting impact to help them design and implement bold and impacting workshops, seminars and meetings. 

With Edith Maulandi, she created "The Happy Bold" (Les Joyeux Audacieux), whose mission is to ignite happiness, boldness, authenticity and optimalism in individuals and organizations. Within The Happy Bold they organize debates, online challenges, events and a conversation game. Lily also facilitates seminars, workshops and meetings for organizations and communities.

From the first questions about the meeting to the gathering itself, she helps you to design a meaningful event that helps get the best out of the participants and create a unique and happy experience. And, to help create a new generation of facilitators, Lily created La Minute Facilitation : weekly videos, newsletters and training for newbie facilitators that want to develop their facilitating skills. She delivers online trainings (1 on 1 training and group training) available worldwide.

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Episode 63: Lifelong learning + creating magic on camera with Julian Mather

How did I find out about today’s guest? I was on the LinkedIn news feed and saw a guy, bringing out some incredible video content, some ‘how-to’s on how to use video effectively, and I discovered he lives in the same city as me, Brisbane.

Listen to this episode from First Time Facilitator on Spotify. Do you want to hear a really cool way of getting people to laugh the first few minutes they enter your workshop? Well listen in! This week's guest is Lily Gros and she's the first French facilitator we've had on the show.

Everywhere I look, every article I read, people are talking about video.

Have you noticed that?

And it’s true - if you post a native video onto LinkedIn, it actually gets 3 x as more views as regular content.

How did I find out about today’s guest? I was on the LinkedIn news feed and saw a guy, bringing out some incredible video content, some ‘how-to’s on how to use video effectively, and I discovered he lives in the same city as me, Brisbane.

When I did some more digging, I discovered this video guy, our guest today, Julian Mather had a simply extraordinary background and some incredible career pivots, seriously. I’ve never met anyone with such an interesting past.

If you think this podcast episode is only about videos, think again, there’s some insane life lessons that Julian weaves through his experiences and his stories, and on that alone, even if you’re unsure about video, is worth listening to. He also gives practical tools and insights into the future of work, and ideas on how to ensure we’re future-proof and employable. If you’re someone who has a facilitation business, it’s also nice to hear how long it took him to figure out his niche and his zone of genius… well, I certainly enjoyed him talking through the process.

About our guest: Julian Mather

Julian Mather is a career reinvention expert. It's not something he read about in a book. He earned his SMARTS by being an army sniper, a globe trotting TV cameraman, a magician, an online entrepreneur, a speaker/author … and he says, that he’s not finished yet.

He travelled the world getting a ringside view of life as a cameraman and after 20 years he had met so many VIP’s - very inspiring people - who were out there making a difference to the lives of others.

He’s achieved an awesome lot and is a maser of the career pivot, and was a fascinating bloke to interview.

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Episode 62: 12 Rules for Facilitation: Part III with Leanne Hughes

I was inspired by Dr Jordan Peterson’s book, 12 Rules for Life, and thought I could share my thoughts, on rules or a framework that has helped me, and can hopefully help you as a First Time Facilitator.

Listen to this episode from First Time Facilitator on Spotify. It is here! The final part of my 3 part series for the '12 Rules for Facilitation'. I was inspired by Dr Jordan Peterson's book, 12 Rules for Life, and thought I could share my thoughts, on rules or a framework that has helped me, and can hopefully help you as a First Time Facilitator.

It is here! The final part of my 3 part series for the '12 Rules for Facilitation’.

I was inspired by Dr Jordan Peterson’s book, 12 Rules for Life, and thought I could share my thoughts, on rules or a framework that has helped me, and can hopefully help you as a First Time Facilitator.

If you haven’t listened to that episode, no worries. You can listen to each of the 12 Rules series as stand-alone episodes.  

If you are catching up, here are the 8 rules. If you’ve heard this before, I wonder how many you can remember?

Here we go...

  • Rule #1: Stand up straight with your shoulders back

  • Rule #2: Iron your shirt the night before

  • Rule #3: Give yourself a fake deadline (and convince yourself it’s real).

  • Rule #4: Finish at 5pm means out the door at 4.55pm

  • Rule #5: It takes a lot of work to look natural

  • Rule #6: Establish a cool-down routine

  • Rule #7: Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can.

  • Rule #8: Define what it means to ‘get into state’

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Episode 61: How to use visuals to create more engaging workshop experiences with Jason Knight

As facilitators and trainers, we’re usually to not only deliver engaging and compelling workshops and conferences, but also develop the training materials and resources that go with it - the booklets, the Powerpoint deck, the handouts, the checklists.

Listen to this episode from First Time Facilitator on Spotify. As facilitators and trainers, we're usually to not only deliver engaging and compelling workshops and conferences, but also develop the training materials and resources that go with it - the booklets, the Powerpoint deck, the handouts, the checklists.

As facilitators and trainers, we’re usually to not only deliver engaging and compelling workshops and conferences, but also develop the training materials and resources that go with it - the booklets, the Powerpoint deck, the handouts, the checklists.

It can get pretty labour intensive.  I know it certainly does for me. And it calls on a pretty general skill set to do everything involved - the content development, creating killer slides and handouts, as well as smashing it when you deliver the workshop.

I thought I would call in an expert in design, a guy that has decided he’s going to share his graphic and branding genius to help facilitators and training companies, really drive engagement in their sessions, through the use of visuals.

His name is Jason Knight and he blends HR + Marketing together.  He’s the founder and creative brains of Moved by Design, a design consultancy - specialising in UX and EX. He’s spent over 15 years creatively blending strategy and brand identity into powerful communications, for growing brands and engaging employees.

His company, Moved By Design, transforms boring L&D into a people-first culture where strategic, customised corporate learning and coaching builds talent, brains and businesses.

If you think your materials are a bit average and you want next level, listen in to this episode to pickup his ideas on how to improve them, and ways you can use design to really drive engagement in your meeting, your workshop or your conference.

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About our guest: Jason Knight

Jason Knight is the founder and creative director of Moved by Design, a brand identity consultancy. He has spent over 15 years creatively blending strategy and brand identity into powerful communications, which has made him a finely tuned visual communicator.  Since 2004 Jason has been the Creative Director of Moved by Design producing works for Oil Search, Ausgrid, Inghams, Bantex, Ray White, Holiday Coast Credit Union, Port Macquarie Hastings Council, and many more. 

It’s seeing a business raise to new heights that drives him – taking hold of their true identity and inspiring the world around them. With a little magic and some careful planning, Jason works hands-on to directly improve a brand’s impact and customer conversion rate.

With a background in product design, graphic design and organisational development Jason has become a highly proficient creative consultant. He knows that a brand is so much more than a logo - it is the soul of a company – which is why he believes brands can’t afford not to have their identity strategically aligned and developed.

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Episode 60: Practical recipes for change with Dr Cathryn Lloyd and Andrew Rixon

What's your process for designing meeting, workshop or conference content? in today’s episode I’m interviewing two expert facilitators who have compiled over 80 activities to elicit story-sharing in workshops, in a book called ‘The Story Cookbook’.

Listen to this episode from First Time Facilitator on Spotify. What's your process for designing meeting, workshop or conference content? in today's episode I'm interviewing two expert facilitators who have compiled over 80 activities to elicit story-sharing in workshops, in a book called The Story Cookbook.

What's your process for designing meeting, workshop or conference content?

in today’s episode I’m interviewing two expert facilitators who have compiled over 80 activities to elicit story-sharing in workshops, in a book called ‘The Story Cookbook’.

The authors are Dr Cathryn Lloyd and Andrew Rixon. Cathryn has appeared on the podcast before, in episode 52 and is a facilitator, educator, researcher, arts practitioner, and creative development coach. She is the Founder and Director of Maverick Minds, a company that specialises in creative learning experiences designed to shift your thinking, gain new perspectives and create positive change.

Andrew Rixon is a consultant, coach and educator with particular interest and passion for entrepreneurship and innovation. He’s the Founder of Babel Fish Group, a boutique management consulting company specialising in innovative approaches to leadership and change. Andrew has worked across diverse industry and organisations within Australia and internationally across the US, UK and Asia.

In this episode we talk about the importance, not only of story-telling but of story listening and story-sharing. We talk about questions you need to consider prior to designing a workshop, and through this interview, both Cathryn and Andrew share their stories on how they got to know each other, why they wrote the book, and how you as a facilitator, can use a resource like this to help develop your next workshop - whether that’s facilitating a one-hour meeting; or even a one-week conference.

On this episode you’ll learn

  • How you can use stories to facilitate outcomes in a workshop

  • The questions you need to consider prior to designing a workshop

  • The MIT for a story - and how you can use it to craft a story; but also use it to understand what hits

  • How leaders can use stories to influence change

  • What a great resource The Story Cookbook is, for first time facilitators!

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Episode 59: 12 Rules for Facilitation: Part II

This week’s episode is a solo one and it’s Part 2 of my series, ‘12 Rules for Facilitation’. Two episodes ago, in Episode 57 I shared the first four rules. I was inspired by Dr Jordan Peterson’s book, 12 Rules for Life, and thought I could share my thoughts, on rules or a framework that has helped me, and can hopefully help you as First Time Facilitators.

Listen to this episode from First Time Facilitator on Spotify. This week's episode is a solo one and it's Part 2 of my series, '12 Rules for Facilitation'. Two episodes ago, in Episode 57 I shared the first four rules.

This week’s episode is a solo one and it’s Part 2 of my series, ‘12 Rules for Facilitation’. Two episodes ago, in Episode 57 I shared the first four rules. I was inspired by Dr Jordan Peterson’s book, 12 Rules for Life, and thought I could share my thoughts, on rules or a framework that has helped me, and can hopefully help you as First Time Facilitators.

If you haven’t listened to that episode, no worries. You can listen to each of the 12 Rules series as stand-alone episodes.  Each three-part episode has four rules.

The first four rules were:

  • Rule #1: Stand up straight with your shoulders back

  • Rule #2: Iron your shirt the night before

  • Rule #3: Give yourself a fake deadline (and convince yourself it’s real).

  • Rule #4: Finish at 5pm means out the door at 4.55pm

I’d be really keen to hear what rules you’d invent if given a chance. What are some things you really stick to, that are non-negotiable? Send me a rule you like to stick by when you facilitate, you can instagram me @leannehughes. I am a huuuge fan of Instagram and I love when listeners post their screenshots of the listening into the podcast and tag me. It makes my day!

As always, if you’d like to keep the conversation going when the episode’s over, you can head on over to the free Facebook group called ‘The Flipchart’ and share facilitation stories, tips, tools and what you’re up to! You can also sign up to the monthly newsletter called ‘The Flipchart, be great to see you on the list there!

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Episode 58: Hold your workshop outcomes lightly with Kirsty Lewis

Our guest today is really passionate about how learning is designed and delivered. She believes that good things happen when you bring likeminded individuals together from the world of training, facilitation and coaching to learn, to grow, to share and connect. She’s also here to support businesses who have a passion and desire to develop their facilitation and training talent internally.

Listen to this episode from First Time Facilitator on Spotify. Our guest today is really passionate about how learning is designed and delivered. She believes that good things happen when you bring likeminded individuals together from the world of training, facilitation and coaching to learn, to grow, to share and connect.

Our guest today is really passionate about how learning is designed and delivered. She believes that good things happen when you bring likeminded individuals together from the world of training, facilitation and coaching to learn, to grow, to share and connect. She’s also here to support businesses who have a passion and desire to develop their facilitation and training talent internally.

Her name is Kirsty Lewis, and she’s the Founder of the School of Facilitation, based in the UK. She is the perfect person to have on this show for First Time Facilitator listeners, as in her business she hosts classes and events that bring new ideas, skills and ways to facilitate, train or design and works with  corporates to design learning and coach in-house trainers and facilitators

On this episode you'll learn:

  • How boldly writing down a career goal changed her direction in life

  • Why she encourages facilitators to take care of themselves first: mentally, physically, emotionally and spiritually

  • How she preps the night before and morning of a workshop

  • How she resets the energy in a room

  • Why she believes time on your feet matters (but you also need another essential ingredient

  • Systemic constellations: What it is, and how it can transformational for people when you don’t have the words to describe what’s happening to you)

  • How she differentiates between workshops and gatherings

  • Some of the common themes she notices when First Time Facilitators work with the School of Facilitation

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Episode 57: 12 Rules for Facilitation: Part 1

These are my 12 Rules for Facilitation. My non-negotiables. I started writing this episode when I was debriefing my 'lessons learnt' after facilitating a two day conference this week.

Listen to this episode from First Time Facilitator on Spotify. When you reflect on the workshops and conferences you deliver, each of us has a different style and a different way of bringing yourself to the party. These are my 12 Rules for Facilitation. My non-negotiables.

When you reflect on the workshops and conferences you deliver, each of us has a different style and a different way of bringing yourself to the party.

These are my 12 Rules for Facilitation. My non-negotiables. I started writing this episode when I was debriefing my 'lessons learnt' after facilitating a two day conference this week.

When I was brainstorming this list, I thought they sounded pretty similar to the rules that Dr Jordan Peterson’s shares in his book ‘12 Rules for Life’.

I thought it may be useful for First Time Facilitators to have a little compass, a little true north of their own, so I’m sharing what I think are the ‘12 Rules for Facilitation’.  

This is a three-part series, the other two episodes will come out in future, interspersed by the interview style shows just to mix things up. Four rules per episode!

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