All Episodes

FTF261: How to Design High-End Client Experiences with Alan Weiss (Talk the Walk replay)

FTF260: The Campfire Method with Jan Keck: A Better Way to Build Trust in Groups

FTF259: Exceptional Experiences with Neen James

FTF258: From Surgeon to Facilitator: Dr Liz O'Riordan's First Workshop

FTF257: The Dark Arts of Interrupting Someone

FTF256: Handling chat like a pro

FTF255: How we built my new brand in 4 weeks with Jason Knight

FTF254: Talk the Walk with Alan Weiss (How to avoid gambling away your career)

FTF253: The Delegate Experience: Conferences Done Differently with Mary-Louise (ML) Huppatz

FTF252: Obsess over the participant (not the meeting room) with Steven Demedio + a sneak peak of our Red Carpet Campout

FTF251: How we sold out our event in 24 hours (Behind the scenes of How to Face Change) with solo reflections from Leanne Hughes

FTF250: Building trust and driving change in workshops with Hitomi Whitlock

FTF249 Michael Bungay Stanier's Co-Facilitation Tips & Brisbane Event Preview!

FTF248: Mid-year check-in + sneak peak of Talk the Walk with Alan Weiss

FTF247: From Workshop to Written Word: Translating Ideas into Books with Mel Loy and Jade Miller

FTF246: Alan Weiss on speedy design + why workshops can be the worst solution for a client

FTF245: Preparing to be spontaneous in your workshops with Lisa Leong

FTF244: Get to the Point with Sally Prosser

FTF243 Unseen facilitation tips: How Phil Woods creates epiphanies in his workshops

FTF242: 5 Workshop Hacks Using ChatGPT with Leanne Hughes

FTF241: Leanne Hughes’ Unofficial 2023 Annual Report

FTF240: Get Lucked! How to Cultivate Serendipity in Your Work with Dr. Christian Busch

FTF239: Tactics for powering yourself up to host a workshop (when you’ve had three hours sleep)

FTF238 How to start a workshop: Which comes first - content or an activity? with Leanne Hughes

FTF237: Deciphering culture and facilitation life as a charismatic introvert with Shane Michael Hatton

FTF236: How I organise my facilitator materials to speed up workshop design with Leanne Hughes

FTF235: Using the House of Communication to Create Contrast in Your Workshops with Michael Grinder (#bestof episode)

FTF234: Behind the Mic: My Co-MC and Committee Reflections with Leanne Hughes

FTF233: Inside three facilitators minds: What goes on (and why we love models!) with John Norcross and Tricia Conyers

FTF232: The Power of Frameworks + How to Gift Wrap Your Expertise with Leanne Hughes

FTF231: Nancy Marmolejo on Navigating Workshops with Quiet Confidence and a Sense of Belonging

FTF230: Turning 40 - Leanne’s 12 Rules for Life

FTF229: Dancing with Workshop Disruption with Jeff Skipper

FTF228: On Air with Sophie Scott: Broadcast Journalism Techniques, and Emotional Regulation for Workshop Success

FTF227: Workshops that Deliver: Focusing on What Truly Matters with Brendon Baker

FTF226: Stamp Out Boring Workshops with Leanne Hughes and Prina Shah

FTF225: World-Class Speaking Dreams: My Pre-Conference Anticipation with Leanne Hughes

FTF 224: Rethinking Your Workshop Strategy: Lessons from the Mall with Sally Porteous

FTF 223: Energy Is the Currency of What We Do with Andrew Hollo

Finding x-factor ideas through everyday experiences with Leanne Hughes

FTF 222: Being Prepared to Wing It: Workshop Wizardry with Dr. Jason Fox

FTF 221: Bringing a Bigger YOU 2.0 Into Your Workshops with Mel Loy

FTF 220: Becoming an Opportunity Creator with Dr. Mechelle Roberthon

FTF 219: Jo Fitzgerald Shares How Deliberate Planning Creates Presence in Your Workshops

FTF218: 5 parallels between book and workshop design with Leanne Hughes

FTF217: Call the Game: Ben Crothers Shares His Tips on Being Bold in Your Next Workshop or Meeting

FTF216: How to Create Productive Struggle in Your Workshops: Zaretta Hammond Shares Her Insights on First Pancake Facilitation

FTF215: The Ebb and Flow of Engagement: Anamaria Dorgo's Insights on Building Community

Facilitating the Future: Douglas Ferguson shares insights on AI, Connection, and Change (Episode 214)

Coaches Corner: Overcoming Fear and Embracing Change with Petra Zink and Dr Maike Neuhaus (Episode 213)

How to Chair A 2-Day Conference with Leanne Hughes

2023 Update: Book announcement + workshop Wing-mates!

The ancient code of togetherness: A belonging conversation with Owen Eastwood

Creating great training programs and marketing them + see you in USA 2023 with Andy Storch (Bonus!)

How to facilitate a 2-hour cocktail party with Nick Gray (Episode 208)

What if you were already there? Leanne checks in!

FTF Bonus: If your in-house mentoring program is failing, maybe you need to try this instead.

Hawaii Solopreneur Trip Reflections with Leanne Hughes

Bonus: What tool should you use to ramp up the engagement in your virtual meeting? (Two by Tuesday)

Matthew Stewart shares how you can add a page to your book of life

Announcement - Leanne's New Podcast: Work and Live Large

Content curation is key, be intentional! Charles Hsuan interviews Leanne Hughes (Episode 206)

2020 Leanne Talks Virtual Workshop Facilitation with Andy Storch #friendsoffirsttimefacilitator (Episode 205)

The Ideal Facilitation Space: Leanne Hughes and Lisa Evans #friendsoffirsttimefacilitator #204

How To Monetise Your Personal Brand: Leanne Hughes and Petra Zink (#friendsoffirsttimefacilitator) #203

How to plan an off-site retreat: Behind the scenes planning for The Junket (Episode 202)

Facilitating your passion pivot (and being brave to step into it) with Scott Armstrong #fromthevault

The Free Time Facilitator: How you can lose the busywork, and love your business with Jenny Blake (Episode 201 #encore)

Flight mode and for-purpose facilitation with Mel Kettle (#fromthevault)

Why being “barely adequate” is a smart strategy for First Time Facilitators with Michael Bungay Stanier (#fromthevault 106)

When you stand in service, you can't be nervous with Neen James (#from the vault)

The finale with Leanne Hughes + listeners (Episode 200)

Facilitating audio only sessions to give your thoughts an audience with Ronsley Vaz (Episode 199)

Igniting the genius in the room with Shannon Hughes (Episode 198)

A reflection extravaganza: What happens when you’re no longer a First Time Facilitator? Jan Szmanda interviews Leanne Hughes (Episode 197)

Having the courage to facilitate with flair with Suzanne Rose (Episode 196)

Real recognition is following-up (after the follow-up) with Sarah McVanel

Sneak peak of the Booked Out Facilitator podcast with Leanne Hughes (Episode 194)

The Self Employed Facilitator Life with Jeffrey Shaw (Episode 193)

Stop designing workshops. Start designing experiences with Tricia Conyers (Episode 192)

An economist’s perspective on growing your fierce facilitation business with Uyen Vo (Episode 191)

Level up your workshops by thinking like a gamer with Marvin Fox (Episode 190)

No one watches your webinar replays! 7 reasons your program and business needs a private podcast with Leanne Hughes (Episode 189)

Alan Weiss shares why you need to be a fearless facilitator (and ignore your feedback forms) (Episode 188)

Tuning your “facilitation antenna” in to manage group dynamics with Lisa Evans (Episode 187)

Keeping panel conversations, workshops and presentations fresh with Peter Hopwood (Episode 186)

Episode 185: Pipelines, proposals and pricing your facilitation services with Deborah Zahn

You live a long time. You never stop learning with Truett Black (Episode 184)

Let's use our facilitation superpowers on ourselves! with Kate Peardon (Episode 183)

Saying YES to unpredictable workshop experiences that open up extraordinary opportunities with Khoury N Ashooh (Episode 182)

What I’ve learnt from hosting 3.5 hour virtual workshops with Leanne Hughes (Episode 181)

How to listen + unlock ideas from 10,000 workshop participants with Slido's Chief Meeting Designer, Juraj Holub (Episode 180)

Stop! Stop doing the work for your group with Paul McGregor (Episode 179)

How Prina landed a 6 month dream gig using the Booked Out Facilitator framework (Episode 178)

How to test the emotional temperature of your invisible audience with Nikki Bush (Episode 177)

Workshops that spread like wildfire (and book you out in the process) with Leanne Hughes (Episode 176)

How to decide what you (and your facilitation business) actively pursues with Leanne Hughes (Episode 175)

Out of the box facilitation + business building with Jimbo Clark (Episode 174)

To stand out, you have to stand up with Mark Garrett Hayes (Episode 173)

Start the conversation: Creating a safe space to explore tough topics with Rose Allett (Episode 172)