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First Time Facilitator — 281 episodes · page 2 of 3
Turning a monologue into a dialogue with Johnny Quinn (Episode 171)
Putting grace in the space with Beth Wonson (Episode 170)
How to get your groups to spot (and share) their stories with David Pullan (Episode 169)
An L&D Detective solves the ultimate measurement mystery with Kevin M Yates (Episode 168)
How to turn a workshop into a killer keynote speech with Leanne Hughes (Episode 167)
Creating an atmosphere of "serious fun" with Diversity Dana #Bestof (Episode 166)
#bestof Facilitating once in a lifetime workshop experiences with Steve Sims (Episode 165)
The skill that makes you a better human with Maria McDonald (Episode 164)
One Zoom Cheat Sheet to Rule Them All with Jan Keck (Episode 163)
How to get people to show up to your workshops (without saying "It's mandatory") with Leanne Hughes (Episode 162)
Connecting, empowering and leading groups in the outdoors with Phil Brown (Episode 161)
Bringing swagger into your workshops with Leslie Ehm (Episode 160)
How to win friends and influence your online colleagues with Leanne Hughes (Episode 159)
Facilitating digital change? Prioritise the people, not the tech with Mike Knapp (Episode 158)
Driving word of mouth marketing through your workshops with Suzi Dafnis (Episode 157)
Let’s have a conversation that matters with Jan Keck (Episode 156)
Exceptional self coaching to help you start small and finish strong in 2021 with Daniel Kerr (Episode 155)
Facilitate your own change journey using a sprinkling of constructive delusion with Leanne Hughes (Episode 154)
#Bestof: Storytelling works! (Because no one's ever asked to see a Powerpoint presentation twice) with Matthew Dicks (Episode 153)
A #neverdonebefore serendipitous group interview (Episode 152)
Leanne's favourite facilitator things: A holiday wishlist! (Episode 151)
50 episodes / 50 weeks: Facilitation and business lessons with Leanne Hughes (Episode 150)
Anyone can use Lego Serious Play in their workshops (and here’s how you do it) with Michael Fearne (Episode 149)
Using the House of Communication to create contrast in your workshops with Michael Grinder (Episode 148)
Lecture-breakers and smart tips for virtual summits with Barbi Honeycutt Ph.D (Episode 147)
Workshop Design in the Moment (and from your back pocket) with Meg Bolger (Episode 146)
Activate your attention: How to prime your natural listening and observation skills for meaningful and rich conversations with Marisa Agrasut (Episode 145)
Discovering your facilitation home base with Jordan Mendoza (Episode 144)
How to deliver hybrid workshops (sessions with both in-person and virtual participants) with Leanne Hughes (Episode 143)
Curing decision making disorders through the craft of consulting with Deb Zahn (Episode 142)
Getting you further, faster in career (and in life) with Warren James (Episode 141)
Ready, Fire, Aim: Co-facilitator reflections from Virtually Possible with Joeri Schilders (Episode 140)
Activating your strengths to facilitate results in workshops (and in business) with Charlotte Blair (Episode 139)
There's no such thing as a difficult group, only an inflexible facilitator with Marcus Crow (Episode 138)
What a group fitness class taught me about virtual facilitation with Leanne Hughes (Episode 137)
How to use body language to increase participation in your virtual workshops with Mark Bowden (Episode 136)
Using virtual events to supercharge your business growth with Ken Burgin (Episode 135)
Virtual centering and well-being techniques for online meetings with Wade Brill (Episode 134)
Serving 132,000 students worldwide from a spare bedroom in remote Australia with Sarah Cordiner (Episode 133)
Getting your foot in the door as a moderator with Kjell Lutz (Episode 132)
5 ways to ramp up the energy in your virtual workshops (by being a bit lazy) with Leanne Hughes and Joeri Schilders (Bonus!)
The conflict of creating interesting conversations (then having to stop them, so we can move to the next one) with Misha Glouberman (Episode 131)
Taking you back-stage: How to find a collaboration buddy and facilitate a solution with Leanne Hughes (Episode 130)
Facilitating culture change, one conversation at a time with Prina Shah (Episode 129)
Stop being so afraid: Nobody wants a humble consultant (and other truth bombs) from the rockstar of consulting, Alan Weiss (Episode 128)
How to structure a 60 minute virtual workshop that delights your participants with Leanne Hughes (Episode 127)
Facilitation for Innovation: Mixing together madness, measure and magic sauce with Joeri Schilders (Episode 126)
Holding the mirror up: 3 powerful questions to help you sustain success with Dr Fergus Connolly (Episode 125)
How walkshops can help you read the room better with Jacinta Cubis (Episode 124)
You lost me at hello: Re-engaging your audiences and nurturing your relationships with David Nour (Episode 123)
An introvert's perspective on facilitation with Tony Brazelton (Episode 122)
How reframing a question saved a team building event (and the day!) with Yoke van Dam (Episode 121)
22 facilitators and trainers answer: What I wish I'd known before starting my business (Episode 120)
7/7: What I wish I knew when I started my facilitation business with Leanne Hughes
6/7: What I wish I knew when I started my facilitation business with Leanne Hughes
5/7: What I wish I knew when I started my facilitation business with Leanne Hughes
4/7: What I wish I knew when I started my facilitation business with Leanne Hughes
3/7: What I wish I knew when I started my facilitation business with Leanne Hughes
2/7: What I wish I knew when I started my facilitation business with Leanne Hughes
1/7: What I wish I knew when I started my facilitation business with Leanne Hughes
They arrive for the content (and stay for the connections) with Andy Storch (Episode 118)
Bonus: How to manage perceived risks around using third party platforms (like Zoom) for your remote sessions with Riz McDonald
Want to be a great speaker? Be a great listener with Julian Treasure (Episode 117)
Simple ways to sell tickets to your online webinar/session with Juan Daniel Sobrado (BONUS!)
Bringing unpredictability into your voice (tips from voice coach + TikTok sensation), Sally Prosser (Episode 116)
Bonus: How to show up online when you’re dealing with life with Leanne Hughes and Andrew Pitchford
Online learning is about the marriage (not the wedding) with Matthew Mason (Episode 115)
How to position yourself as the guide (not the hero) with Dr JJ Peterson (Episode 114)
Bonus: How to use Zoom breakout rooms effectively with Oscar Trimboli
Moving Improv workshops online by thinking on your feet with Jen Oleniczak Brown (Episode 113)
Virtual meeting and workshop tips from the Remote Meeting Guy, Jonas Rajanto (Episode 112)
Never let a good crisis go to waste with Murray Guest and Steph Clarke (Episode 111)
We all have a choice to get to the next level with Nicholas King (Episode 110)
Facilitating your passion pivot (and being brave to step into it) with Scott Armstrong (Episode 109)
Effective virtual facilitation using Zoom Webinars with Leanne Hughes (Episode 108)
Get going (and then get good) with Kate Norris (Episode 107)
Why being “barely adequate” is a smart strategy for First Time Facilitators with Michael Bungay-Stanier (Episode 106)
Legendary learning + the facilitation percentage game with Juan Daniel Sobrado (Episode 105)
When do you stop calling yourself a First Time Facilitator? with Leanne Hughes (Episode 104)
Learning to adapt, adopt and love change with Lydia Moussa (Episode 103)
Using body language to create a powerful workshop experience with Mark Bowden (Episode 102)
10 facilitation lessons from the last 100 weeks with Leanne Hughes (Episode 101) + a bonus interview with Murray Guest
Facilitating conversations with the world’s best performers with Jordan Harbinger (Episode 100)
16 Facilitators share their 2020 planning strategy (Episode 99)
“That which you can plan is too small for you to live”: 2019 reflections + 2020 planning with Leanne Hughes (Episode 98)
Facilitating like a fighter pilot (with the pace of a poet) with Chris Huet (Episode 97)
Smart solopreneur contract creation with Riz McDonald (Episode 96)
Public speaking is a sprint, facilitating is a marathon with Tim Ferguson (Episode 95)
Reconnecting the dots: How I got started as a facilitator with Leanne Hughes (Episode 94)
How to facilitate a bid with Justin Nickerson (Episode 93)
Thrive as a Facilitator with Joanna Wiesinger Ph.D. (Episode 92)
Becoming Indistractable: Make traction on the things that matter with Nir Eyal (Episode 91)
Managing hungover participants at workshops + conferences with Leanne Hughes (Episode 90)
Designing workshops that work with Myriam Hadnes (Episode 89)
Facilitating (and maximising) an authentic customer experience with Tom Scantlebury (Episode 88)
Seriously playing with LEGO with Joel Birch (Episode 87)
Tune up your workshop with Leanne Hughes (Episode 86)
Managing your company’s best assets: A conversation with my dad, Aneurin Hughes (Episode 85)
Be where your facilitation feet are with Ingrid Thompson (Episode 84)
Forced connections using icebreakers with Leanne Hughes (Episode 83)