All Episodes

Facilitating a human connection with Angela Henderson (Episode 82)

The one criteria I use to design and deliver workshops with Leanne Hughes (Episode 81)

The business of facilitation with Sarah McVanel (Episode 80)

Lessons learnt on the road (and on the tarmac) with Leanne Hughes (Episode 79)

Solutions-focused facilitation with Paul Z Jackson and Janine Waldman (Episode 78)

Flipchart hacks to gain back time with Leanne Hughes (Episode 77)

Cross-border facilitation and leadership with Brett McGuire (Episode 76)

How did we do? Reflections from our #CliftonStrengths presentation with Adam Mustoe (Episode 75)

Pivoting into public speaking with Jenny Blake (Episode 74)

How to start a workshop when you’re waiting for people to show up with Leanne Hughes (Episode 73)

Off Script but Still On Track with Dr Rebecca Sutherns (Episode 72)

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

Transforming organisations using cooperative conversations With Dr Ian Plowman (Episode 70)

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

Flight mode and for-purpose facilitation with Mel Kettle (Episode 68)

Facilitating events with Cool People, in Cool Places (Episode 67)

You don’t need a power blazer to look powerful with Majella McMahon (Episode 66)

How to facilitate for the ‘Future of Work’ with Pete Holliday (Episode 65)

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

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

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

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

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

12 Rules for Facilitation: Part II (Episode 59)

Hold your workshop outcomes lightly with Kirsty Lewis (Episode 58)

12 Rules for Facilitation: Part 1 (Episode 57)

The small truths of facilitation (and taking care of yourself, systematically) with Tim Pence (Episode 56)

Facilitating once in a lifetime workshop experiences with Steve Sims (Episode 55)

Team-Building: How to create appealing (and less eye-rolling) experiences with Andy Balzat (Episode 54)

Team Coaching: How to help teams have the conversations they need to have with Steph Clarke (Episode 53)

Creative facilitation (and why doing gives you the greatest learning) with Dr Cathryn Lloyd (Episode 52)

PowerPoint tips every facilitator needs to know with Thomas Krafft (Episode 51)

What I’ve learnt during 50 episodes of the First Time Facilitator podcast (Episode 50)

Great facilitators notice patterns in the room with Oscar Trimboli (Episode 49)

Don’t sell the plane, sell the holiday: How to demonstrate your credibility to others with Petra Zink (Episode 48)

Reflect, refocus, reset: Simple tools to make 2019 your best year ever (Episode 47)

Learning is not a stand-alone event with Kerry Brocks (Episode 46)

One question you need to ask before you take the stage with Julian Treasure (Episode 45)

Creating rewarding workshop experiences: How to apply the SCARF model into your facilitation work (Episode 44)

No artistry required: Rediscovering paper, pencils and markers with Matteo Becchi (Episode 43)

Edutainment: How to combine knowledge, wit and interaction in your presentations with Dave Jackson (Episode 42)

Unleash your inner intrapreneur: How facilitators can liberate innovation and creativity in organisations with Dr Irena Yashin-Shaw (Episode 41)

A conversation with a CEO (Chief Education Officer) – Martin Probst (Episode 40)

Discover your facilitator zone of genius (and monetise your facilitation skills) with Sarah McVanel (Episode 39)

The ultimate facilitator packing checklist (and how the MOST method saves you energy) with Leanne Hughes (Episode 38)

Announcement: Facebook Group is finally here (p.s. It’s called ‘The Flipchart’) (Episode 37)

7 attributes of a superhero facilitator (and how to rescue a workshop from a fate worse than death) with Leanne Hughes (Episode 36)

Shift your focus: Be with your audience (not just in front of them) with Hadiya Nuriddin (Episode 35)

How a chemical engineer is changing the way academics present (because life is too short for bad presentations) with Toon Verlinden (Episode 34)

The pre-workshop questions you can use to drive a great outcome with Steph Clarke (Episode 33)

Does co-facilitating mean half (or double) the work? with Leanne Hughes (Episode 32)

It’s time to stop recreating content: How to be a more productive facilitator with Sally Foley-Lewis (Episode 31)

A hostage, a hard-worker and a holiday maker walk into a workshop… with Murray Guest (Episode 30)

Adventurous agendas and other tools you can use in your next meeting (Episode 29)

Facilitation is all about the tempo with Joshua John (Episode 28)

Being comfortable (with feeling uncomfortable) with Leanne Hughes (Episode 27)

When you stand in service, you can’t be nervous with Neen James (Episode 26)

Split brain workshop facilitation: How to balance the now with the ‘What’s next?’ with Mark McKeon (Episode 25)

How to develop a workshop using a team profiling tool (while keeping it light and fun) with Sean Lavin (Episode 24)

Facilitation is the act of making something easier with Lynne Cazaly (Episode 23)

What clients really want from a workshop (and no, it’s not information) with Sean D’Souza (Episode 22)

Crafting your (remarkable) facilitator brand with Jane Anderson  (Episode 21)

Turn up early and read the room with Tyson Young (Episode 20)

Creating a learning atmosphere of “serious fun” with Dana the Trainer (Episode 19)

Help! Suggestions needed for facilitating a two hour workshop. Listener Q&A (Episode 18)

The 45 year group facilitation experiment (and how I’m still learning) with Bob Dick (Episode 17)

How to strengthen your facilitation by connecting, teaching and landing with Adam Mustoe (Episode 16)

Facilitating and leading with your head and heart with Therese Lardner (Episode 15)

Q&A: Share some of the amazing facilitation tricks you’ve seen, Leanne! (Episode 14)

A facilitator is an entertainer (even if you think it’s all about the content) with Greg Mitchell (Episode 13)

The two hats: Switching your mode between facilitating and presenting with Paul Hellman (Episode 12)

Losing your voice when delivering a workshop? You’re doing it wrong with Emmanuella Grace (Episode 11)

Keeping workshop content fresh after 25 years (and how I was inspired by a flamenco dancing facilitator) with Scott Amy (Episode 10)

The three minute rule of group facilitation with Cherelle Witney (Episode 9)

Storytelling works! (Because no one’s ever asked to see a Powerpoint presentation twice) (Episode 8)

Preparation: It’s the security blanket for facilitators with Sue Johnston (Episode 7)

We need more mindful leaders (and we need them right now) with Rachel Grace (Episode 6)

How to use humour to deliver x-factor presentations (and laughs) with Andrew Tarvin (Episode 5)

Why drawing together can help solve complex problems (and change the world) with Marcel Van Hove (Episode 4)

Conquering your fear of public speaking with expert trainer and facilitator, Nikki McMurray (Episode 3)

It’s not about you: Diversity and Inclusion expert, Teagan Dowler shares why listening is the #1 skill of a facilitator (Episode 2)

Just Rock It! Facilitation and training tips from leadership guru Sonia McDonald (Episode 1)