First Time Facilitator
Leanne Hughes from the First Time Facilitator blog reveals all of her group facilitation, training and workshop tips and tricks so you can be ahead of the curve the next time you step out in front of a group.Discover how you can tweak elements of your facilitation style, or incorporate new techniques to engage your audience and leave with lasting impact (and 5-star feedback). Icebreakers, leadership, group interaction, preparation, games, conflict, props, flip-charts, delivery, voice, body language, confidence, discussions and everything that works (and doesn’t work) to help you better understand how to deliver and connect with your audience, every single time.
- Update frequency
- every 9 days
- Average duration
- 35 minutes
- Episodes
- 278
- Years Active
- 2018 - 2025
How To Monetise Your Personal Brand: Leanne Hughes and Petra Zink (#friendsoffirsttimefacilitator) #203
Hello friends! Over the next few weeks, I'm sharing podcast episode where I've been the guest! Today, you're listening to an epic conversation I had on my friend Petra Zink's pod…
How to plan an off-site retreat: Behind the scenes planning for The Junket (Episode 202)
What’s The Junket retreat? It’s a small, awesome event I’m hosting down the Gold Coast in February 2022.
After months of thinking and talking about it, I’ve decided to jump right …
Facilitating your passion pivot (and being brave to step into it) with Scott Armstrong #fromthevault
It's that time of year when you're probably reflecting and planning what 2022 looks like for you.
If so, this is the perfect episode for you. It's a #fromthevault release of Episo…
The Free Time Facilitator: How you can lose the busywork, and love your business with Jenny Blake (Episode 201 #encore)
Welcome to an encore episode!
There is no one else I’d “open up” the podcast for, than the one and only, Jenny Blake.
I shared this interview with the Booked Out Facilitator grou…
Flight mode and for-purpose facilitation with Mel Kettle (#fromthevault)
This week's #fromthevault episode is with the delightful Mel Kettle. I'm replaying it because I spoke to her recently, and it was a great reminder of how great she is at navigati…
Why being “barely adequate” is a smart strategy for First Time Facilitators with Michael Bungay Stanier (#fromthevault 106)
I'm interviewing one of the world's legends today!
Michael Bungay Stanier's (MBS) newest book, "How to Begin: Start Doing Something that Matters" is now available for pre-order.
F…
When you stand in service, you can't be nervous with Neen James (#from the vault)
In this week's #fromthevault episode, I talk to Neen James.
Neen is a sought-out, high-energy keynote speaker in the States who challenges her audiences to leverage their focus a…
The finale with Leanne Hughes + listeners (Episode 200)
What can I say that hasn’t already been said?
There’s a temptation because it’s the last show to try to share something that’s the most valuable thing, that summarises the last 20…
Facilitating audio only sessions to give your thoughts an audience with Ronsley Vaz (Episode 199)
If I were to think of two words that describe this podcast's main themes, they would be "courage" and "preparation".
Preparation - so that we can feel ready to adapt to what happe…
Igniting the genius in the room with Shannon Hughes (Episode 198)
Something I'm pondering right now is how often our ideas are cemented in reality ("How would this actually work?") which can limit our capacity to dream big.
My guest today inspir…
A reflection extravaganza: What happens when you’re no longer a First Time Facilitator? Jan Szmanda interviews Leanne Hughes (Episode 197)
Oooh… this episode is a watershed moment. I make a big announcement.
Back in episode 50, I gave the podcast microphone to my colleague and friend Sean Lavin to interview on the s…
Having the courage to facilitate with flair with Suzanne Rose (Episode 196)
The magic of this podcast is that I get to connect with amazing facilitators around the world. I met today's guest through the podcast. She also lives in Brisbane and over the la…
Real recognition is following-up (after the follow-up) with Sarah McVanel
We all know relationships require ongoing maintenance, you can’t just “set and forget”. And that’s the hard part, right? Continuing conversations, staying present in each other’s…
Sneak peak of the Booked Out Facilitator podcast with Leanne Hughes (Episode 194)
I've loved bringing out a private podcast to listeners this week! If you've missed it, listen to this episode and if you want to dive deeper, you need to jump over to bookedoutfa…
The Self Employed Facilitator Life with Jeffrey Shaw (Episode 193)
When I dropped out of corporate life three years ago, I remember trying to write social media posts, emails, even website copy and I couldn’t break out of that “be professional” …
Stop designing workshops. Start designing experiences with Tricia Conyers (Episode 192)
This week, we’re spinning our focus back onto the craft of facilitation with a guest who I so resonate with in terms of her enthusiasm for the work we do, her passion for trying …
An economist’s perspective on growing your fierce facilitation business with Uyen Vo (Episode 191)
"Your facilitation business (and busy-ness) is fully integrated with your life.”
My conversation this week is with Uyen Vo from Fierce Consulting.
I LOVE THE WAY Uyen sees the worl…
Level up your workshops by thinking like a gamer with Marvin Fox (Episode 190)
This week I’m chatting to someone who has an extremely cool role in the university sector, in fact he works at my old university, The University of Queensland.
I so wish he was …
No one watches your webinar replays! 7 reasons your program and business needs a private podcast with Leanne Hughes (Episode 189)
I'm handing you an idea today that's worth at least $10k, and this idea applies to you whether you’re a consultant working externally, you work internally as a leader, as a direc…
Alan Weiss shares why you need to be a fearless facilitator (and ignore your feedback forms) (Episode 188)
About a year ago, I had a conversation on this podcast that completely changed the way that I viewed my facilitation business. That conversation was with today’s guest, Alan Weis…