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 10 days
- Average duration
- 35 minutes
- Episodes
- 279
- Years Active
- 2018 - 2025
Using the House of Communication to create contrast in your workshops with Michael Grinder (Episode 148)
Can you use space to create contrast, even in a virtual call? Today’s guest proves that you can!
We have an absolute world-leader in the field of nonverbal communication joining …
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)
I spend TOO many time designing workshops, making sure every activity, every piece of content is fit for purpose!
Wouldn't it be great if planning a workshop was as easy as shuff…
Activate your attention: How to prime your natural listening and observation skills for meaningful and rich conversations with Marisa Agrasut (Episode 145)
In today’s episode, I draw an activity extract out from a recent Virtually Possible 2.0 call, where i was joined by Marisa Agrasut and Joeri Schilders.
In this conversation, Mari…
Discovering your facilitation home base with Jordan Mendoza (Episode 144)
Having a home base as a facilitator. A metaphorical place in your workshop room, where you can reset. What's not to love about that idea?
This week on the show I’m chatting to Jo…
How to deliver hybrid workshops (sessions with both in-person and virtual participants) with Leanne Hughes (Episode 143)
In this Flipchart live-stream event, Leanne Hughes answers the following three questions:
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How do you embed leadership workshop material through coaching sessions held after you…
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)
Okay, we all know it's important to get a good night's sleep, switch off, clarify your vision, and deal with stress.
But like most things in life - these things are much easier s…
Ready, Fire, Aim: Co-facilitator reflections from Virtually Possible with Joeri Schilders (Episode 140)
It’s always fun to deliver a project but as we all know as facilitators, many of the lessons learned are discovered in the reflection!
Joeri Schilders and I met a few months ago …
Activating your strengths to facilitate results in workshops (and in business) with Charlotte Blair (Episode 139)
Today, I’m chatting to someone who also shares my love for the Clifton Strengths tool.
It’s all well and good to find a tool you love, that echoes back what you think + feel abou…
There's no such thing as a difficult group, only an inflexible facilitator with Marcus Crow (Episode 138)
We’ve been delivering in-person workshops for years. We’re comfortable. Give us a marker pen, some butcher’s paper and some decent catering: We’re good to go!
When Covid hit earl…
What a group fitness class taught me about virtual facilitation with Leanne Hughes (Episode 137)
Ever since I spoke to Jacinta Cubis on the show, I've started noticing more facilitation lessons around me, every day.
In this week's episode, I share the story of my return to a…
How to use body language to increase participation in your virtual workshops with Mark Bowden (Episode 136)
Mark Bowden is back!
It sounds weird to say this: But this guy makes you feel at home when you chat to him. Yes, I know we’re all at home already — he’s curious, he uses your nam…
Using virtual events to supercharge your business growth with Ken Burgin (Episode 135)
Have you been running webinars but finding it difficult to get people through the door? This week’s guest is great at tuning in to topics that people actually want, and he’s figu…
Virtual centering and well-being techniques for online meetings with Wade Brill (Episode 134)
Are you zipping around from one virtual meeting to the next? Clicking Exit on a call, then clicking a new link to jump on the next without getting space in between? I am!
How can…
Serving 132,000 students worldwide from a spare bedroom in remote Australia with Sarah Cordiner (Episode 133)
Anytime you’re live - whether that’s presenting a webinar, or a face-to-face workshop, you’re essentially exchanging your time for money.
Today’s guest, Sarah Cordiner has helped…
Getting your foot in the door as a moderator with Kjell Lutz (Episode 132)
Panel discussions! You see some great ones, you see some ordinary ones.
A few years ago I was really into the ABC TV show, Q&A with Tony Jones. Some people didn’t enjoy his style…
5 ways to ramp up the energy in your virtual workshops (by being a bit lazy) with Leanne Hughes and Joeri Schilders (Bonus!)
In this episode, Leanne and Joeri share 5 super simple (some might say, lazy?) ways to keep up the energy in your virtual sessions.
This is the audio replay of a really fun webin…
The conflict of creating interesting conversations (then having to stop them, so we can move to the next one) with Misha Glouberman (Episode 131)
How did I find today’s guest? Through this article: How to Host a Cocktail Party on Zoom (and have better classes, conferences and meetings, too) written by Misha Glouberman, tha…
Taking you back-stage: How to find a collaboration buddy and facilitate a solution with Leanne Hughes (Episode 130)
I’m taking you backstage to share how Joeri Schilders and I are collaborating to bring you the Virtually Possible program.
With everyone in lockdown, this may be a good time to …