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
Simple ways to sell tickets to your online webinar/session with Juan Daniel Sobrado (BONUS!)
Juan Daniel Sobrado hopped on the First Time Facilitator podcast recently, to chat with Leanne Hughes about ticket sales platforms for webinars and online training sessions.
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Bringing unpredictability into your voice (tips from voice coach + TikTok sensation), Sally Prosser (Episode 116)
Sally Prosser is a voice coach who is crushing it on TokTok. She does really cool things - organises events called Voice and Vinho, hosts 6 week voice makeover programs and bring…
Bonus: How to show up online when you’re dealing with life with Leanne Hughes and Andrew Pitchford
Bonus episode coming to you this week. I was invited onto The Morning Kick, a morning huddle hosted by Andrew Pitchford and the team from Excite Media.
Last week, I posted on Lin…
Online learning is about the marriage (not the wedding) with Matthew Mason (Episode 115)
Today’s guest in Matthew Mason, the Chief Learning Architect at Superb Learning, an innovative content development and training business focused on better training, better outcom…
How to position yourself as the guide (not the hero) with Dr JJ Peterson (Episode 114)
Let me say upfront: This is a notepad and pen episode. Take them out, now! Dr JJ Peterson is the Chief of Teaching and Facilitation at StoryBrand and he’s my guest on the show. …
Bonus: How to use Zoom breakout rooms effectively with Oscar Trimboli
@Oscartrimboli and I caught up yesterday to share ideas on how to make #Zoom breakout rooms more effective during virtual workshops. Listen in! #virtualworkshops #zoom
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Moving Improv workshops online by thinking on your feet with Jen Oleniczak Brown (Episode 113)
I hope you’re keeping safe, eating a variety of food, getting some movement into your day while we navigate this uncertainty and complexity. This week, I’m keeping the content fr…
Virtual meeting and workshop tips from the Remote Meeting Guy, Jonas Rajanto (Episode 112)
Today’s guest, Jonas Rajanto’s life has changed over the last two weeks – he has been in demand, helping individuals and businesses pivot their offline offerings, online. Jonas i…
Never let a good crisis go to waste with Murray Guest and Steph Clarke (Episode 111)
*BONUS EPISODE* During these unprecedented Covid-19 times, I thought it would be helpful for listeners to lean into a conversation between their facilitation peers. With less tha…
We all have a choice to get to the next level with Nicholas King (Episode 110)
In this episode I chat with Nicholas about how to strive to become the best version of yourself as a facilitator and how to make a difference in others lives. I think that’s one …
Facilitating your passion pivot (and being brave to step into it) with Scott Armstrong (Episode 109)
It’s been just over a year now since I stepped out as a solopreneur and I feel like I’m still trying to find that ultra niche topic for me to really double down on. I run worksho…
Effective virtual facilitation using Zoom Webinars with Leanne Hughes (Episode 108)
This is a surprise, pop-up show! I had so many of you asking questions about how to facilitate virtual meetings and webinars, so I’ve created a practical episode, on this very to…
Get going (and then get good) with Kate Norris (Episode 107)
Charisma: An important topic that we haven’t explored enough on this show. How do you know when someone is charismatic? What clues do you pick up? That’s a question I ask today’…
Why being “barely adequate” is a smart strategy for First Time Facilitators with Michael Bungay-Stanier (Episode 106)
Leanne Hughes interviews #1 coaching thought leader and author, Michael Bungay-Stanier on the First Time Facilitator podcast.
Legendary learning + the facilitation percentage game with Juan Daniel Sobrado (Episode 105)
Here’s a question for you. Think about the last workshop you delivered. If you had to use a ratio, how much time did you spend speaking, explaining, emphasising vs the group spea…
When do you stop calling yourself a First Time Facilitator? with Leanne Hughes (Episode 104)
When do you stop calling yourself a First Time Facilitator? How do you know when you’ve graduated to just being a “Facilitator”? I’ve given a bit of consideration to this and put…
Learning to adapt, adopt and love change with Lydia Moussa (Episode 103)
With the inevitable changes happening all around us, teams need to build their capabilities so that they can successfully adopt new change projects and confidently adapt to their…
Using body language to create a powerful workshop experience with Mark Bowden (Episode 102)
You know when you run a workshop, every now and then you peer around the room to see who’s paying attention, who looks interested (and, who doesn’t!) and you make judgments based…
10 facilitation lessons from the last 100 weeks with Leanne Hughes (Episode 101) + a bonus interview with Murray Guest
This week on the show sharing my Top 10 facilitation lessons learnt over the last 100 episodes. I’m going to compare the facilitator I was 100 weeks ago, with the facilitator I a…
Facilitating conversations with the world’s best performers with Jordan Harbinger (Episode 100)
Leanne Hughes interviews Jordan Harbinger on the First Time Facilitator podcast
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