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Send Leanne a messageAnother espresso shot episode coming to you this week! I hopped on a quick call with Foundd Legal owner, Riz McDonald to chat about a question that was raised in The Flipchart community on Facebook this week. The question was, “When writing up contracts to deliver remote sessions, is anyone including information to address potential / perceived risks around using platforms such as Zoom? Just to give an example, if someone recorded a session without your knowledge, or someone felt there was a privacy issue.  I'm about to have a client sign on the dotted line and want to make sure I'm covered” Riz shares her thoughts on how to navigate this with your clients. About today’s guest: Riz McDonald Riz is a lawyer with over 16 years of experience, She is an entrepreneur and passionate about all things creative! Which is part of what led her to start Foundd Legal.  Riz first appeared on Episode 96 of the First Time Facilitator podcast, chatting all things contract creation. Over the years working as both a lawyer and as the founder of an ecommerce business, she discovered that there were a huge number of amazing designers, creatives and fellow entrepreneurs out there who had fantastic ideas and business models, but had no access to the legal ins and outs that are imperative to running a fully legitimate, successful and protected company.  She started Foundd Legal as a way to make all of that boring, scary, overwhelming legal stuff both accessible and affordable to entrepreneurs, creatives and designers, so they can have the best shot possible of creating a legal, lucrative, kick-arse brand and business they can share with the world. Resources mentioned in this episode: Found Legal Connect with Riz on Linkedin Facebook Instagram Like this show? Please leave me a review here — even one sentence helps! Consider including your Twitter handle so I can thank you personally. Tweet Leanne your number one takeaway from this episode! Click here to send your thanks to Rizwana Support the show

Send Leanne a messageIn this episode I chat with 5 x TED stage speaker, Julian Treasure about how the design of workspaces affects our productivity and how listening can be beneficial to us as speakers and facilitators. In this episode you will learn how offices are organic spaces that should be designed based on the activity, factors that affect people’s happiness and productivity in work, why is silence is important in improving conscious listening and how to listen to someone you don’t agree with! Julian is a sound and communication expert. He travels the world training people to listen better and create healthier sound. He is the author of the books How to be Heard and Sound Business. His TED talks have been watched more than 80 million times. His latest, How to speak so that people want to listen, is in the top 10 TED talks of all time. Click here for show notes Join The Flipchart Facebook group on Facebook! Grab my free cheat sheet: 5 unpredictable ways to start a Zoom meeting (that predictably work) Support the show

Send Leanne a messageJuan 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.  Resources mentioned on this show: Learning Legendario Eventbrite Zapier ConvertKit Mailchimp Check out Juanda’s Zoom magic tricks! Tweet your thanks or thoughts to Juanda or LeanneSupport the show

Send Leanne a messageSally 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 brings creativity and flair into all the mediums she works in, including workshops. In this episode, we talk about voice coaching, tips for delivering workshops and managing energy (she has a terrific metaphor for energy).  I also ask her if it’s possible to change our voice. Sally is a former TV journalist, PR consultant and spokesperson. Prior to her broadcast career she ran a successful Speech & Drama studio.  She also hosts the That Voice podcast too View the show notes for Episode 116 Visit Sally’s website Grab my free pdf: The 5 unpredictable ways to start a workshop (that predictably work) Support the show

Send Leanne a messageBonus 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 LinkedIn about the double-mindedness we can all go through trying to be authentic at this time and how to be present, real, but have empathy while still being about the business.  How many plates are we spinning when we turn up online?  Join Andrew and I as we discuss how to show up as a business owner on social during this time.  If you like the format of this conversation, you can join their morning huddles by joining their FB group called Business Thrival Mastermind. While you’re on Facebook, join The Flipchart community, too!Support the show

Send Leanne a messageToday’s guest in Matthew Mason, the Chief Learning Architect at Superb Learning, an innovative content development and training business focused on better training, better outcomes by working with organisations to develop modern and creative learning solutions.  We recorded this interview pre-covid however it could not come at a more relevant time, particularly as we talk about how to move our face to face workshop events online, the importance of creating community, and Matthew also shares helpful tools you can use to create online learning and more importantly, keep people engaged. Matthew is recognised both as a Certified Online Learning Facilitator and Certified Learning Professional for the Asia Pacific Institute for Learning & Performance (ILP). This year I’ve volunteered as a Queensland Regional Advocate for the ILP so I’ve seen Matthew a few times around the digs there this year.  He’s also the co-director of the Certified Learning Institute providing learning professionals with practical, actionable and relevant training to keep them ahead of the curve AND a director of Reality Creators, an innovative learning and development company, specialising in the development of immersive learning experiences. Through the use of Augmented Reality, Virtual Reality, 360 degree videos and interactive videos Reality Creators creates engaging and cutting edge learning resources. Full show notes at: https://www.firsttimefacilitator.com/episode115 Join the conversation when the podcast is over on The Flipchart community on FacebookSupport the show

Send Leanne a messageLet 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.  It was recorded recently so we do touch on covid-19 and how StoryBrand are pivoting their workshops to online but JJ […] The post How to position yourself as the guide (not the hero) with Dr JJ Peterson (Episode 114) appeared first on First Time Facilitator.Support the show

Send Leanne a message@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 The post Bonus: How to use Zoom breakout rooms effectively with Oscar Trimboli appeared first on First Time Facilitator.Support the show

Send Leanne a messageI 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 fresh again and talking to a person who wrote the book about adapting to change, it’s called “Think on your feet: Tips and Tricks to Improve […] The post Moving Improv workshops online by thinking on your feet with Jen Oleniczak Brown (Episode 113) appeared first on First Time Facilitator.Support the show

Send Leanne a messageToday’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 is based in Finland and is affectionately known as “The Remote Meeting Guy”.  In this show we talk about energy required to facilitate online workshops and how […] The post Virtual meeting and workshop tips from the Remote Meeting Guy, Jonas Rajanto (Episode 112) appeared first on First Time Facilitator.Support the show