First Time Facilitator
Leanne Hughes
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.
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Nov 3, 2019 • 51min
Becoming Indistractable: Make traction on the things that matter with Nir Eyal (Episode 91)
Send Leanne a messageCan you imagine a day where we actually got what we needed to get done, done? I cannot wait to share this interview with you, because my guest today, Nir Eyal is talking about gaining the superpower of INDISTRACTABILITY! It’s funny, I get so many comments from listeners and even friends saying, Leanne you’re so […] The post Becoming Indistractable: Make traction on the things that matter with Nir Eyal (Episode 91) appeared first on First Time Facilitator.Support the show
Oct 28, 2019 • 19min
Managing hungover participants at workshops + conferences with Leanne Hughes (Episode 90)
Send Leanne a messageThis episode is a bit of fun, may be polarising but the thing is, it’s a question I’ve had to ask myself more than a few times – so when I ask myself a question, I figure that there is at least one other person in the world asking themselves the same things. Let’s set […] The post Managing hungover participants at workshops + conferences with Leanne Hughes (Episode 90) appeared first on First Time Facilitator.Support the show
Oct 21, 2019 • 41min
Designing workshops that work with Myriam Hadnes (Episode 89)
Send Leanne a messageI’d love you to meet my (nearly) facilitation twin, Dr Myriam Hadnes. Although we have completely different career backgrounds, we are driven by the same thing. Myriam is based in Amsterdam and she also hosts a show about workshops! On this episode, we talk through her career pivots and how she discovered that she didn’t fit […] The post Designing workshops that work with Myriam Hadnes (Episode 89) appeared first on First Time Facilitator.Support the show
Oct 14, 2019 • 42min
Facilitating (and maximising) an authentic customer experience with Tom Scantlebury (Episode 88)
Send Leanne a messageOur guest today has an amazing perspective on how to help businesses succeed, by creating authentic and exceptional customer experiences. His name is Tom Scantlebury and he’s the founder of Sky Blue Customer Experiences Services. Tom is based down the Gold Coast, Australia. In this conversation, you’ll learn the parallels between Customer Experience (CX) and […] The post Facilitating (and maximising) an authentic customer experience with Tom Scantlebury (Episode 88) appeared first on First Time Facilitator.Support the show
Oct 7, 2019 • 35min
Seriously playing with LEGO with Joel Birch (Episode 87)
Send Leanne a messageHave you heard about LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY®? I, as I’m sure many of you did too, grew up playing with LEGO and used it to craft all sorts of things, from space-ships, to holiday resort. I was seeing quite a few people on LinkedIn share their photos of LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY® sessions and I was […] The post Seriously playing with LEGO with Joel Birch (Episode 87) appeared first on First Time Facilitator.Support the show
Sep 30, 2019 • 13min
Tune up your workshop with Leanne Hughes (Episode 86)
Send Leanne a messageThis episode was inspired by the traction I got from a LinkedIn post a few weeks ago, that also got some great response on The Flipchart. The post was about music. Before I share the essence of the post, I don’t think I need to give an explanation on why music is important. I have […] The post Tune up your workshop with Leanne Hughes (Episode 86) appeared first on First Time Facilitator.Support the show
Sep 22, 2019 • 32min
Managing your company’s best assets: A conversation with my dad, Aneurin Hughes (Episode 85)
Send Leanne a messageToday, you will be hearing a conversation I had with my dad, Aneurin Hughes. This isn’t too self-indulgent thing though, we haven’t done this to record family memories, we are keeping this on topic for you! Dad is a civil engineer and some of my earliest memories were watching him prepare for conference speeches. He […] The post Managing your company’s best assets: A conversation with my dad, Aneurin Hughes (Episode 85) appeared first on First Time Facilitator.Support the show
Sep 16, 2019 • 40min
Be where your facilitation feet are with Ingrid Thompson (Episode 84)
Send Leanne a messageYou’re in for a delightful listen this week as I’m interviewing a superstar facilitator, Ingrid Thompson from healthynumbers.com.au. Ingrid is an educator, problem solver and the Founder of Healthy Numbers.Ingrid describes herself as a sponge, particularly a learning sponge. She loves listening and reading and building, and absorbing all the knowledge, so she can share […] The post Be where your facilitation feet are with Ingrid Thompson (Episode 84) appeared first on First Time Facilitator.Support the show
Sep 9, 2019 • 19min
Forced connections using icebreakers with Leanne Hughes (Episode 83)
Send Leanne a messagePlease don’t read the title of this and think I’m telling you to MAKE people meet each other and force their connections using icebreakers! There’s a bit more to it in this minisode. Yes, this episode is all about icebreakers and energisers. I feel like I could create literally dozens of episodes on these two […] The post Forced connections using icebreakers with Leanne Hughes (Episode 83) appeared first on First Time Facilitator.Support the show
Sep 2, 2019 • 34min
Facilitating a human connection with Angela Henderson (Episode 82)
Send Leanne a messageAngela Henderson runs the most amazing workshops, conferences and retreats and takes that time to put the care into these events. The post Facilitating a human connection with Angela Henderson (Episode 82) appeared first on First Time Facilitator.Support the show
