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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Jun 17, 2019 • 23min
Conference hacks: What worked at the Clifton Strengths Summit with Leanne Hughes (Episode 71)
Send Leanne a messageThis minisode will be about my experience at the Clifton Strengths conference I recently attended and spoke at in Omaha, Nebraska and I want to share what they did really well. I know that you may either be a manager in an organisation, a L&D person, a facilitation working internally, a facilitator working externally or […] The post Conference hacks: What worked at the Clifton Strengths Summit with Leanne Hughes (Episode 71) appeared first on First Time Facilitator.Support the show
Jun 10, 2019 • 35min
Transforming organisations using cooperative conversations With Dr Ian Plowman (Episode 70)
Send Leanne a messageToday’s guest is Dr Ian Plowman and he’s also from Brisbane, Australia. I met him during Dr Cathryn Lloyd and Andrew Rixon’s workshop on ‘The Story Cookbook’. After a very brief conversation with him, I knew I had to have him on the show – he is tremendously smart and a wonderful listener, but he […] The post Transforming organisations using cooperative conversations With Dr Ian Plowman (Episode 70) appeared first on First Time Facilitator.Support the show
Jun 3, 2019 • 36min
Creating more shiny eye moments for your group with Nadja Petranovskaja (Episode 69)
Send Leanne a messageWouldn’t it be great if, when Monday hit, more people would say, “yeaaah, TGIF!’ Today’s guest is on the line from Germany and she wants more people getting excited about every single day. Her name is Nadja Petranovskaja, she has a company called ‘More Shiny Eyes’ and she has really fresh approach to the way […] The post Creating more shiny eye moments for your group with Nadja Petranovskaja (Episode 69) appeared first on First Time Facilitator.Support the show
May 27, 2019 • 38min
Flight mode and for-purpose facilitation with Mel Kettle (Episode 68)
Send Leanne a messageLoved chatting to @melkettle on the First Time Facilitator pod this week. Listen in and let me know your thoughts! The post Flight mode and for-purpose facilitation with Mel Kettle (Episode 68) appeared first on First Time Facilitator.Support the show
May 20, 2019 • 33min
Facilitating events with Cool People, in Cool Places (Episode 67)
Send Leanne a messageToday’s guest believes who you know is more important that what you know. His name is Travis Chappell and he’s the founder and host of the ‘Build your network’ brand, and podcast of the same name. One of the main reasons I invited Travis on the show is because he hosts some of the […] The post Facilitating events with Cool People, in Cool Places (Episode 67) appeared first on First Time Facilitator.Support the show
May 13, 2019 • 41min
You don’t need a power blazer to look powerful with Majella McMahon (Episode 66)
Send Leanne a messageIn the last couple of months I’ve been getting different types of guests on who can strong-hold our facilitation game. I had Julian Mather on recently sharing his advice about creating video content, Jason Knight who is an outstanding graphic designer sharing his tools for creating more impactful workshop resources, and today I have invited […] The post You don’t need a power blazer to look powerful with Majella McMahon (Episode 66) appeared first on First Time Facilitator.Support the show
May 6, 2019 • 36min
How to facilitate for the ‘Future of Work’ with Pete Holliday (Episode 65)
Send Leanne a messageI don’t know if this is happening for you, but what I’m observing from people working in organisations is that time feels like it’s speeding up for them, they’re getting more work too do, they’re more overloaded and it feels like it’s only getting harder for them to keep up, leaving them feeling stressed, burnt […] The post How to facilitate for the ‘Future of Work’ with Pete Holliday (Episode 65) appeared first on First Time Facilitator.Support the show
Apr 29, 2019 • 35min
Facilitating events that make your heart pop with Lily Gros (Episode 64)
Send Leanne a messageDo you want to hear a really cool way of getting people to laugh the first few minutes they enter your workshop? Well listen in! This week’s guest is Lily Gros and she’s the first French facilitator we’ve had on the show. Like me, she’s also recently left her job to pursue a full-time role […] The post Facilitating events that make your heart pop with Lily Gros (Episode 64) appeared first on First Time Facilitator.Support the show
Apr 22, 2019 • 44min
Lifelong learning + creating magic on camera with Julian Mather (Episode 63)
Send Leanne a messageEverywhere I look, every article I read, people are talking about video. Have you noticed that? And it’s true – if you post a native video onto LinkedIn, it actually gets 3 x as more views as regular content. How did I find out about today’s guest? I was on the LinkedIn news feed and […] The post Lifelong learning + creating magic on camera with Julian Mather (Episode 63) appeared first on First Time Facilitator.Support the show
Apr 15, 2019 • 22min
12 Rules for Facilitation: Part III with Leanne Hughes (Episode 62)
Send Leanne a messageIt is here! The final part of my 3 part series for the ’12 Rules for Facilitation’. I was inspired by Dr Jordan Peterson’s book, 12 Rules for Life, and thought I could share my thoughts, on rules or a framework that has helped me, and can hopefully help you as a First Time Facilitator. […] The post 12 Rules for Facilitation: Part III with Leanne Hughes (Episode 62) appeared first on First Time Facilitator.Support the show
