

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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Aug 5, 2019 • 47min
Solutions-focused facilitation with Paul Z Jackson and Janine Waldman (Episode 78)
Send Leanne a messageToday I’m calling on the northern hemisphere, and the UK in particular and chatting to Janine Waldman and Paul Z Jackson from The Solutions Focus. These two are master facilitators, you will pick that up in this conversation. You may also pick up in the conversation that I was in awe of them, considering their […] The post Solutions-focused facilitation with Paul Z Jackson and Janine Waldman (Episode 78) appeared first on First Time Facilitator.If you're nodding along to today's First Time Facilitator episode, you're going to love my written companion: Work Fame — a weekly Spublication designed to help you stand out in your work, build your reputation, and get the opportunities others don’t.📝 Subscribe for free at work.fa.me See you in your inbox. Support the show

Jul 29, 2019 • 11min
Flipchart hacks to gain back time with Leanne Hughes (Episode 77)
Send Leanne a messageIn this solo mini-sode, I share an amazing flipchart hack that will help you feel more present, more focused and less-distracted the morning of a workshop. Resources mentioned in this episode Join our community on Facebook called ‘The Flipchart’ Tim Pence’s business, Small Truths Drawing tube from Eckersly’s Connect with Leanne Hughes on LinkedIn The post Flipchart hacks to gain back time with Leanne Hughes (Episode 77) appeared first on First Time Facilitator.If you're nodding along to today's First Time Facilitator episode, you're going to love my written companion: Work Fame — a weekly Spublication designed to help you stand out in your work, build your reputation, and get the opportunities others don’t.📝 Subscribe for free at work.fa.me See you in your inbox. Support the show

Jul 22, 2019 • 34min
Cross-border facilitation and leadership with Brett McGuire (Episode 76)
Send Leanne a messageI met today’s guest, Brett McGuire on my work travels to Indonesia last year. When I wanted to seek out a person to help me on the workshops I’m facilitating in Hong Kong later this month, I thought Brett would be able to give me some incredible insight, given his cultural and cross-border work with […] The post Cross-border facilitation and leadership with Brett McGuire (Episode 76) appeared first on First Time Facilitator.If you're nodding along to today's First Time Facilitator episode, you're going to love my written companion: Work Fame — a weekly Spublication designed to help you stand out in your work, build your reputation, and get the opportunities others don’t.📝 Subscribe for free at work.fa.me See you in your inbox. Support the show

Jul 15, 2019 • 36min
How did we do? Reflections from our #CliftonStrengths presentation with Adam Mustoe (Episode 75)
Send Leanne a messageYes I told you I’d be doing solo minisodes every fortnight, however I wanted to bring this chat to you sooner and while it’s fresh and relevant. This is a reflection conversation I shared with my co-facilitator, following our presentation at the Clifton Strengths conference. Adam and I met on this podcast and through some […] The post How did we do? Reflections from our #CliftonStrengths presentation with Adam Mustoe (Episode 75) appeared first on First Time Facilitator.If you're nodding along to today's First Time Facilitator episode, you're going to love my written companion: Work Fame — a weekly Spublication designed to help you stand out in your work, build your reputation, and get the opportunities others don’t.📝 Subscribe for free at work.fa.me See you in your inbox. Support the show

Jul 7, 2019 • 36min
Pivoting into public speaking with Jenny Blake (Episode 74)
Send Leanne a messageI'm so excited to share my interview with the incredible @jenny_blake on this week's First Time Facilitator podcast! #facilitation The post Pivoting into public speaking with Jenny Blake (Episode 74) appeared first on First Time Facilitator.If you're nodding along to today's First Time Facilitator episode, you're going to love my written companion: Work Fame — a weekly Spublication designed to help you stand out in your work, build your reputation, and get the opportunities others don’t.📝 Subscribe for free at work.fa.me See you in your inbox. Support the show

Jun 30, 2019 • 17min
How to start a workshop when you’re waiting for people to show up with Leanne Hughes (Episode 73)
Send Leanne a messageI don’t think I’m the only facilitator who has ever had this problem. You want to start your meeting or workshop but there are a few people who are late. What do you do, do you start the meeting, or do you delay? Early on in my career, lacking experience and confidence I said ‘we’d […] The post How to start a workshop when you’re waiting for people to show up with Leanne Hughes (Episode 73) appeared first on First Time Facilitator.If you're nodding along to today's First Time Facilitator episode, you're going to love my written companion: Work Fame — a weekly Spublication designed to help you stand out in your work, build your reputation, and get the opportunities others don’t.📝 Subscribe for free at work.fa.me See you in your inbox. Support the show

Jun 24, 2019 • 42min
Off Script but Still On Track with Dr Rebecca Sutherns (Episode 72)
Send Leanne a messageI love the opportunity to reach out to amazing facilitators all around the world and ask them how they do it, and today I’m so excited to share my chat with Dr Rebecca Sutherns from rebeccasutherns.com. If you’re a senior leader looking to make wiser decisions faster… If you’re a facilitator looking to up your […] The post Off Script but Still On Track with Dr Rebecca Sutherns (Episode 72) appeared first on First Time Facilitator.If you're nodding along to today's First Time Facilitator episode, you're going to love my written companion: Work Fame — a weekly Spublication designed to help you stand out in your work, build your reputation, and get the opportunities others don’t.📝 Subscribe for free at work.fa.me See you in your inbox. Support the show

Jun 17, 2019 • 24min
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.If you're nodding along to today's First Time Facilitator episode, you're going to love my written companion: Work Fame — a weekly Spublication designed to help you stand out in your work, build your reputation, and get the opportunities others don’t.📝 Subscribe for free at work.fa.me See you in your inbox. 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.If you're nodding along to today's First Time Facilitator episode, you're going to love my written companion: Work Fame — a weekly Spublication designed to help you stand out in your work, build your reputation, and get the opportunities others don’t.📝 Subscribe for free at work.fa.me See you in your inbox. 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.If you're nodding along to today's First Time Facilitator episode, you're going to love my written companion: Work Fame — a weekly Spublication designed to help you stand out in your work, build your reputation, and get the opportunities others don’t.📝 Subscribe for free at work.fa.me See you in your inbox. Support the show