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Send Leanne a messageMurray Guest is a coach, consultant, facilitator and speaker based out of Newcastle, Australia.  His consultancy is called ‘Inspire my business’ which is apt, because as you will be able to tell from the conversation, he’s an inspirational bloke.  After over 20 years in corporate roles which included roles as a QA Manager, L&D Manager, […] The post A hostage, a hard-worker and a holiday maker walk into a workshop… with Murray Guest (Episode 30) 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

Send Leanne a messageEver had to facilitate a strategic or planning session, or important meeting, and wanted some fresh ideas on how to do it, and how to make that agenda come to life? I recently had a fantastic opportunity to facilitate a three day annual planning meeting.  As part of my preparation, I discovered some interesting tools […] The post Adventurous agendas and other tools you can use in your next meeting (Episode 29) 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

Send Leanne a messageIn today’s episode, you’re going to hear from a good mate of mine, Joshua John. Josh has been living in the Kimberley region of Western Australia and has been working as a Language, Literacy and Numeracy trainer at North Regional TAFE. It’s a pretty challenging gig for trainers in the region. It’s normal for trainer to […] The post Facilitation is all about the tempo with Joshua John (Episode 28) 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

Send Leanne a messageUsually on the show I interview amazing facilitators, speakers and leaders but I’m going solo for today’s episode. This is the third solo episode I’ve recorded and these ones are usually spurred on by questions I receive from listeners.  The question this week was from a colleague and it was this, “Leanne, how did you […] The post Being comfortable (with feeling uncomfortable) with Leanne Hughes (Episode 27) 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

Send Leanne a messageIn today’s episode, I talk to Neen James. Neen is a sought-out, high-energy keynote speaker in the States who challenges her audiences to leverage their focus and pay attention to what matters most at work and in life. Audiences love her practical strategies they can apply personally and professionally, and meeting planners love working with her […] The post When you stand in service, you can’t be nervous with Neen James (Episode 26) 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

Send Leanne a messageIn today’s episode, I talk to Mark McKeon about the parallels between creating high performance on the footy pitch; and high stake situations in a group workshop facilitation environment. Need some inspiration and motivation? Mark provides that in this episode, along with some extremely practical tips which you can start implementing in your facilitation game.  […] The post Split brain workshop facilitation: How to balance the now with the ‘What’s next?’ with Mark McKeon (Episode 25) 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

Send Leanne a messageIn today’s episode, I talk to Sean Lavin about his experience with facilitation and the team profile tool called the ‘Team Management Profile’. Sean is a passionate, optimistic and friendly personality with a strong background in both hotel/services and open-cut coal mining operations. He is firmly focused on growth and learning, whilst simultaneously gaining as […] The post How to develop a workshop using a team profiling tool (while keeping it light and fun) with Sean Lavin (Episode 24) 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

Send Leanne a messageIn today’s episode, I talk to Lynne Cazaly. Lynne is a communication and engagement expert. She is obsessed with helping leaders lead their teams through transformation and change. She helps people distil their thinking, apply ideas and innovation and boost the engagement and collaboration effectiveness of teams. She believes that having the ability to build rapport and […] The post Facilitation is the act of making something easier with Lynne Cazaly (Episode 23) 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

Send Leanne a messageIn today’s episode, I talk to Sean D’Souza. Sean is a cartoonist, author, online marketing strategist, a pretty good cook (judging from his social media photos) and an energetic facilitator who applies his skills in creating a different kind of workshop.  He reads on average 100 books a year. Teaching runs in his blood, as his father, […] The post What clients really want from a workshop (and no, it’s not information) with Sean D’Souza (Episode 22) 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

Send Leanne a messageI chat with Jane Anderson on her experience delivering workshops and content to over 50,000 people.  She shares why personal branding is so important, how you can craft your own (remarkable) facilitator brand and how she developed the courage to share her brand with the world. Jane is passionate about helping industry experts to be […] The post Crafting your (remarkable) facilitator brand with Jane Anderson  (Episode 21) 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