First Time Facilitator

Send Leanne a messageTyson is the CEO and Co-Founder of Carisma, a digital application that allows your mechanic to provide you with your cars visual service history.  In this episode, we talk about using humour in your deliver, adapting to your audience and using different tools and strategies to be a better facilitator. Tyson provides practical tips on […] The post Turn up early and read the room with Tyson Young (Episode 20) 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 Dana the Trainer. Dana promises bright ideas and electric training, and likes to do things a little differently in her training environment. Her philosophy is really about ensuring that people learn the skills they need to learn, while having a really great time. In the show you’ll hear about how […] The post Creating a learning atmosphere of “serious fun” with Dana the Trainer (Episode 19) 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 respond to a listener’s question – I do these listener Q&A’s from time to time, to give you some practical insight into how I facilitate and approach situations. Today’s question is from Joanne Alilovic from 3D HR Legal.  Like me, Jo likes to do things a little bit differently. In her […] The post Help! Suggestions needed for facilitating a two hour workshop. Listener Q&A (Episode 18) 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 messageBob Dick is a change agent and facilitator who has been in the business 45 years. He believes that teachers don’t teach, learners learn. In this episode we talk about the difference in process and content, the power of action learning, and how he helps his groups transfer learnings from a workshop, back into the real […] The post The 45 year group facilitation experiment (and how I’m still learning) with Bob Dick (Episode 17) 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 this episode, we hear from Adam Mustoe – a Gallup certified Strengths Coach and second-generation pastor.  He uses an assessment tool called CliftonStrengths to help people find the intersection of their unique talents and rewarding work. The CliftonStrengths assessment is based on 40 years of research by the Gallup corporation where it reveals 34 […] The post How to strengthen your facilitation by connecting, teaching and landing with Adam Mustoe (Episode 16) 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 this First Time Facilitator episode, you’ll hear from Therese Lardner, a psychologist, leadership coach, speaker and workshop facilitator. She shares how being thrown into the deep end helped build her confidence in public speaking, and why your choice of words matter as a facilitator.  This is why Therese dedicates her career to teaching people […] The post Facilitating and leading with your head and heart with Therese Lardner (Episode 15) 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 messageHello fellow first time facilitators and welcome to the show this week. This is the first solo episode I’m recording and it’s come in response to some feedback I received from a listener, Aminata N’Doye from Toronto, Canada. She asked me if I could incorporate listener questions periodically. I think it’s great suggestion, it allows […] The post Q&A: Share some of the amazing facilitation tricks you’ve seen, Leanne! (Episode 14) 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 messageGreg Mitchell is a bit of a superstar in the education world. He does many things – cartooning, MCing, consulting and of course, facilitating.  In this episode, we talk about some band-aid fixes you can use when participants threaten to de-rail your workshop, why you need to treat facilitation like entertainment, why unpredictability can also […] The post A facilitator is an entertainer (even if you think it’s all about the content) with Greg Mitchell (Episode 13) 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 messageOn Episode 12 of the First Time Facilitator podcast, I interview Paul Hellman from Express Potential about his secrets for communication in a distracted world.  Paul believes presenters only have 8 seconds to grab their audience’s attention. In this show you’ll learn How you can break through to ensure your message is heard (even in […] The post The two hats: Switching your mode between facilitating and presenting with Paul Hellman (Episode 12) 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 this First Time Facilitator episode, Emmanuella Grace from Find Your Voice Australia explains what your voice is telling people.  After running full-day workshops, she shares her ideas on preventing voice loss, and the fundamental things you can do to look after your voice. We explore longer-term approaches to creating stronger voice presence, which involves […] The post Losing your voice when delivering a workshop? You’re doing it wrong with Emmanuella Grace (Episode 11) 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