First Time Facilitator

Send Leanne a message Charisma: An important topic that we haven’t explored enough on this show. How do you know when someone is charismatic?  What clues do you pick up? That’s a question I ask today’s guest, to get her thoughts on what it takes to be charismatic. And spoiler alert? The good news is, we can all get a little […] The post Get going (and then get good) with Kate Norris (Episode 107)...

Send Leanne a message Leanne Hughes interviews #1 coaching thought leader and author, Michael Bungay-Stanier on the First Time Facilitator podcast. The post Why being “barely adequate” is a smart strategy for First Time Facilitators with Michael Bungay-Stanier (Episode 106) appeared first on First Time Facilitator . Get Work Fame , my Substack newsletter, sharing the best ideas direct to your inbo...

Send Leanne a message Here’s a question for you. Think about the last workshop you delivered. If you had to use a ratio, how much time did you spend speaking, explaining, emphasising vs the group speaking, sharing, contributing? That’s a great reflection question, isn’t it? I can’t claim it. It’s question that led today’s guest into becoming more curious […] The post Legendary learning + the facil...

Send Leanne a message When do you stop calling yourself a First Time Facilitator? How do you know when you’ve graduated to just being a “Facilitator”? I’ve given a bit of consideration to this and put together my thoughts in this episode. I talk about some key things to stop, start (and continue) doing, for example: Stop apologising when […] The post When do you stop calling yourself a First Time...

Send Leanne a message With the inevitable changes happening all around us, teams need to build their capabilities so that they can successfully adopt new change projects and confidently adapt to their ever-changing environments.  Academic, change facilitator & tech startup founder, Lydia Moussa, combines knowledge and evidence from her PhD in change implementation research, with years of chang...

Send Leanne a message You know when you run a workshop, every now and then you peer around the room to see who’s paying attention, who looks interested (and, who doesn’t!) and you make judgments based on what you’re seeing from up the front of the room? I thought that was a key part of being a facilitator – […] The post Using body language to create a powerful workshop experience with Mark Bowden...

Send Leanne a message This week on the show sharing my Top 10 facilitation lessons learnt over the last 100 episodes. I’m going to compare the facilitator I was 100 weeks ago, with the facilitator I am now (or who I aspire to be), based on the information I’ve been able to extract from previous guests and experiences. I […] The post 10 facilitation lessons from the last 100 weeks with Leanne Hughe...

Send Leanne a message Leanne Hughes interviews Jordan Harbinger on the First Time Facilitator podcast The post Facilitating conversations with the world’s best performers with Jordan Harbinger (Episode 100) appeared first on First Time Facilitator . Get Work Fame , my Substack newsletter, sharing the best ideas direct to your inbox! Support the show

Send Leanne a message How do your fellow facilitators plan their new year?  Be inspired and get some new ideas on how to plan your 2020 by hearing 16 previous guests of the First Time Facilitator podcast share how they they form their plan of attack  Special thanks to the following facilitators for contributing to this week’s episode:  Sue […] The post 16 Facilitators share their 2020 planning str...

Send Leanne a message We’re closing in to the end of not only a year, but a decade as well. I wanted to take some time out on today’s episode to reflect on the year, and ask some questions to help you reflect, as well as focus in on creating a delightful 2020.  In this episode, I share some […] The post “That which you can plan is too small for you to live”: 2019 reflections + 2020 planning with L...

Send Leanne a message Communication is an integral part of any work or life situation. Regardless of how compelling the speaker is, all audiences have limited attention spans. To become a more effective communicator,  it is important to learn how to connect with your audience and make more meaningful conversations with them.  My guest this week, Chris Huet from […] The post Facilitating like a fig...

Send Leanne a message Solopreneurs face challenges such as business plans, goals, invoices, paying taxes, paying contractors and managing contracts. In this episode I chat with Riz McDonald on how you can simplify entering into contracts with your clients and protecting your intellectual property at the same time.  She knows from experience how difficult and time consuming it can […] The post Smar...

Send Leanne a message Have you ever delivered a workshop where your participants are told they HAVE to attend? It’s not too fun as a facilitator. Today’s guest, Tim Ferguson from Audience Communication & Events Inc started reframing the situation when he asked, “What could we do to get our participants leaping out of their chairs to attend our […] The post Public speaking is a sprint, facilita...

Send Leanne a message I’ve often been asked how I started my facilitation journey, how I escaped my 9-5 job and how I’ve landed international training opportunities. I share all of that, and more in this week’s episode! Resources mentioned on the show: Dorie Clark’s Entrepreneurial You self-assessment Michael Bungay-Stanier’s book, “Do More Great Work” Jenny Blake’s book, Pivot: […] The post Recon...

Send Leanne a message We are stepping outside of the general facilitation industry today, and finding inspiration from the real estate industry. More specifically, the role of an auctioneer! Auctioneers have to prepare for bid day; they have to facilitate an outcome for a client, and they also have to do this in group of large groups. As you’ll […] The post How to facilitate a bid with Justin Nick...

Send Leanne a message This week on the show, I’m reconnecting with Joanna Wieseinger Ph. D from Thrive With Strengths, who I nearly ‘met’ at the CliftonStrengths conference in Omaha earlier this year (you’ll hear the story on this episode). As a Certified Gallup CliftonStrengths trainer, Joanna helps leaders and their teams find the right conditions to THRIVE WITH STRENGTHS […] The post Thrive as...

Send Leanne a message Can 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 thing...

Send Leanne a message This 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) appear...

Send Leanne a message I’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 Myr...

Send Leanne a message Our 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 Faci...

Send Leanne a message Have 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 Fi...

Send Leanne a message This 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...

Send Leanne a message Today, 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 conversa...

Send Leanne a message You’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 […] T...

Send Leanne a message Please 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 Hughe...