First Time Facilitator

Send Leanne a message Angela Henderson runs the most amazing workshops, conferences and retreats and takes that time to put the care into these events. The post Facilitating a human connection with Angela Henderson (Episode 82) 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 Someone asked me recently, ‘Hey Leanne if there was one word that described your approach and what you find most important in designing and delivering a workshop, what would that word be? ’That word for me is: Contrast. You can call it other words like variety, or even a phrase like ‘mixing it up’ – […] The post The one criteria I use to design and deliver workshops with Lean...

Send Leanne a message I thought I’d invite a special guest back. Sarah McVanel featured on Episode 39 of the First Time Facilitator podcast, where we spoke about discovering your facilitator zone of genius. I got so much value from her about the business side of facilitation, that when I left my corporate job in February it took me […] The post The business of facilitation with Sarah McVanel (Epis...

Send Leanne a message I’m fresh back in Australia after delivering an intense week-and-a-bit facilitation gig over in Hong Kong. I had a wonderful time and learnt some lessons on the road, that I’d like to share with you. Why? Prevention is better than cure! This trip had it all: Typhoons, civil unrest and a missing credit card! Watch […] The post Lessons learnt on the road (and on the tarmac) wit...

Send Leanne a message Today 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 an...

Send Leanne a message In 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...

Send Leanne a message I 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 (Epi...

Send Leanne a message Yes 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 #Clif...

Send Leanne a message I'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 . Get Work Fame , my Substack newsletter, sharing the best ideas direct to your inbox! Support the show

Send Leanne a message I 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 Hug...

Send Leanne a message I 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 Suthern...

Send Leanne a message This 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 Cl...

Send Leanne a message Today’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...

Send Leanne a message Wouldn’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 Na...

Send Leanne a message Loved 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 . Get Work Fame , my Substack newsletter, sharing the best ideas direct to your inbox! Support the show

Send Leanne a message Today’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...

Send Leanne a message In 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...

Send Leanne a message I 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...

Send Leanne a message Do 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)...

Send Leanne a message Everywhere 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) app...

Send Leanne a message It 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 f...

Send Leanne a message As facilitators and trainers, we’re usually to not only deliver engaging and compelling workshops and conferences, but also develop the training materials and resources that go with it – the booklets, the Powerpoint deck, the handouts, the checklists. It can get pretty labour intensive.  I know it certainly does for me. And it calls on […] The post How to use visuals to creat...

Send Leanne a message What’s your process for designing meeting, workshop or conference content? in today’s episode I’m interviewing two expert facilitators who have compiled over 80 activities to elicit story-sharing in workshops, in a book called The Story Cookbook . The authors are Dr Cathryn Lloyd and Andrew Rixon. Cathryn has appeared on the podcast before, in episode 52 The post P ractical r...

Send Leanne a message This week’s episode is a solo one and it’s Part 2 of my series, ‘12 Rules for Facilitation’. Two episodes ago, in Episode 57 I shared the first four rules. 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 […] The post 12 Rules for Facilitation: Part II (Episode 59) appeared first on First Time...

Send Leanne a message Our guest today is really passionate about how learning is designed and delivered. She believes that good things happen when you bring likeminded individuals together from the world of training, facilitation and coaching to learn, to grow, to share and connect. She’s also here to support businesses who have a passion and desire to develop […] The post Hold your workshop outco...