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A Successful Presentation Requires a Simple Structure
A myth that needs busting - a successful presentation is only seen on TedEx Sure, these are super-engaging with a great following. But you can easily match them through having a sound design process to develop your own successful presentation. Step 1. Begin with the end in mind Be clear...
Get Facilitation Training to Work
Making Facilitation Training Become a Culture of Facilitation in Your Workplace Margo O'Byrne and I provide our tips around the leverage points to formalise facilitation training in your workplace. These are based on the award-winning facilitation training programs we designed and delivered for Fremantle Ports. In this episode of Facilitation...
Facilitators Need to Embrace Conflict
As facilitators, we’re likely to step into situations where there’s overt or more often, underlying conflict. In this 'on the couch' episode of Facilitation TV, Margo O'Byrne and I revisit conflict in meetings. We're discussing it from a facilitators perspective. By asking participants to discuss a situation openly, we consciously...
A New Facilitation Tool for your Toolkit
Group Map - a new Facilitation Tool I've updated my facilitation tool kit and am considering throwing away the flipchart…almost In two recent workshops I’ve utilised the online facilitation tool, Group Map, to capture outputs. It’s a great alternative to the omni-present flipchart paper that can often bring groans of...
Why you Should Pay Attention to Rural Leadership Programs
What's to learn from Rural Leadership Programs The environmental scan report that I undertook for the Foundation for Rural and Regional Renewal has just been released. The purpose of the report is to provide a better understanding of the program offerings and reach of rural, regional and remote leadership...
Effective Event Design – How to Get the Basics Right
Four simple tips to help you get your event design right Be clear on the purpose of the event design and make sure this guides you throughout. This should also be clearly communicated to your target audience. Use Adult Learning Principles to design the event activities. Remember we...
Presentation design – tools to know your audience
How to Design an Effective Presentation The four styles of people that will be attending your presentation and how to design to meet their needs Why you need to watch this video People within your audience will have a different behavioural style to yours. Each with a different need You...
Simple Processes for Change Management
Change management can often seem like an endless and highly complex process. Where does it start? When does it stop? How do I do it? Having a structured approach to assist groups to deal with change is 'your friend in a time of need.' I asked Bevan Bessen and Margo...
Meeting Design – Simple Tips to Help You When Time is Really Tight
Three simple tips to help in effective meeting design Picture this...you've just come out of a planning meeting with your manager or client. And you're feeling a bit anxious, maybe even a little queezy. The good news (maybe...) is that you have their confidence. They want you to design and...
When NOT to use Meeting Icebreakers
Meeting Icebreakers - Do They Still Have a Place in Your Meetings or Workshops? Running an meeting icebreaker activity poses lots of challenges. To Break, Or Not To Break... That is the question. Well, it is for a lot of people starting out in facilitation anyway. Episode 11 of Facilitation...
The Future of Facilitation
"Facilitation is about participation and empowerment of people to put them in charge of what they want to do and help them put their own future in their hands." This is a powerful definition of 'facilitation' by Bevan Bessen of the Facilitators Inner Circle. It rings true right now. But...
How to double your survey responses
Overcoming the ‘your survey sucks’ blues Let’s be clear from the start. This isn’t a theory lesson. This is based on experience, hard-earned experience! You'll know that I'm heavily involved in the Facilitators Inner Circle, which provides fantastic (IMHO) resources who needs to run meetings and workshops. In the start-up...
Need to run a meeting and want to know where to start?
Three books that every budding meeting facilitator should read. If you need to run meetings or workshops with your colleagues, it's always reassuring to have some 'go to resources' to get you through. This is especially so if this is an occasional, rather than a regular task for you. You...
Designing a Presentation – How to Connect with Your Audience
Lots of people are nervous about public speaking. Being well prepared is the key way to better manage your nerves and be in control when you're in the spotlight. Knowing what pushes your buttons can help you design a presentation with real impact. Equally important is knowing what pushes the...
How to get Consensus when you have Conflict in a Meeting
Picture this...you’ve got two distinct groups in a meeting and the discussion is going off the rails. You can almost feel the physical 'jarring' as people take their own positions and stop listening. You can feel the anxiety growing and your pulse is thumping... How do you help the group...
How to Run a Project Planning Session When You’ve Never Done it Before
Supervisors, Team Leaders and Project Managers… this one’s for you! Picture this... You have just been asked to run a project planning session. You have never facilitated before and don't know where to start.. People working in teams get dropped into situations like this all the time. And they go...
Rural Leadership Programs in Australia – What’s on Offer?
Here is a brief video presentation that provides a summary of a project I recently undertook to identify leadership programs on offer across remote, rural and regional Australia. The project was initiated by the Foundation for Rural and Regional Renewal. (FRRR) In this presentation you'll find out how projects are...
Facilitation TV – 5 Things You Need to Know Before Agreeing to Facilitate a Workshop
Picture this...the phone rings...you've just been asked to facilitate a last minute problem solving workshop... It's OK, breathe-in and breathe-out slowly, there’s no need to panic. We’ve been there plenty of times and we’re actually starting to get the hang of it. It’s just like looking in your kitchen cupboard...