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Build your Community Engagement Skills
Well done to the International Association of Public Participation (IAP2) for putting on another great conference in Adelaide. In case you missed it, I'd highly recommend tapping in to the resources and programs of IAP2 in the future. The video of conference highlights shows what an excellent promotional tool video...
Facilitation and Community Engagement Tips
Confessions of a MIA facilitator... I know it's been awhile since you've heard from me....this may or may not have involved a kidnapping, a faked disappearance or monastic retreat - I'll let you decide. Lame excuses aside, one thing that you can rely on is getting valuable, practical and ready...
Every day at work is a training day
I was the facilitor for a national conference recently. It was for Health and Safety Representatives in the Australian Oil and Gas Industry. Having been involved in the planning of the conference I was keen to see it run smoothly. (This may have led to anxiety dreams the night before....
The value of facilitation in the workplace
Want proof of the value of facilitation in your workplace? Maybe your role is to help groups to reach consensus. Or you may be a team leader wanting a more effectively functioning team. Using simple facilitation principles and processes will help you every step of the way. This short video...
How to keep your audience interested
As facilitators we often want to help people find answers. As facilitators of training our role can often be a more directive process. As business owners, the focus shifts. As marketing expert, Peter Butler says, our role is to educate, engage and entertain. My sense is that we probably have...
Keeping your promotion simple
Sometimes simple is best. In fact most times simple is best when it comes to promotion. You can spend lots of time trying to get your brochure, flier or video looking just right. And many of us can be guilty of being 'too cute' with technology - trying to use...
Stakeholder mapping – a simple tool that answers many questions
I've just returned from running a workshop with the 'switched-on' people involved in the PowerHouse here in Perth. In looking at issues relating to Stakeholder Engagement, we focused on the value of Stakeholder Mapping. Doing this shows that 'all stakeholders' are not equal. Just think about this for a moment...
An alternative to poor workshop presentations
No doubt you've been asked to facilitate a workshop when a senior manager decides they need to 'set the scene' for the day. This can go one of two ways: 1. Staff are impressed that she made the effort to be there. 2. Staff are impressed that she made the...
Facilitation tips, tools and processes
Be ready for some facilitation tips this week. I'll be your 'live' correspondent at the International Association of Facilitators conference in Adelaide starting on Tuesday. What's in Store? Well...lots! You'll get to hear about: Dealing with conflict in groups (from a 1.5 day intensive workshop with Kimberly Bain) Big fat...
Stakeholder Engagement in Controversial Environments
I've recently being working on a Stakeholder Engagement Strategy around a controversial issue that's divided a community. In this case it's been in partnership with an experienced collegue. This has been extremely valuable in continually checking each others assumptions. Often a key activity in an engagement process is to have...
Facilitation and Community Engagement Tips
Are you using team collaboration methods in your work? Do you need some practical 'how to' information? Great! You're in the RIGHT place! Why? Because right now you can gain direct access to your Spring newsletter. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M0JF2xPzkHY In this edition you'll find how to: Make community engagement engaging (using a...
Contracting with Clients
This was a session run by the magnificent Mary Maher at the Australasian Facilitators Network conference last week. I'll share some insights next week. Let's start with the client's attitude to the workshop participants and the questions we should consider: a. Are they valued? b. What's the match between client...
Promoting your facilitation business
I'm looking forward to facilitation a session at the Australasian Facilitators Network conference. The session is titled, 'Effective Promotion Using What's Already in Your Kitchen Cupboard.' It covers the key elements of articulating what's unique about about you and why people should do business with you. Here's a short overview...
Elvis was a facilitator too…
Yep! That's why he sang 'A little less conversation - a little more action!' Imagine this scenario... You're running a planning session. You're clear on the purpose. There's been robust discussion with several viewpoints exchanged. Now it's time to make sense of all this and generate some tangible outputs. Things...
Strategic Planning in 2 hours! Are you serious?
This is a double-whammy update! 1. You get to hear about a great new event coming up; and 2. I'm lifting the lid on a new business venture..more on that tomorrow.. So firstly...Imagine... ...You've been asked to run a Strategic Planning session. Your client (or your boss) says.."By the way,...
Effective marketing for a great cause
Having credibility with your audience is critical for any business. And being an author can add to that credibility BIG time! And now I have the chance to do this for a good cause. I'm writing and book and raising money for the Down Syndrome Association at the same time!...
Community engagement in the Health Sector
Get along to the IAP2 Australasia breakfast event in Perth on 12th Sept. There's a Panel session on how the Health Sector is trying new ways to engage, connect and deliver services. I'm a member of IAP2 and they deliver high quality events thaty are excellent learning experiences. I also...
Improving your team’s effectiveness
I've just been working with a group of team leaders. Giving them practical tools to apply with their teams. One of these is the 'Strengths Cards.' Developed by Innovative Resources, they are an excellent tool to help team members to reflect upon and articulate their strengths. They also help to...