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While you wait - open Chat in Zoom and tell us where you’re calling in from!

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While you wait - open Chat in Zoom and tell us where you’re calling in from!

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POLL

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Transformation

This webinar

Starts a workshop safely
Introduce yourself
Welcome participants and run through housekeeping
Shares the objectives
Clicks next slide

BEFORE

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Transformation

This webinar

Starts a workshop safely
Introduce yourself
Welcome participants and run through housekeeping
Shares the objectives
Clicks next slide

Creates a memorable learning experience by setting an interactive tone at the beginning of the workshop

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AFTER

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Here’s the rundown:

The unpredictable mindset
5 neat strategies (Leanne certified )
What’s next? Bootcamp
Question and answer

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Clifton StrengthsFinder: 1. Ideation 2. Maximizer 3. Futuristic 4. Maximizer 5. Positivity

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Unpredictability

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Doing something that

isn’t expected in the context of a workshop...

In a gentle way. No shock. No horror.

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The first question you need to ask then, is...

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The first question you need to ask then, is...

What are your participants expecting?

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Key principles:

Audience first (do your research - empathy map)

Back yourself (you’ve got this)

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Metaphor

Culture

Trending

What’s happening in the news/current affairs?

Look at Twitter trending hashtags + front page news

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Metaphor

Culture

Trending

What’s happening in the news/current affairs?

Look at Twitter trending hashtags + front page news

Consider team/ organisational and regional culture

City vs country
International customs

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Metaphor

Culture

Trending

What’s happening in the news/current affairs?

Look at Twitter trending hashtags + front page news

Consider team/ organisational and regional culture.

City vs country

International customs

Is there an analogy you can weave in, based on the outcomes you want to drive?

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Agenda

How can you present your agenda in a different way?

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Agenda

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Agenda

Source: Gamestorming

Find out how to use this in a workshop by visiting: https://gamestorming.com/?s=hero+journey

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2. Get Tactile

We usually start by talking.

What tactical conversation prompts

can you use?

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POLL

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2. Get Tactile

https://www.presentationboss.com.au

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2. Get Tactile

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2. Get Tactile

Free link to my Values jpgs, all the photos I had printed ->leannehughes.com/cooltools

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3. Questions

3 question sequence:

Something easy to answer / not relevant to topic (“Would you rather live somewhere where it’s always hot, or always cold?”)

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3. Questions

3 question sequence:

Something easy to answer / not relevant to topic (“Would you rather live somewhere where it’s always hot, or always cold?”)
A question directly related to the topic (“Who’s the best leader you’ve ever worked for and why?”) - positively framed

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3. Questions

3 question sequence:

Something easy to answer / not relevant to topic (“Would you rather live somewhere where it’s always hot, or always cold?”)
A question directly related to the topic (“Who’s the best leader you’ve ever worked for and why?”) - positively framed
A question related to the event/day (“What do you hope to learn / discuss / work towards today? How will you contribute”)

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4. Movement

Expected

Unexpected

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4. Movement

Barn dance (train tracks) / speed dating / inner-outer circle.

Watch out

for acoustics + room size

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4. Movement

Quadrant (make a choice)

Watch out for

bulky boardroom tables!

Inspired by Dr Myriam Hadnes’ interview with Frans Scheepens on the Workshops Work podcast “11 - How to design brainstorming sessions for huge groups”

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5. Channel Hollywood

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5. Channel Hollywood

The questions I ask:

What are they expecting?”
What’s the theme of this conference?
What’s the demo-/psychographic of the participants?

https://starwarsintrocreator.kassellabs.io/

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5. Channel Hollywood

https://jibjab.com

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Next steps: Free resources:

Check out the cool tools
Listen to the First Time Facilitator podcast
Join 610+ facilitators from around the world on The Flipchart community (Facebook)
Sign up to my newsletter, The Flipchart

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Transformation

FTF Bootcamp

Spends mind-numbing hours searching for the right activity / video / icebreaker / opening
Sleepless evening the night before a workshop
You would like to learn about adult learning principles + designing workshops with the brain in mind

BEFORE

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Transformation

FTF Bootcamp

Spends mind-numbing hours searching for the right activity / video / icebreaker / opening
Sleepless evening the night before a workshop

Confidence in your level of preparedness (tools, checklists, ideas), designing workshops with contrast
Trust in yourself: You can deliver
Supported because you share an experience that we all go through

BEFORE

AFTER

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Questions

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