Stop an Activity Before it Wanes
This week’s Facilitator Tips episode explores what is involved in the judgement call to choose to stop an activity before it wanes. That is, if you…
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The Physical Movement
playmeo collaborates with many partners all over the world. From time to time, in the spirit of adding value, I invite some of them to…
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Are Elimination Games OK?
This week’s Facilitator Tips episode explores whether elimination games – in a group context – are okay to play. You know, I’m talking about those often fun, but…
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How To Brief An Activity
This week’s Facilitator Tips episode shares a series of simple steps to help you effectively brief or introduce an experience to fully prepare your group. It…
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Play Is A State of Mind: Podcast Interview
For most of us, we think of ‘play’ in terms of playing a game, an activity. It’s not – it’s a state of mind. And…
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Top Three Tips to Remember Names
This week’s Facilitator Tips episode reveals three of the most useful techniques and strategies to help you remember names. If you’re someone who works with groups all…
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Reflecting as an Individual
A question came in this week from a playmeo subscriber: “What activities or exercises can I deliver that will give each person the experience of…
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Remove Distractions
This week’s Facilitator Tips episode shares a series of simple, yet very powerful tips that will help you keep your group’s attention and/or focused for longer periods…
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Pachelbel’s Chicken
Happy new year. Here’s a fun little video that I’m sure will add a smile to your day. If you’re not into classical music, don’t…
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News & Events
The World Needs More People Like You
Thanks for choosing to turn up and do the work that you do. The world needs more people like you. People who are motivated to do…
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How To Cope with the I’ve Done This Before Syndrome
This week’s Facilitator Tips episode shares a number of strategies to help you manage the dreaded “I’ve done this before …” syndrome. We all want every part…
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Legislating A Child’s Right to Play
Every child has the right to play. Did you know that this is enshrined under article 31 of the United Nations Convention on the Rights…
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How To Keep Your Group’s Attention
This week’s Facilitator Tips episode shares a number of simple, yet powerful strategies that can help you learn how to keep your group’s attention. Just getting your…
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Research-Based Overview of Experiential Education
I subscribe to a select number of blogs related to education, and this recent article from Teaching Matters struck a chord. Anecdotally, I have always…
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How To Play Lateral-Thinking Games Effectively
This week’s Facilitator Tips episode discusses the presentation of lateral-thinking games and how to play them powerfully, sensitive to the needs of your group. Many people groan…
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No Props No Problem – New Book Out Now
“It’s fun to have fun, but you have to know how.” – Dr Suess If you’re passionate about using group games to make a…
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How To Engage Unwilling Participants
This week’s Facilitator Tips episode shares three of the most powerful strategies you can use to engage unwilling participants in your programs. This answers one of the…
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Top Five Most-Read Posts
If you’ve missed a few posts, or are new to playmeo’s blog, here’s a quick recap of our most popular articles for the past 12 months….
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What To Do With Dominant People
This week’s Facilitator Tips episode tackles the age-old problem of knowing what to do with dominant people in your group. You know, those folks who…
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How To Remember Names
People often remark that I have a great memory for names. I don’t, I just use a couple of key ‘how to remember names’ strategies to…
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Seek Peer Feedback
This week’s Facilitator Tips episode discusses the many benefits of seeking peer feedback to leverage your continuous improvement and professional development. In my experience, I have…
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How to Build a Positive School Culture
playmeo is seriously committed to building connections because we know that this work helps to amplify whatever we’re trying to get done. In the spirit of connecting,…
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Try Something New
This week’s Facilitator Tips episode explores the value of trying something new all the time. This attitude aims to preserve the ‘adventure’ of a group’s experience…
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