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Do you present or lead sessions online? Do you have 2 minutes to digest four quick tips to help you ramp up the engagement of…

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“A tradesman is only as good as their tools.” – author unknown A carpenter looks at a piece of lumber and can see a finely…

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There is a lot of literature out there that describes how to give positive feedback to others. But, I just learned something about this process…

Leadership Tips 23 Mar 21 13 Comments

One of the most vivid memories that many participants of a challenge ropes course report are their experiences with the Trust Fall activity. The Trust…

Leadership Tips 23 Feb 21 1 Comments

Four of the most popular episodes of our recent Facilitator Tips video tutorial series were dedicated to the Why, What, When and How of reflection…

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My friends at High 5 Adventure Learning Center (USA) published an article last year that focused on how we fuel our growth as facilitators of…

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Happy new year folks! May 2021 be safe and prosperous for us all 🙂 To kick off the year, I am reprinting (with permission) an…

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These past 10 months have been fascinating in so many ways, and none more powerful than honing my craft of presenting group games & activities…

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For most of 2020, I have focused on designing and delivering a bunch of virtual presentations, from highly interactive fun & games to highly polished…

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There are some, even within the experiential & adventure education community, who doubt that most of what we call debriefing or reflection is effective for…

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When the pandemic hit early in 2020, the overwhelming focus of my work shifted to adapting everything I knew that worked for an in-person group…

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This month, it is believed that close to half of all students in the United States will resume their schooling from a remote, home-based learning…

Leadership Tips 24 Jul 20 0 Comments

A fellow facilitator, Jacinta Cubis, has just finished an e-book about the top tell-tale signs that your online meetings need help and – importantly –…

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In these times of the current pandemic, the world has rushed to embrace online platforms to engage their audiences and deliver content. As a result,…

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There is nothing in this world in which we do not communicate. It is also true that we could all learn to communicate more effectively….

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Have you ever felt that something you said, no matter how ‘correct’ you may have been, was not received very kindly by the people who…

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A school teacher, impacted by the current COVID-19 emergency, asks: How can I address ways to build community in asynchronous environments? First, Amy, thanks for…

Leadership Tips 31 Mar 20 0 Comments

A subscriber asks: Is it okay to mingle with and meet my audience or training group in advance of my session starting? If so, how…

Activity Ideas 3 Mar 20 1 Comments

Here is what my planning process for facilitating a group often looks like: I do an initial planning session, feeling great. I know my content,…

Leadership Tips 4 Feb 20 0 Comments

A reluctant audience is possibly one of the greatest fears of group facilitators. Groups can be reluctant or unwilling for lots of reasons, such as…

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To usher in the new year, I’m excited to share a short (3 minute) video with you that features a unique school in Australia that…

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The advice seemed so obvious, I was caught off-guard by its simplicity. I was part of a conference workshop in which everyone in the room…

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When does play cross a threshold and become too risky? Do you encounter this question in your programs? Should young people be exposed to it?…

Leadership Tips 12 Nov 19 0 Comments

I’m picking up on recent correspondence from my good friends Will and Chad from We and Me! In their email, they raised a phenomenon called…

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