SERIOUS FUN
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Your Step-by-Step Guide to Leading Remarkably Fun Programs
A practical guide to creating remarkably fun programs that engage your group and invite them to play, interact, share and build trust. Everything you need to design and lead programs that make a real difference.
Your Step-by-Step Guide to Leading Remarkably Fun Programs
A practical guide to creating remarkably fun programs that engage your group and invite them to play, interact, share and build trust. Everything you need to design and lead programs that make a real difference.
Full Description
expand_circle_downYou’ve been asked to run a few icebreakers. Or maybe you’re planning a full team-building session, and you’re not sure where to begin. Perhaps your programs have grown stale, and you know your group deserves better. Serious Fun gives you the framework to transform all of it.
What You’ll Learn
Inside, you’ll discover a unique four-step program design model that takes the guesswork out of facilitation. You’ll also learn:
- The seven mistakes program leaders make, and how to fix them,
- The five essential ingredients of a successful ‘icebreaker,’
- How to create a fun, safe and supportive learning environment,
- How to manage difficult behaviours, such as unwilling participants,
- Solutions to 20+ common programming problems – each drawn from real-world experience.
This isn’t a book of activities. It’s the methodology behind them – the thinking that separates a good program from one your group will talk about for years.
Who It’s For
Perfect for anyone new to program leadership looking for a reliable starting point, and equally valuable for experienced facilitators ready to sharpen their approach. Teachers, corporate trainers, outdoor educators, camp leaders and conference organisers will all find strategies they can apply immediately.
Format Options
Also available as an audiobook, PDF ebook and Amazon Kindle.
Product Details
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FAQs
expand_circle_downHow is this different to books like Count Me In or No Props No Problem?
Those books are activity collections; this one is a framework. Rather than giving you more games to run, Serious Fun teaches the four-step program design model behind why activities work – covering the seven mistakes program leaders make, the five essentials of a good icebreaker, and solutions to 20+ common facilitation problems. Pair it with any of the activity books to get both the “what” and the “how.”
Is this book aimed at beginners, or is there value here for experienced facilitators too?
It’s written primarily for facilitators newer to the field, walking through the fundamentals of program design, managing difficult behaviours, and creating a safe learning environment. That said, experienced facilitators consistently report picking up genuine nuggets they hadn’t considered, particularly around structuring a session for maximum impact – so it’s less a “beginner-only” book and more a foundations book everyone benefits from revisiting.
I already know how to run activities well – do I still need a framework book?
If your programs are already landing consistently well, you may get less from this than a true beginner would. But most facilitators have at least a few sessions that feel flat despite good activities, and that’s usually a design problem rather than an activity problem – the book walks through 20+ of these exact scenarios with practical fixes for each.
Reviews
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"If you’re new to adventure programming, buy this book. It’s all you need to get started in the right direction & keep you there."
"This book will wake up, inspire & most important, raise the bar for those we entrust with our programs & meetings."
"This book is about connecting with your tribe in the most fun & engaging way - a must-have component in any program."
"I’ve been using playmeo for 6 years now - it's like being re-born as a PE teacher."
About the Author
Written by Mark Collard, an award-winning facilitator with nearly 40 years of experience helping 100,000+ people connect across 12 countries.
playmeo Connection
Pairing this book with a playmeo subscription will put the framework into practice with hundreds of activities, video demonstrations and facilitation tools.
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