How many words does a picture prompt?
How many words does a picture prompt? I’ve seen this technique used recently a few times to stimulate participants’ thinking on the topic of the day. The facilitator shows an interesting picture – on a screen or printed out – and asks the...
How to avoid boring your audience with dull, dull process changes?
How to avoid boring your audience with dull, dull process changes? You have a short slot in a conference session, let’s say 10-20 minutes, to introduce an important new process in your organisation. Everyone needs to know about it, and that’s why you’ve been allocated...
Playing with time when facilitating a session
Playing with time when facilitating a session Time is often the dimension that gets away from us, ruining an otherwise wonderful event. You are facilitating a session. It’s an important topic – that’s why it’s on the agenda and has been allocated the time. You...
How do you get groups out of their comfort zone without resistance?
How do you get groups out of their comfort zone without resistance? “I have a presentation coming up for a large group of 270. I am invited to take them out of their comfort zone”, a colleague told me recently. This was a corporate audience, with 50...
