Like it or not, first impressions count. Regardless of whether you’re running a workshop, kicking off a class, or meeting a potential business partner for coffee, the way you introduce yourself can be an incredible lever to build trust, empathy, and engagement. It sounds almost too simple to be worthy…
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How to run a workshop for the C-suite
An underlying theme that comes up our Workshop Creator program is what I simply call THE FEAR. THE FEAR is real (and capitalised). THE FEAR can strike when the technology doesn’t work; when we get asked a question we don’t how to answer; when we forget what’s coming next; when…
The Joy of 6
There’s much to learn from musical educators, and educational musicians. The first pilot episode of Schoolhouse Rock talked about 3 – its magical powers of indivisibility, and multiplication. Just over 15 years later, De La Soul sampled the schoolhouse because they too knew 3 was the magic number: Without my…
The new alumni
Alumni: a graduate or former student of a specific school, college, or university. For a very long time I didn’t understand what this word meant. When I was at university I heard it mentioned in passing, and then after I finished [1] it kept cropping up on various marketing propaganda…
How to facilitate your first class, workshop or training session
My most recent collaboration project launched last week at New York Climate Week. Sustainable Foundations is a workshop series and email course helping to unpack and demystify sustainability for modern business. During its creation I took some time to think about things I’ve learnt putting together similar education experiences [1], and…