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Our guest today knows that in every poor presentation, there is a brilliant presentation waiting to be unleashed. A wizard of PowerPoint design and presentation physicality, Thomas comes with a deep understanding built from dedicating years to the art of presenting. Fun is his primary weapon and he uses it to break down all walls […]

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Our guest today knows that in every poor presentation, there is a brilliant presentation waiting to be unleashed.

A wizard of PowerPoint design and presentation physicality, Thomas comes with a deep understanding built from dedicating years to the art of presenting. Fun is his primary weapon and he uses it to break down all walls of nervousness and doubt.

As a member of Toastmasters since 2008, Thomas Krafft from Presentation Boss has given hundr

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In this episode, I sit down in the guests's seat, and reflect on 50 episodes of the First Time Facilitator podcast. Sean Lavin guides a great conversation on what I've learnt from my guests, what I've learnt about myself in the process, and what's happened as a result of launching the podcast.

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Your name can feature on Leanne's Wall of Work Fame.

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I can’t believe we’re here!

In this episode, I sit down in the guests’s seat, and reflect on 50 episodes of the First Time Facilitator podcast. Sean Lavin guides a great conversation on what I’ve learnt from my guests, what I’ve learnt about myself in the process, and what’s happened as a result of launching the podcast.

I’d like to take this opportunity to thank everyone who has supported the show, and he

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There’s really common theme when I ask facilitators what skills they think are necessary for facilitation.  The answer? It’s about the ability to listen. Not only to the words, but listening in to what’s happening in the room, listening to what’s not being said, listening into the nonverbal cues.  Knowing this, I brought on a […]

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There’s really common theme when I ask facilitators what skills they think are necessary for facilitation.  The answer? It’s about the ability to listen. Not only to the words, but listening in to what’s happening in the room, listening to what’s not being said, listening into the nonverbal cues.  Knowing this, I brought on a listening expert for today’s episode, to hear his perspective on ‘Deep Listening’, and also his tips for First Time Facilitators.

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Her alarm is set for 3.45am every week day. Meet Petra Zink, a Coach, Speaker and Consultant on all things Career & the Future of Work. In this episode, we talk about building your credibility as a facilitator when you’re first starting out, and how to market yourself without feeling like you’re bragging about you. […]

The post Don’t sell the plane, sell the holiday: How to demonstrate your credibility to others with Petra Zink (Episode 48) appeared first on First Time Facilitator.

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Her alarm is set for 3.45am every week day. Meet Petra Zink, a Coach, Speaker and Consultant on all things Career & the Future of Work. In this episode, we talk about building your credibility as a facilitator when you’re first starting out, and how to market yourself without feeling like you’re bragging about you.  Petra also shares some key questions you should ask yourself to help develop the self-awareness required to effectively market yourself, and your services.

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This episode is coming to you on 31 December 2018, the last day of yet another year. I know it’s cliche setting new year’s resolutions and I don’t really do those, but I do find that this time of the year is really great for taking the time out to reflect, reset and refocus for […]

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This episode is coming to you on 31 December 2018, the last day of yet another year.

I know it’s cliche setting new year’s resolutions and I don’t really do those, but I do find that this time of the year is really great for taking the time out to reflect, reset and refocus for the year ahead.

It’s like that analogy – you’re too busy driving to stop and refuel…So at some point, you need to stop at that service station, get