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Michelle and Chris call it the "Soft Start." Mark Collard, author of Serious FUN calls it an "Unofficial Start." Priya Parker, author of The Art of Gathering calls it a "Threshold Moment." These are all terms for the valuable time we have betw
Michelle and Chris discuss some of the considerations for solo large group facilitation – how/what to prepare, some all-group and simultaneous small-group activities, and getting the large group's attention. We hope you join us!Emails:michelle@
Michelle and Chris share some fun with index cards. They are one of the most versatile props you can have on hand. Along with a handful of markers, you'll have hours of engagement at the ready. We hope you join us!Emails:michelle@training-wheel
Prompted by a question from a listener, Michelle and Chris share some tips that can help build a staff culture around post-program reflection. We know the data is valuable for program improvement and personal development. How can we make it sti
In this final chapter on changing and crafting games (a.k.a., activities), Michelle and Chris discuss some thinking behind creating an activity that will open up discussions on a particular outcome. We know what we want to talk about, now what
Michelle and Chris share a few examples of how they changed the language within activities to meet and discuss the important topics of bullying, gossip, and goal setting. We hope you join us!Emails:[email protected]@onteambuildi
Changing games and activities to meet the needs of our client groups is an important skill to acquire. In some cases, it's about the physical surroundings and the physical materials within our control. In other cases, it's about the language we
Michelle and Chris share some of the newest connection and teambuilding activities they're excited about. Find out about the new card decks Michelle has added to her Training Wheels catalog and a couple of activities from Chris – one with Cups
After an extended break, Michelle and Chris return with their top learnings from 2023 and their excitement about opening up Season 5 – and the road to Episode 100. "The work is infinite, you are not!" More downtime ('White Space') in store for
Michelle and Chris discuss some of their recent experiences (and revelations) working with new team building facilitators in the field. One of the considerations relates to training 'before' the job and training 'on' the job. We hope you join
Michelle and Chris talk about some fun things you can do to promote connections within your work team over longer periods of time. Team building is more than a one-time program every quarter (and these are good too!). We hope you join us!Emails
Michelle and Chris share some of the ways they use quotes to encourage deeper discussions, metaphorical connections to activities and teach concepts like vulnerability, leadership and overcoming obstacles. We hope you join us!Emails:michelle@tr
Stephanie Sibille, among other amazing things, is a contract trainer for Training Wheels (Michelle). She was in Colorado delivering a training and stopped by the Training Wheels Warehouse (and podcasting studio). She agreed to a spontaneous int
Michelle and Chris rapid-fire a whole bunch of activities you can do with a bucket full of tennis balls (about 26). So much to do with so little! We hope you join us!Emails:[email protected]@onteambuilding.comFind the Show Notes
Michelle and Chris share some ideas about how to shift wording, activity selection, sequencing and processing to be relevant to corporate environments. We hope you join us!Emails:[email protected]@onteambuilding.comFind the Show
Michelle and Chris share their approaches to programming and facilitating different types of groups. Outcomes are often very similar across the different groups. It usually comes down to the language used to focus in on the specific take-aways.
Welcome to Season 4! Chris and Michelle are excited to begin a fresh season with new ideas and tips for experiential facilitation.First up, our favorite beginning-of-the-year activity, Word of the Year. Here's a link to a past blog post from
Michelle and Chris look back over the last year with excitement and motivation. Find out:Why they will continue podcasting this next year.How they did on their "Word(s) of the Year" (Episode #52).Why reconnection is important. Their Gratefuls a
Michelle and Chris share some of the challenging behaviors they see in facilitators and offer some solutions on how to encourage better practices. We hope you join us!Emails:[email protected]@onteambuilding.comFind the Show Note
Michelle and Chris go through a rapid-fire list of things they never leave home without when training team builders on the road. This fun energetic episode will leave you thinking about your own 'take-with-you' essentials. We hope you join us!E
Find out how, The Path to Action, Perception-Action-Will and the Trust premiss of Character and Competence can help you with your team building work. We hope you join us!Emails:[email protected]@onteambuilding.comFind the Show N
Action Reflection and Object Lessons are the final techniques in this five-part series. Michelle and Chris share favorites and discuss why when and why they use them. We hope this series of processing techniques has given you new inspiration or
Michelle and Chris share another pair of processing and debriefing tools - Artistic Methods and Self Reflection. This five-part series (one more to go) is designed to show you how many ways you can approach the important task of discussing the
Michelle and Chris talk about the next two processing techniques - Intervention and Anchor Pieces. Interventions are ways to focus on correcting disruptive group behaviors and Anchors are tangible items participants can take home with them as a
Michelle and Chris continue their current series on processing and debriefing with the Metaphoric Methods and Frontloading. Find out some of their favorite tools and activities for both techniques and two different ways to Frontload. We hope yo
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