Online engagement
Don’t be dull
When I worked in the corporate world, I was asked to design a PowerPoint presentation for a manager from the IT department. “I want you to add a lingerie photo in the middle,” he said, Read more…
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Icebreakers & energisers
Treasure hunt
I ran a group mentoring session yesterday with 10 people who didn’t (yet) know each other. We started with pinning where we are on a Padlet map, renaming ourselves to add the number of years’ Read more…
Icebreakers & energisers
30 activities you can use on Zoom
I’m currently preparing an interactive keynote for PSA South East where I’ll demonstrate 30 things you can do on Zoom to engage your audience and embed the learning. This means, if you host weekly meetings, Read more…
Icebreakers & energisers
Creative ways of teaching
I recently spoke to an expert in creative thinking and a veteran of experiential speaking – Robert Alan Black. Among other things, you can hear his thoughts on: Story-telling Gordian knot exercise 9-dots exercise 4 Read more…
Online engagement
Virtual murder mysteries
As you may know, I’ve recently been employed as a Zoom co-host for an event organiser friend, James Coakes, who runs virtual murder mysteries. Here are the highlights of our recent conversation about online engagement: Read more…
Online engagement
What causes Zoom fatigue (and what can you do about it)?
February 2021 saw the publication of a study on Zoom fatigue in the journal Technology, Mind & Behaviour. It was conducted by Jeremy Bailenson, founder of the Virtual Human Interaction Lab at Stanford University. He Read more…
Online engagement
Behind the scenes at the J&J Show
I’m a Fellow of PSA UK, and a regular at their weekly Coffee & Conversation sessions. It’s a chance to catch up with speaking colleagues in an informal and conversational setting. A different person hosts Read more…
Remote speaking
Making learning come alive
I recently spoke to Leanne Davies of Live Learn. She gave a mini-masterclass in how to make your sessions involving and meaningful. There’s also a small contribution from her two lively dogs. Some of the Read more…
Gamification
8 principles of online engagement
8 principles of online engagement, as explained at the end of my interactive fun & games with PSA Yorkshire in December. Hope you find them useful.
Icebreakers & energisers
Are you a PRAT?
Over 20 years ago, when I was a senior manager in corporate life, I underwent a great deal of management training. One of the things they taught us was that people have distinct learning styles: Read more…