Icebreakers & energisers

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…

I’ve recently worked through Dr Lynda Shaw’s neuroscience programme as part of my ongoing personal development (and to build on my psychology degree and subsequent study into the subject). Reassuringly, it’s clear that there’s a Read more…

Thanks to Rosemary Williams for sending this idea (which will be great when we’re allowed out again): A teacher brought balloons to school and asked the children to blow them all up and then each Read more…

I spoke to Angela Dellar about using imagery, metaphors and storytelling in your presentations, to help leaders and teams to ‘pull together’. Among other things, we discussed: How to get senior people involved in childlike/playful Read more…

I had a lovely chat with David Gouthro from The Consulting Edge (based in Vancouver). As a meeting facilitator, keynote speaker and MC/emcee, he has been deeply involved with experiential learning for 40 years. Here Read more…

I spoke to Alex Owen-Hill recently. Among other things, he’s a robotics expert, a storyteller and a voice coach. Here are some of the topics we discussed: Why you should get more of your body Read more…

It seems to me that not many speakers use icebreakers to start their talks and workshops. Of those, even fewer are willing to share what they do with the rest of us. Paul Sloane is Read more…