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In previous tips I’ve talked about using space to communicate. Today it’s all about tables and how tables should align with the type of session you are leading.  Where do you see the traditional classroom style arrangement (rows of tables)? This isn’t a trick...

Imagine being told by an employee on your team that the animal you most remind him of is a Rottweiler!  Awkward at the moment but makes a great story years later.  And the best news is, the story has an important lesson about communication which is a topic I...

While preparing for an all-day facilitation, I sent my supply list to the executive assistant of the CEO who invited me.  She responded that my list looked familiar and she felt as if she’d been to this session; in other words, it was the usual items found in the...

A few months ago, I posted a tip called, “Taming the Unruly” which focused on how to handle a participant that becomes a distraction.  Well, guess what?  I had the opportunity to heed my own advice recently while conducting a focus group.  One of the...

Are you familiar with the song lyrics, “ I’ve been lookin’ for love in all the wrong places, lookin’ for love in too many faces”? I’m here to tell you which places and which faces you ought to be lookin’ for when standing in front of an audience and you’re lookin’ for...