Behind the Scenes: Creating 50 Million Conversations
This video and article is an unfiltered look behind the curtain on my content strategy, vision, and mission for 2025. It’s not just about creating content—it’s about inviting you into a shared mission: to spark 50 million conversations that make connection easy in the next decade. If you’re interested in a behind-the-scenes look at how […]
4 Team-Building Activities For Corporate Events
If you Google team-building activities for corporate events, you’ll find plenty of ideas like bowling nights or happy hours. But you’ve landed on the right page, where I’m going to share four impactful exercises that can truly help your team build lasting connections. These activities go beyond the typical corporate fun and focus on creating […]
Top 5 Facilitation Skills | How To Be A Great Facilitator
Whether you’re a beginner facilitator just starting out, or you’re an expert who makes a living from facilitating, training, and leading groups, this blog post is for you. I’m going to break down the top five facilitation skills, but with a twist—I’ll map them out on a timeline. From the moment your session begins to […]
Unboxing 100+ Teambuilding & Icebreaker Activities
Today, we’re going to unbox the Connection Toolkit—and not just to show off what’s inside. I built this kit to make connection easy for educators, facilitators, team leaders, and even the person who’s been voluntold to run a meeting. Because when I buy something online, what I wish I could do is crawl through the […]
How to Build Trust by Asking Powerful Questions
When trying to build relationships, it’s crucial to move beyond the standard “How are you?” and “What do you do?” Yet, many of us hesitate to ask more meaningful questions for fear of turning people off. So, how do you engage in deeper conversations without negative outcomes? Understanding Perceived Risk The fear of asking someone […]
3 Fun Ways To Start A Meeting
In today’s video, I’m going to give you 3 fun ways to start a meeting, whether you’re meeting everyone for the first time, or you’re old friends. All of these ideas use my new We! Connect Sticker Nametags, but you can certainly use your own DIY system for these as well. Let’s get into it… […]
5 Creative Ways To Start a Meeting
Today, I have for you – 5 creative ways to start a meeting using my new We! Connect Sticker Nametags. Let’s get right into it. When your meeting participants come into the room, have them fill out the nametag, then drop it into a fishbowl. Once everyone has arrived, give them all X amount of […]
How to Handle an Over Talker or Monopolizer
In a recent discussion with some group dynamics facilitators, we touched on an interesting topic: How do you handle monopolizers or over-talkers? Given that this is a common challenge in group settings, I wanted to address it right away. The Over-Talker Experience Ironically, I found myself in a situation with an over-talker just yesterday. On […]
How Can I Make My Conference More Fun And Valuable
You’re planning a conference, summit, or symposium and want to make it both more enjoyable and valuable. I’ll define what those terms mean and share a straightforward, no-prep, no-cost method to achieve this goal. The primary purpose of conferences is to educate and facilitate networking. The interactions that occur in between sessions are just as […]
How To Improve Communication: Convincing vs Enlightening
How many of you, as part of your job, need to educate or train people? You have to convey information effectively. Take a look around—that’s many of us. Recently, Cole shared something that I’ve been pondering: the distinction between convincing and enlightening. As a facilitator, leader, trainer, or educator, there’s a significant difference in approach. […]