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Virtual Team Building Activities For Large Groups
In late 2024, we are well past the height of COVID, yet many of us still find ourselves attending virtual meetings. Unfortunately, a lot of those meetings have fallen into bad habits—becoming passive, dull, and filled with consumption-only content, especially when...
No Prep Icebreakers For Adults
So, you're searching for icebreakers for adults, and you’ve stumbled upon this guide featuring five no prep icebreakers. I do this for a living, and I'm here to share the best of the best. I’m also going to help you avoid one of the biggest pitfalls when leading...
Best Way To Start A Team Meeting
Sheryl Sandberg, the former COO of Facebook (now Meta), once walked into a board meeting and said, "Hey, everybody, this meeting is really expensive, let's get started." It’s a powerful reminder that time is precious, and meetings should reflect that. In my opinion,...
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....
7 Amazing Icebreakers for College Students
This post is going to unpack seven amazing icebreakers that work incredibly well for college students. Whether you're dealing with first-year students who are nervous, trying to be cool, and feeling a bit uncomfortable, or you're engaging upperclassmen, these...
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...
Best In-Person Connection Group Activity / Experiment
When was the last time you engaged in a conversation where you truly connected? Not the typical, “Where are you from?” or “What do you do?” but something deeper, something that created a lasting impact? If you're like most people, those meaningful connections are...
How To Conduct Effective Meetings
60 minutes go by, everybody walks out of the room or clicks off Zoom. "That meeting should have been an email." We want to avoid this at all costs. How do you conduct really effective meetings? I'm going to give you two tools in this video. The first tool you can...
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...
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...
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,...
How to Handle and 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...
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...
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...
Icebreakers For Work: Adults – Click Quotes Activity
Icebreakers, in my view, should aim to swiftly bridge people into meaningful conversations. They ought to serve more as connection accelerators than mere conversation starters. Whether it's a first meeting or an interaction within an established group, the goal...
How to NOT Overwhelm Introverts In a Group
At the outset of this session, I mentioned a plan to have participants share their thoughts in a group setting. However, recognizing the diverse comfort levels with public speaking, especially among introverts, I've adjusted that approach. Instead of large group...
3 Fun Roundtable Conversation Starter Topics
In today's fast-paced world, genuine conversations can often fall by the wayside, replaced by superficial interactions. I've dedicated my career to reversing this trend, working alongside some of the brightest leaders and educators globally to foster deeper...
How To Avoid Exclusion
Today, we're exploring the concept of preventing exclusion. In our current culture, there's significant discussion on promoting inclusion and fostering a sense of belonging, which is undoubtedly vital. However, I'm equally fascinated by the reverse: How can we prevent...