A few months ago I decided to enrol myself in a Street Wisdom experience. What’s Street Wisdom? It’s a process that helps you look for wisdom, like the answer to a question, from the environment around you. I’ll be honest, I didn’t really go in expecting any answers. It was more about curiosity, and [...]
I was always going to get vaccinated. First-hand accounts from friends and colleagues who contracted COVID were enough to convince me that I didn’t want to experience the full effects of COVID, and given that the vaccine helps with that, I was ready to be signed up. It’s been widely reported in the [...]
With lockdown meaning the temporary loss of my commute, and my virtual classroom sessions being no more than 3.5hrs at a time, I have found myself with some extra time on my hands. So I decided to use some of it to do an experiment in feedback. The idea came because I recently delivered [...]
In the last 12 months, I’ve had some amazing opportunities. I’ve been lucky enough to be invited to be a keynote speaker, featured on a podcast and on a panel, and invited to share my experience to inspire young women starting their careers. With each of those opportunities came a request - “Can you [...]
I love social media and at the moment (it changes regularly) my favourite medium is Instagram. I love being able to peek into other facilitators’ classrooms and share top tips and I find it easy to connect there. So there I was one day, scrolling through, when I saw an announcement from another facilitator [...]
A few weeks ago I met up with a friend who has left the corporate world and is shortly about to launch her business working as a freelance trainer, facilitator and coach! As she builds her client roster she’ll be looking for Associate work. She asked me for concrete advice in the “things I [...]
Before this year I had never watched a Formula 1 race. I didn't see the appeal of watching cars go around and around the same track in circles over and over, and I just didn't understand and appreciate the work and mastery that went into both the car itself and the driving of the [...]
Last week I was facilitating a webinar on my favourite topic - Learning and I was excited. I had my slides done well in advance, the week before. On the day of the webinar I woke up early and reviewed the content. I set up and did a technical test and everything was great. I [...]
My cousins are creative geniuses who make handmade cards and invitations. Not run of the mill ones, they qualify as pieces of art – laser cut, ribbons, 3D, boxes that collapse and explode, and many that include local features and elements. And I’m not just saying that because I’m family … you can see what [...]
I have a wide range of kinaesthetic toys that I use in the classroom to help improve retention and make learning more engaging. They help bring energy to the room, learners love them - and even those who don't actively fiddle with them, often find them a talking point or icebreaker at the start of [...]
