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#38 - Why Images Reach What Words Miss - with Max from metaFox (opens the original)
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JOIN US FOR FREE DEMO CALL TO EXPLORE ONE OF GREAT EXERCISES WITH METAFOX TOOLS Free signup via Luma for on one of two options of ”Working with Images: A Live Taste of the Inner Journey” online event: https://luma.com/75vfpzr5 Most of us were trained to work with words. Far fewer of us were ever trained to work with images, even though they can reach a whole layer of insight and self-reflection that words alone can't. So, in this episode we are exploring: Why working with images belongs in your
#37 - Why Every Trainer Should Work with Strengths - with Tobi from metaFox (opens the original)
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Most trainers design workshops around skills and gaps. But there is incredible power, energy, and motivation that gets unleashed when we design around strengths. Join us in this episode to explore the power of a strengths-based approach, as well as many practical ways of working with strengths in your workshops, courses and coaching. What you'll explore: Why working with strengths is a powerful approach for trainers, coaches, and facilitators- we will explore both research and our experience of
#36 - The Most Overlooked Thing About Emotions in Workshops (opens the original)
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You already think carefully about how your participants feel. But have you ever stopped to notice the emotion you carry into the room? It's one of the most overlooked things in facilitation — and it shapes the whole workshop more than we tend to realise. What you'll learn: To understand why emotions are contagious — and why, as the trainer, yours spread the fastest To nourish your own baseline state so you bring grounded calm, gratitude and curiosity into your work To spot the negative states th
#35 - Rethinking Icebreakers: What Actually Makes Them Work - with Hande Akpinar (opens the original)
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Icebreakers are the moment in the workshop when you can break the ice - or you can break the chance of getting your participants on board. In today’s conversations, with Hande Akpinar, we are exploring the subtle shades of what turns icebreakers into the right foundation for your workshop. Join us to explore questions such as: What makes an icebreaker actually work, and what makes it fall flat? Are there icebreaker mistakes you would wanna make sure to avoid? ABOUT HANDE Hande Akpinar is a train
#34 - Strengths Overused: What to Do When Your Strengths Become Your Weaknesses (opens the original)
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Have you noticed how your greatest strength can quietly become your biggest weakness? When you push too hard on what you're naturally good at, like being decisive, it can tip over into becoming pushy. If you get too empathic, it easily turns over into neglecting your own needs. Each strength, if overused, can turn into something that no longer serves you or the people around you. To avoid this, most advice tells you to "do less of it." And what poor advice it is!Holding yourself back rarely work
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