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Unlocking Better Conversations Through Eye Contact

October 2024 I facilitate a lot of conversations about what contributes to effective interpersonal communication. We always discuss the impact your body language has on your conversations, and eye contact is one of our most powerful tools. Eye contact helps to establish trust, convey confidence, and demonstrate attentiveness. It allows us to connect with others […]

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Giving Feedback

  Sharing feedback, especially criticism, can be tough. Delivered incorrectly and you can drain people’s energy and motivation, while vague praise does not help either.  Using a feedback planner can help you organize your thoughts before your meeting and is a useful tool for giving clear feedback. Like any new skill, it takes practice to

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No Self Survives a Conversation

It’s my new, favourite quote! Because in our work at Barefoot Facilitation Inc. we’re all about helping people to come together to engage in “conversations that count”. In other words, “conversations that matter” or that are meaningful. You’ll see us facilitating group conversations, hosting training conversations or emceeing large event conversations. And they all have

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Mastering Markers: A Colour Guide for Meeting Facilitators

June 2024 As a group process facilitator, I go through buckets of markers. And I’ve learned that my approach to using coloured markers on white boards and flip charts really matters. It’s not just about what looks pretty! Picking the right colours and using them well can help participants stay engaged, understand better and remember

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A Tip for Focusing in a World Full of Distraction – The Pomodoro Method

What is the Pomodoro Method for Focused Work? The Pomodoro Method consists of 3 to 4 intervals of 25-minute focused work with a 5-minute break in between intervals. A longer break of 15 to 20 minutes is encouraged after 3 or 4 intervals of focused work. It is called the Pomodoro method because of the

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Standing Tall: Benefits of Standing When Facilitating Online

March 2024 The idea of standing while facilitating online conversations might seem unconventional, even peculiar. Yet, this simple shift in posture holds remarkable potential to transform the dynamics of virtual meetings and sessions. Beyond mere physical ergonomics, embracing the practice of standing while facilitating in a virtual space can spark creativity, boost engagement, and foster

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Demystifying Transformational Leadership

February 2024 What is Transformational Leadership (TL)?   Easily understood as the sort of leadership which uplifts the motivation, engagement and morale of folks within a group or organization (Bass, 1999).  The Four Basic Pillars of Transformational Leadership are:  Individualized Consideration Inspirational Motivation  Intellectual Stimulation Idealized Influence Over time, TL theories have evolved to fit the

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Announcement: Welcoming Nino Kovacevic to the Barefoot Facilitation Inc. Team!

February 2024 Dear Barefoot Facilitation Inc. Community, I am delighted to announce that Nino Kovacevic (he/him) will join the Barefoot Facilitation Inc. staff team on February 20th as our first Associate Facilitator.  Nino will bring with him over a decade of experience at the intersection of provincial and national not-for-profit sport governance, organizational and community

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Expression of Interest – Lead Facilitator/Associate Partner

Barefoot Facilitation Inc. has a sixteen-year track record as the facilitation solution of choice for a growing group of non-profit, public and private sector clients across Canada. We work with clients to co-create process facilitation and training solutions that are relaxed and informal while being results oriented and engaging. Due to recent rapid growth, we

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