June 2022: Active listening is essential to being an effective communicator. It requires you to clear your mind and avoid formulating answers until the other person is finished. If you can keep your mind clear then you can use your ears, eyes and emotions to actively listen to the other person. In the today’s workplace, […]

June 2022: On June 3, Gerard Murphy was invited to be the keynote speaker at the Patient and Family Advisor Conference 2022, hosted by Nova Scotia Health. Gerard’s presentation was titled Confident Communication: Secrets to Speaking Up. The goal of the keynote address was to help participants boost their assertive communication skills and thrive in

May 2022: On Thursday, May 5th, the Early Childhood Development Association of PEI hosted an in-person Spring Pre-Conference Day titled Caring Without Carrying: How to Unburden Yourself. Gerard Murphy, founder and president of Barefoot Facilitation Inc. facilitated the session. The day was designed to help participants learn about the impact of carrying too much and

May 2022: Since 2017, Barefoot Facilitation has been proud to facilitate the Leadership Excellence Program for the Construction Association of Nova Scotia (CANS). Last Fall, Barefoot Facilitation delivered the Leadership Excellence Program for frontline leaders at Pomerleau (Atlantic), with outstanding results.In a recent spotlight by CANS, Pomerleau Regional Vice President – Atlantic Canada, Lorin Robar

May 2022: We’re testing new ways to share useful resources and spark conversations.We’ve created a Padlet wall surrounding the theme “staying grounded” with plenty of resources on managing anxiety and stress when it comes to presenting or facilitating. Our goal is to create a place where people can not just read up, but engage by

April 2022: Concluding a recent Leadership Excellence for Managers & Supervisors program with the Construction Association of Nova Scotia, we asked participants to take each letter of the alphabet and associate it with a leadership tip or trick that they learned over the course. Where skills in leadership is a diverse subject, we wanted participants

March 2022: Barefoot Facilitation was founded in 2008 and over the years we’ve picked up tons of tips and tricks to add to our facilitation toolbox and boost engagement. Here are 6 of our top “facilitation secrets” that will help you shine as a facilitator during your next team meeting or group conversation: Ask: “What

March 2022: Did you know that Barefoot Facilitation is on Nova Scotia’s Standing Offer for Management Business Services? We’re glad to be able to offer a wide variety of facilitation, team development, strategic planning and consulting services to our clients! Below is a full list of Barefoot Facilitation’s areas of expertise listed in Nova Scotia’s

February 2022: In a recent online workshop, Gerard Murphy asked participants to list out anything they could do as a facilitator BEFORE the start of their virtual event or meeting that came to mind. There were a lot of diverse answers ranging from things you can plan before, things to consider in the moment, and

February 2022: I had a client ask me recently, “Do people still use flip chart stands during training or facilitated sessions?” Of course, my answer was an enthusiastic YES!During the last two years many trainers and facilitators have leveraged new technologies to make their sessions sparkle and POP. However, with the return to in-person or