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Whether you’re seeking inspiration for meaningful conversations or practical tips to enhance your facilitation practice, our blog is your go-to resource. From thoughtful techniques like the three-step Acknowledge/Assert method to reflections on leadership and community engagement, our latest posts bring ideas that help you grow with purpose and presence.

Join the Barefoot Facilitation Team: Administrative Coordinator

Administrative Coordinator – Part-time (56 hours bi-weekly), Term Position (To be evaluated after 6 months) Barefoot Facilitation Inc. is a leading provider of facilitation services and training solutions. We are on an exciting path of continue

How to Prepare a PowerPoint with Purpose

April 2023 Designing an impactful PowerPoint presentation does not have to be difficult, yet it does have to be thoughtful. PowerPoints start with a Big Idea and then unfold like a good story with a beginning, middle, and end. Like any good story, yo

Barefoot Expands with First Lead Facilitator

April 2023: I am delighted to announce that Kerri Miller has joined the Barefoot Facilitation Inc. staff team as our first Lead Facilitator, based out of Dartmouth, Nova Scotia. Kerri will expand our team’s capacity as we continue to help our clien

How to Facilitate a Group: What I Learned from Facilitation ABCs

March 2023: This Blog Post was written by Administrative & Communications Coordinator, Douglas Wetmore. Working for Gerard, I was pleased to be invited to take off my usual administration & communications hat, and instead sit as a participant

How to Have an Effective 1:2:1 Meeting

February 2023: Preparing for structured 1-2-1 meetings takes time, effort and attention – especially if it’s a new relationship OR if the conversation has the potential to be difficult. It is time well spent, however, and encouraging the prop

Barefoot Facilitation Welcomes Karen Furneaux as Associate Consultant

February 2023: I am delighted to announce that Karen Furneaux, HLCol, OLY has joined the Barefoot Facilitation Inc. Circle of Consultants as an occasional, contractual Associate Consultant, based out of Halifax, Nova Scotia. Karen will expand ou

Wrapping up #Barefoot4Barefeet 2022

January 2023: We were glad to bring back #Barefoot4Barefeet after many years of hiatus in 2022. Thanks to immediate support from some of our clients and partners, we were able to collectively donate 168 new pairs of socks for people in need this wint

How to Elicit Feedback: Barefoot’s 4 Quadrants Feedback Method

December 2022: Your meeting, learning session or group process is winding down and you are committed to eliciting feedback from participants. You are interested in hearing about their experience and what impact the conversation might have had on them

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