workshops work
Welcome to “workshops work,” the podcast that transforms how professionals engage, inspire, and lead groups. Ranked among the top 5% most popular podcasts globally, it is hosted by Dr Myriam Hadnes, a behavioural economist and facilitation expert. Each episode delves into the techniques and mindsets that make workshops truly impactful.
Join us every week as we sit down with world-renowned facilitators and uncover their secrets to creating psychological safety, fostering collaboration, and sparking innovation. Whether you’re a Facilitator, L&D professional, HR leader, manager, coach or trainer, you’ll find practical tips, inspiring stories, and actionable insights to elevate your group dynamics.
From navigating conflict to unlocking creativity, “workshops work” blends theory with practice, ensuring you walk away with tools you can immediately apply. Dr Myriam Hadnes doesn’t just interview; she facilitates enriching conversations that shift perspectives and deepen understanding.
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workshops work
002 - How NLP can help you become a better facilitator - with Margreet Jacobs
In this episode, I talk to Margreet Jacobs, a master practitioner of neurolinguistic programming (NLP) and speaker’s coach. We talk about the similarities between speaking in front of an audience and hosting a workshop. How can we overcome the fear of speaking up? How can we make sure that our content resonates with the audience? How can we keep them engaged?
Margreet runs StageHeroes, a coaching agency that helps leaders to deliver talks that would change how their audience feels and acts. Margreet used to be a professional dancer and dance teacher. Today, she is a speaker herself and a constant source of wise inspiration.
In the show, Margreet shares how speakers and facilitators can become more confident by making sure they start with the end in mind. By being clear about the purpose of a speech or a workshop, we can shift our mindset and engage our audience.
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Questions and Answers
[1:01] How did you shift from being a dancer to becoming a speaker’s coach?
[8:52] How c.an you tackle workshop participants’ fear of speaking up?
[12:00] How can we make sure that every participant is aware of their contribution?
[17:19] How does the fear of success get into our way?
[21:29] What was your “perfect failure” in a workshop context and how did you fix it?
[23:10] How can you make sure that a workshop is giving you positive enegergy instead of draining you?
[29:06] What can a facilitator do to create a safe space in which participants thrive?
[30:39] How can we deal with “big egos” who would not like to share their vulnerabilities?
[35:00] How can we create an anchor that workshop participants can relate to even time after the workshop?
[37:17} What is the one thing our audience shall remember from this episode?
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Related links you may want to check out:
- Margreet’s business page: https://stageheroes.nl/
- Our sponsor Session Lab
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