
Tip #874: How to Establish Participant Engagement
It doesn’t matter if you are conducting a meeting or facilitating a workshop that is face to face or virtual. Its success depends upon participant

It doesn’t matter if you are conducting a meeting or facilitating a workshop that is face to face or virtual. Its success depends upon participant

There is a wonderful article in the Harvard Business Review by Amy C. Edmondson and Gene Daley about “How to Foster Psychological Safety in Virtual

This Tip explains my beef with asynchronous e-learning, in that it is not useful for learning and practicing social skills such as communication. “We don’t

This Tip identifies six myths we perpetuate that are untrue, including Maslokw’s hierarchy of needs pyramid. “I have always found fact infinitely more interesting than

This Tip descirbes three different learning activities where participants were experiencing failed communication. “The single biggest problem in communication is the illusion that it has

This Tip explores critical thinking: asking vital questions, gathering relevant information, assessing assumptions, etc. “The essence of the independent mind lies not in what it

This Tip describes my six-day train the trainer program in Amman in 2017, with trials, tribulations, and joys. Train the Trainer in Amman in 2017

This Tip uses the rungs of the Ladder of Inference as a key to understanding others’ thought processes behind their actions or appearance. “There are

This Tip shows how the negotiation technique of reframing and “Yes, and” create constructive dialogue from negativity. It is so easy to be negative. A

This Tip provides six reasons in defense of classroom learning, including the opportunity for guided monitored practice. “Technology is fine. . ., but that popular

This Tip discusses a win/win problem-solving model for how to provide constructive criticism using I statements, etc. “Criticism should be a casual conversation.“ W. H.

A win/win problem-solving model for providing constructive criticism can be used to effectively discuss and resolve disagreements in coaching, performance appraisal, conflict resolution, and general