| “I thought it was going to be a bore.” |
| That was the first thing a participant said to me at the end of a training session I was leading for a client. Silence in the room. I can hear a fly buzzing. And then he continues: “Do you really want to know what I thought of the training? Frankly, it was great. I'm leaving feeling motivated and ready to take on my role as manager.” “You've even managed to get me asking myself the right questions about my management style.” Ah, that's better. |
Why animation does (almost) everything
Many participants are not here by choice. They arrive with their heads full of problems to sort out, unread emails and missed deadlines. They haven't no time to lose.
And that's where the Role of the facilitator takes on its full importance.
A training course, even if well-designed, can fall flat if the facilitation doesn't create the right conditions for learning.
So I'm putting everything in it:
- My heart, because yes, I love my trainees
- My head, because nothing is left to chance (the content has been tested, adjusted, validated)
- And my body, to transmit energy, presence, desire
To coach is also to guide
I choose to animate in mode coaching.
This means taking time, really, for a Inclusion successful.
To create connection, between them and with themselves.
And it starts with 3 simple – yet powerful – questions.
Three questions to get training off to a good start
Which flower would you like to bring to the group?
A positive intention. A quality, a posture, an energy that they want to offer to the collective.
2. What do you leave outside the room?
All the concerns that are a nuisance. We “put down our suitcases” to be more present.
3. And what would you like to leave with?
What they want to learn, to understand, to develop.
We create our rules together
From the outset, we co-create a security framework :
Listening without judgment, asking open-ended questions, challenging yourself with kindness...
And yes, put phones on silent. Then we make a pact: What happens in the room, stays in the room. Just like in Vegas.
Because without confidentiality, there is no vulnerability possible. And therefore no transformation.
Take the time... to save time
When I look at my agenda, I see: “Introduction - 30 minutes”.
In practice? We often spend 90. And that's okay.
It is my job, then, to adapt the pace and ensure the learning.
In the end, we drop anchor
I always take a moment at the end of the day to to anchor learning.
Everyone leaves with a well-filled basket: ideas, tools, insights gained.
And sometimes, a different posture. A click.
The trainer, a revealer of potential
I don't have a scientific article to offer you. Perhaps the secret is just to to trust one's intuition. To “read the room”, as they say.
My objective? That participants leave with the means to:
to try
to fail, to mess up, to fall over
– start again
to progress
That they learned to put their Oxygen mask when it gets tough, and they dare to be the managers they would dream of having.
My role? It's to help them spread their wings. Because deep down, they all have the capability.