Gwyn Wansbrough
What science knows for sure about how the brain learns and what you need to do about it After a couple of months of online classes last year, my 16-year-old daughter started to call school “computer jail”. She dreaded sitting down in front of her computer all-day trapped in her room listening to her teachers. […]
Read MoreCohort-based Courses, Verbal tools for Facilitation, Creating Online Courses Hello Friends! Greetings from Barcelona☀️. Many thanks for your feedback on the last edition of The Quest and on my new Creativity e-book. A special shout out to the following people: Joan in Mansfield, Monica S., Maria, and Ruth in Barcelona, Maria in Miami, Nadia in […]
Read More5 lessons I learned as a facilitator during the pandemic There was no turning back. I was staring at the faces of 20 teacher trainees on my Zoom screen. We were about to start our online training session when one of the hosts didn’t have sound. The 20 faces were staring back at me. Waiting. […]
Read MoreFree e-book launch Dear Friends of The Quest, I wanted you all to be the first to receive my new free e-book Kickstart Your Creativity: 5 Easy Ways to Spark Creativity Starting Now. I had a blast working with friend, facilitator, and illustrator Chris Malapitan who developed the beautiful drawings that you’ll see in the […]
Read MoreHello Friends! Greetings from Barcelona☀️. Many thanks for your feedback on the last edition of The Quest. A special shout out to the following people: Nadia in Montreal, Mamen in Barcelona, Noelle in Sydney, and Connie in Toronto 🙌. Another special shout out to all of the women who create, facilitate, and educate. Thank you […]
Read MoreMy 10 “kick-in-the-butt” takeaways I confess. I am a complete late-comer to Steven Pressfield’s book The War of Art (first published in 2012!). Many people have recommended it to me. But it wasn’t until my friend Noelle mentioned it again last week that I finally bought it. And I am so glad I did. Pressfield […]
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🧊I used to dread leading icebreakers. The mere mention of the word “icebreaker” brought up all kinds of awkward memories for me. I got flashbacks of my overly enthusiastic camp counselor asking me to do things that I didn’t feel comfortable doing. I had to face my own resistance. When I started facilitating groups, I […]
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Have you ever felt overwhelmed after an online session? I had been sitting in front of my computer for an hour. I was listening to our online course instructor tell us everything he knew on the topic. Like a Formula 1 driver, he was racing through slides, graphs, and frameworks. He came to a screeching […]
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Do you ever wonder if there are people in your virtual sessions who may not be sharing what’s on their minds? I wonder about this a lot. In my early online training sessions, I could sense that some participants were holding back. I knew they had something to say, but I couldn’t figure out how […]
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✋ Hands up if this sounds familiar: You’re preparing an online presentation. You’ve got loads of great content you want to share with your audience. You prepare your talking points and a killer slide deck. You want to provide as much value to your audience as possible. So you whizz through bullet points, graphs, and […]
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Hello friends, Greetings from Barcelona.☀️ 🙌Many thanks for reading The Quest, your weekly round-up of tips and insights to help you design and lead exceptional online sessions that your group members will love.❤️ If you were forwarded this, you can subscribe and receive The Quest straight to your inbox every Monday👇 📢 Registration for Breakthrough Facilitation Opens […]
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Hello friends, Greetings from Barcelona.☀️ 🙌Many thanks for reading The Quest, your weekly round-up of tips and insights to help you design and lead exceptional online sessions that your group members will love.❤️ If you were forwarded this email, you can subscribe and receive The Quest straight to your inbox every Monday👇 📢A big announcement is coming… […]
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