Gwyn Wansbrough

The Quest #162: 🌟 5 Timeless Session Design Principles to Live By

By Gwyn Wansbrough | April 30, 2024

Hello friends, Greetings from Colmar, France 🇫🇷where I am traveling with two of the most loyal readers of this newsletter – my dad and stepmother. 😅 🙌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.❤️ Let’s jump right […]

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The Quest #161: ⚒️ How to build a killer virtual facilitation tech stack

By Gwyn Wansbrough | April 23, 2024

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.❤️ Let’s jump right in! Lately, many of you have been asking about the tools I use behind the scenes. Glad you asked! When […]

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The Quest #160: 💛How to create a heartfelt virtual celebration

By Gwyn Wansbrough | April 17, 2024

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.❤️ Let’s jump right in. How do you create a heartfelt celebration on Zoom? I wondered this as I planned a celebration of life […]

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The Quest #159: 👀 How to read your virtual room

By Gwyn Wansbrough | April 9, 2024

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.❤️ Let’s jump right in. If you lead virtual groups you may be familiar with the following scenario👇 You are about a third of […]

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The Quest #158: 🦗How to transform silence from awkward to awesome

By Gwyn Wansbrough | April 3, 2024

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.❤️ Let’s jump right in. “Does anyone want to share?” You’ve finished your presentation. Now it’s question time. And then bam—awkward silence hits. Just […]

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The Quest #157: ✨How to design a stand out ARRIVAL experience

By Gwyn Wansbrough | March 26, 2024

Hello friends, Greetings from Barcelona ☀️ where I’ve officially started filming my new on-demand video course 🪄Live Session Magic. I can’t wait to share it with you. After many requests, I’ll be sharing my road-tested system to save you time and guesswork for designing consistently top-quality online experiences. Click here to join the interest list. You’ll be the first to […]

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💪The Quest #30: The Power of Introverts

By Gwyn Wansbrough / May 17, 2021 / 0 Comments

Introvert-friendly facilitation tips and the problem with personality tests Hello friends, Greetings from Barcelona☀️ where we ran our very first live online event for the Quest on Friday. More on that below👇. Many thanks for your feedback on the last edition of The Quest. A special shout out to Noelle in Sydney, and Michaele and […]

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🎉The Quest #29: The Era of Re-gathering

By Gwyn Wansbrough / May 10, 2021 / 0 Comments

Re-gathering, changing broken systems, facilitation tools Hello friends, Greetings from Barcelona☀️ where we have just ended a 14-month state of emergency and wondering what’s next?  Many thanks for your feedback on the last edition of The Quest. A special shout out to Gillian in Kingston, Mark in Honk Kong, Jen in Chicago, Connie in Toronto, […]

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🚫The Quest #28: Facilitator Do’s & Don’ts

By Gwyn Wansbrough / May 3, 2021 / 0 Comments

Facilitator do’s and don’ts, staying creative, free events Hello friends, Greetings from Barcelona☀️ where I am preparing to lead 5 facilitation sessions over the next two days. So I’ll keep it short and sweet. 🎟️ There are two fantastic FREE events happening this week: 👉 This Week… If you are joining The Quest for the […]

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🔑 Keys to Powerful Experience Design

By Gwyn Wansbrough / April 26, 2021 / 0 Comments

Hello friends, Greetings from Barcelona☀️ where I am sending love to friends and colleagues in India affected by COVID and hoping that every person will soon have access to vaccines regardless of where they live. Many thanks for your feedback on the last edition of The Quest. A special shout out to Jen in Chicago, […]

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🧊7 Tried and Tested Icebreaker Activities for Your Virtual Sessions

By Gwyn Wansbrough / April 25, 2021 / 0 Comments

7 Tried and Tested Icebreaker Activities for Your Virtual Sessions Icebreakers can make or break a session. They are a key part of building psychological safety, and they give people an opportunity to connect with others in the group beyond the surface. Here is a list of tried and tested icebreakers that I use in […]

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🔥The Quest #27: How to Boost Participation

By Gwyn Wansbrough / April 19, 2021 / 0 Comments

Facilitation tips for participation, ditching boring lectures, building authentic connection Hello Friends! Greetings from Barcelona☀️ where the vaccine rollout is as slow as a snail having a siesta🐌. Many thanks for your feedback on the last edition of The Quest. A special shout out to Ali in the US, Claudia in London, Caroline and Viliana […]

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