The Quest

The Quest #225: My Top 10 Insights from 2025

By Gwyn Wansbrough | December 16, 2025

Leading engaging live online sessions keeps evolving—and fast. ⚡ And let’s be real: keeping up can feel overwhelming. That’s exactly why I started The Quest back in October 2020. And what a journey it’s been! 📬 225 editions👀 2,050 subscribers🧰 700+ tools, frameworks, and resources💬 Countless ideas, conversations, and creative sparks But what really fires me up? […]

The Quest #224: ⚠️ Don’t skip the ending

By Gwyn Wansbrough | December 9, 2025

Quick poll: How do you usually end your sessions? A) With a quick “Thanks for coming out!” 👋B) It depends… (aka I make it up as I go) 🎭C) Wait… I’m supposed to end sessions?! 😬 It’s easy not to close. If you’ve ever run out of time and skipped the closing—or ended with an awkward “any final thoughts?”—you’re […]

The Quest #223: 🎥 How to Level Up Your Home Studio

By Gwyn Wansbrough | December 3, 2025

I used to think blurry video and fuzzy sound didn’t matter. When I started leading virtual sessions, I didn’t pay much attention to my home studio setup. I figured as long as I had good content and facilitation tools, that was enough. I told myself, “No one really notices if the image is a bit […]

The Quest #222: 🌀Have you primed your group?

By Gwyn Wansbrough | November 25, 2025

Most online sessions fail to engage before they even begin. I was reminded why last week. I ran a kick-off session for a group of mentors supporting young people in a scholarship program in Spain. About a week before the session, I get an email from the organizers. They were asking for a briefing document […]

The Quest #221: 🤷How engaging are your live sessions?

By Gwyn Wansbrough | November 24, 2025

““How engaging are your sessions—really?”“ Has this ever happened to you? You deliver an online session and hit “end meeting”. And just like that, your group disappears into thin air 💭. You find yourself alone at your desk left wondering, “Did that even land?“ It’s easy not to know. You don’t always get feedback. Excellence […]

The Quest #220: ⏰ Always running out of time?

By Gwyn Wansbrough | November 13, 2025

⏰ On a scale from 1–10, how easy is it for you to stay on time during a live session? Me? I used to be a solid 2. Why? Because I chronically underestimate time. I always think things will take 5 minutes… they never do. Back when I started leading live sessions, time keeping was […]

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