A Workshopr.io ebook — 100 field-tested tips

Make the room work,
a hundred times over.

100 tips · 13 chapters · every tip illustrated

Facilitation isn't about being the smartest person in the room. I've run hundreds of workshops, and most of what I know I learned the hard way — by getting it wrong in front of a room full of people. This book is the shortcut I wish someone had handed me.

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100Tips, field-tested in real rooms — used, watched work, or watched fail
13Chapters, from opening strong to running design workshops
1Page per tip. Flip to the section you need, steal one idea, try it
0Theory. If it didn't survive a real room, it didn't make the book

Contents — the thirteen chapters

You don't read it cover to cover. You raid it.

Difficult participant on tomorrow's roster? Chapter nine. Energy dies after lunch? Chapter two. Each chapter opens with why it matters, then hands you the tips one page at a time.

01 Opening Strong 7 tips
02 Energy Management 10 tips
03 Driving Participation 7 tips
04 Powerful Questions 9 tips
05 Time Mastery 6 tips
06 Closing with Impact 5 tips
07 Planning & Preparation 9 tips
08 Facilitator Mindset 8 tips
09 Difficult Participants 6 tips
10 Virtual Facilitation 6 tips
11 Icebreakers & Energizers 8 tips
12 Mistakes to Avoid 5 tips
13 Design Workshops 14 tips

Three of the hundred

Every tip: one sketch, one move, one page.

Sketch: a facilitator naming the chaos of thoughts above a meeting table Opening Strong

Acknowledge the Elephant

If there's tension in the room or a known issue, address it briefly at the start. Ignoring obvious problems undermines trust.

Sketch: a facilitator greeting participants as they arrive Opening Strong

Arrive Early

Be in the room at least 15 minutes before participants arrive. Greet people as they enter and observe the energy.

Sketch: a group building ground rules together Opening Strong

Create a Shared Agreement

Co-create ground rules with the group rather than dictating them. When people contribute, they're more likely to follow.

Those three are from chapter one. 97 more inside.

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Better Meetings and Workshops, on Kindle.

The full hundred: opening strong, energy management, participation, questions, timing, closings, planning, mindset, difficult participants, virtual rooms, icebreakers, the mistakes to avoid, and fourteen tips just for design workshops.

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Kindle
Tips
100
Chapters
13
Illustrations
Every tip
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Book 1 cover: Run Your First Design Workshop in 72 Hours Book 2 cover: Facilitating With Intention Book 3 cover: Did It Work? Measuring Workshop Impact Book 4 cover: They'll Never Say Yes Book 5 cover: Get Out of the Car — A Facilitator's Guide to Imposter Syndrome

This one's the field manual. The series is the training.

Better Meetings and Workshops stands alone — no prerequisites, raid it as needed. When you want the deeper build, the Workshop Facilitation Series takes you from your first workshop to proving it worked, in order.

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