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This week, I’m hosting a live session as part of StreamAlive’s 'Unmute the Audience' series. I'll be sharing simple tips to help you look less Zoom-ish and way more polished in your online meetings. Expect a mix of geekiness, practical advice, and real-time engagement magic in action. You know ... facilitainment. Let’s make your webcam proud. 🤓 🗓 Thu, April 11 @ 11 AM EDT | 5 PM CEST | 8:30 PM IST 🎫 Join us for free: https://lnkd.in/eT8_BPdU Hope to see you there! Who’s planning to join? 👀 Your Geek-in-Chief, Said, the Facilitainer Lux Narayan, Lakyntina Lyngdoh, Peter Claridge, Donkin Lyngdoh, Joseph Varghese

How do you say facilitation in Icelandic when there is no word for it? ... I'm excited to introduce: Exploring the Edges of Facilitation - a video series where we’ll explore facilitation by contrasting it with related practices—some often mistaken for facilitation, others closely connected! Here's a little trailer to teaser the upcoming conversation with Lára Kristín Skúladóttir on Consulting vs. Facilitation. Join me over on YouTube for a series of thought-provoking conversations with expert facilitators from around the world. We’ll discuss when facilitation is the right tool for the job—and when another approach might serve our clients better. Plus, we’ll explore the overlap of skills, tools, and mindsets, helping facilitators decide when to stretch and grow, and when to set boundaries with confidence. 😮💨 Exhales (putting your face on the internet is terrifying) - presses publish. Thank you to Said Saddouk - both for the skills to actually record this and for being the cheerleader / accountability buddy to get it over the line!

2D Miro Boards are soooo March 2025. 🥱 I used to be a flatboarder... until I saw the light. Today, Lucie Agolini hosted another round of 'CNVS Adventures: Isometric Worlds in Miro'. ↳ We didn’t just watch. ↳ We built live. ↳ We created tiny neighborhoods. ↳ We turned boards into worlds. Flat Miro boards are to CNVS isometric spaces what checkers is to 3D chess. 🤓 But this isn’t just about flashy design - it’s about reimagining how we engage, explore, and collaborate during online workshops. ↳ Endless creativity. ↳ New possibilities. ↳ Serious fun. Ready to enter a new dimension? Don’t be a flatboarder - grab the full CNVS collection (with all current and upcoming isometric assets) here: 👉🏽 https://lnkd.in/e8BAjyU4 Worlds are the new boards. 🥰 Your Geek-in-Chief, Said, the Facilitainer #VirtualFacilitation #facilitation #Miro #Design #Collaboration

Raise your hand if you got a Stream Deck and never really use it. 🙋🏽🙋🏽♀️ I’m running another Stream Deck Starter Training - built for busy facilitators, online hosts, and digital creators who are tired of clicking through chaos. This hands-on session will take your Stream Deck from “cool but confusing” to “how did I ever work without this?” 🗓️ Thursday, April 17 at 2 PM CEST | 8 AM EDT 🎫 Save your seat: https://lnkd.in/e5vrq6Qc Here’s what you’ll learn: ↳ A beginner-friendly setup, step by step ↳ How to navigate the interface with confidence ↳ Creating your first custom buttons and actions ↳ Multi-actions to streamline tasks with one tap ↳ Using icons and colors to keep your setup clear and organized ↳ Real-time practice to help everything stick If your Stream Deck is still sitting there judging you… this is your chance to show it who’s boss. Join us and start clicking less while doing more. #virtualfacilitation #productivitytools #onlineworkshops

This year, I decided to invest more in writing a newsletter, ‘𝗙𝗮𝗰𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗹𝘆.’ ✔️ 9 issues published so far this year ✔️ Close to 1,000 subscribers And yes – if you do the math – it’s the "kind of weekly" newsletter. 😉 But I'm not beating myself up for skipping a few weeks. I need to start somewhere, right? I’m still figuring out my style, refining my structure, and building a routine. Still genuinely proud of myself! Writing LinkedIn posts like this usually happens spontaneously, sometimes multiple times a day, and doesn’t take me very long most of the time. But writing a newsletter? For me that's hours of: 📌 Drafting … oh … all the drafts. 📌 Finding engaging topics 📌 Determining the perfect length 📌 Structuring content clearly 📌 Balancing beginner-friendly explanations with deeper insights 📌 Working on the visual appeal 📌 And of course – creating the perfect meme for the "Enough Said" section I’m passionate about the geeky side of virtual facilitation, L&D, audience engagement, tools, and tech. Writing about one topic often triggers 482 new ideas. (The squirrel game is real!) 🐿️ Focusing on 800 – 1,000 words about a single topic is very challenging for me. Yet, hitting "send" and seeing the "🎉 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗿𝗮𝘁𝘀! 𝗙𝗮𝗰𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗹𝘆 𝗶𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝗯𝗲𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗫𝗫𝗫 𝗳𝗮𝗻𝘀" message is so rewarding. 🤤 With Facilitainment Weekly, I get to structure my thoughts and dive deeper into topics, share the how (not just the what), and connect all the puzzle pieces for context. 𝐂𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐠𝐞𝐞𝐤𝐲 𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐨𝐧𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐟𝐚𝐜𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭? Then Facilitainment Weekly might just be your thing. 👉 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗷𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲: join.thefacilitainer.com 𝐀𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐰𝐞'𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐧𝐞𝐰𝐬𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬... I actively subscribe to and genuinely read only a few newsletters, mostly L&D and facilitation-related. Here are some favorites from my network you should absolutely check out: ↳ IRrEGULAR LEtTER by Anamaria Dorgo – anamariadorgo.substack.com ↳ Facilitators' Corner by Mehdi En-Naizi – https://lnkd.in/edG-8bW4 ↳ CNVS by Lucie Agolini – https://lnkd.in/e8BAjyU4 ↳ Ask Deep Questions by Jan Keck – jankeck.com/links ↳ Facilitator Sticky Diaries by Nathy Ravez - https://lnkd.in/ed9vKrVc ↳ Learn Livestreaming by John Lacey – https://lnkd.in/enuPDUWE ↳ Steal These Thoughts! by Ross Stevenson – https://lnkd.in/eeu4xbbZ ↳ The Momentum Formula by Cat Mulvihill – join.catmulvihill.com ↳ The Quest by Gwyn Wansbrough: https://lnkd.in/e-qQNtz6 Let’s geek out together! 🤓 What's your process for curating and writing your own newsletters, if you have one? And for you, what makes a good newsletter great? Your Geek-in-Chief, Said, the Facilitainer #facilitation #facilitainment #newsletter #learninganddevelopment

Ever wondered what happens when four passionate and super skilled facilitators join forces? The 𝗙𝗶𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗙𝗮𝗰𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 virtual event happens 🥳 A week of 11 free interactive sessions packed with real talk, practical tools and deep expertise to help you: 👑 Lead better workshops 🌴 Grow your business 💰 And sell your sessions without the awkwardness Frankly I'm completely blown away that Said Saddouk, Nathy Ravez, Mehdi En-Naizi and Alexandre Eisenchteter are pulling this together in their own time with their own beautiful minds. 👏👏👏👏 Knowing each of these fab peeps I can confidently say this is a goldmine for anyone in the field of facilitating workshops and meetings online 🙌. 🗓️ 𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗻: 23 April - 30 April 🎟️ 𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗯 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘀𝗽𝗼𝘁 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲: fitforfacilitation.com #FitForFacilitation #miro #workshop

𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗽𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 𝗗𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗲 𝗕𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗧𝗵𝗮𝗻 "𝗝𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗢𝗸𝗮𝘆". The Fit for Facilitation Week is here to help you level up your virtual facilitation, run interactive workshops people actually enjoy, and confidently grow your business. From designing standout sessions to using AI like a pro, this week of free sessions covers it all. Join Said Saddouk, Nathy Ravez, Alexandre Eisenchteter and Mehdi En-Naizi for 11 live sessions packed with tools, tips, and behind-the-scenes wisdom. 🗓️ From April 23 - 30 💻 All online 350+ facilitators and educators have already joined 🙌 Come for the knowledge. Stay for the vibes and connections. Leave with a better facilitation game. 𝙍𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙮 𝙩𝙤 𝙜𝙚𝙩 𝙁𝙞𝙩 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙁𝙖𝙘𝙞𝙡𝙞𝙩𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣? 👉🏽 Check out all the sessions and sign up here: fitforfacilitation.com #virtualfacilitation #onlineworkshops #learninganddevelopment #facilitation #FitForFacilitation #engagement #growth

Sticky notes are nice. But games? That’s where the magic happens. 🎮 The Miro Game Creation Masterclass filled up fast last time – so by popular demand… it’s back! 🤓 In this hands-on, beginner-friendly session, you'll turn a basic Miro board into a fully playable game – no design degree or unicorn magic required. What you'll learn: ↳ How to use Miro’s core tools for game design ↳ Miro-friendly game mechanics that actually work ↳ Step-by-step support to build your own game live ↳ Creative ideas to energize your virtual sessions 🗓️ Tuesday, April 08 – 2 PM CEST | 8 AM EDT 🎟️ Grab your seat: https://lnkd.in/eWA4Ymmm This is for facilitators, trainers, educators, and game-curious Miro nerds ready to level up collaboration. Only 12 spots available – because game boards need space to play. Come for the games. Stay for the creative mischief. 😉 Your Geek-in-Chief, Said, the Facilitainer #miro #facilitation #gamification #creativity #virtualworkshops #mironerds

200+ facilitators (and curious minds!) are getting #FitForFacilitation - are you in? A full week of live, interactive sessions is just around the corner. We’ll help you lead better workshops. Grow your business. And finally sell your sessions without the awkwardness. Alongside Nathy Ravez, Alexandre Eisenchteter✨. Mehdi En-Naizi, and your Geek-in-Chief (Said, the Facilitainer), we’ve built something special. 11 free sessions. Packed with real talk, practical tools, and facilitator-to-facilitator wisdom. 🎟️ Grab your spot here: fitforfacilitation.com Here’s the full agenda: ↳ 𝗞𝗶𝗰𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴-𝗢𝗳𝗳 𝗙𝗶𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗙𝗮𝗰𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘌𝘹𝘱𝘭𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘢𝘳𝘬𝘦𝘵, 𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘴, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘣𝘶𝘪𝘭𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘯𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 🗓️ April 23 - 5:00 PM CEST / 11:00 AM EDT Hosts: Nathy, Said, Alexandre, Mehdi ↳ 𝗟𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹 𝗨𝗽 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗙𝗮𝗰𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗦𝗸𝗶𝗹𝗹𝘀 𝘍𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘉𝘦𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘯𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘰 𝘗𝘳𝘰 🗓️ April 24 - 2:00 PM CEST / 8:00 AM EDT Host: Mehdi ↳ 𝗖𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗩𝗶𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝘋𝘦-𝘡𝘰𝘰𝘮-𝘪𝘧𝘺 𝘠𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘖𝘯𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘦 𝘚𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 🗓️ April 24 - 5:00 PM CEST / 11:00 AM EDT Host: Said ↳ 𝗚𝗲𝘁 𝗥𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝘆 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗖𝗹𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝘍𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘴𝘵 𝘤𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘥𝘦𝘣𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘧 🗓️ April 25 - 2:00 PM CEST / 8:00 AM EDT Host: Nathy ↳ 𝗚𝗲𝗻𝗔𝗜 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗙𝗮𝗰𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘀 𝘏𝘰𝘸 𝘵𝘰 𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘈𝘐 𝘵𝘰 𝘥𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘨𝘯, 𝘧𝘢𝘤𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘥𝘰𝘤𝘶𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘱𝘴 🗓️ April 25 - 5:00 PM CEST / 11:00 AM EDT Host: Alexandre ↳ 𝗕𝗼𝗼𝘁𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻 𝗔𝗜 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗕𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝘏𝘰𝘸 𝘐 𝘒𝘪𝘤𝘬𝘦𝘥 𝘖𝘧𝘧 𝘔𝘺 𝘈𝘐 𝘛𝘳𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘉𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘏𝘰𝘸 𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘊𝘢𝘯 𝘛𝘰𝘰 🗓️ April 28 - 2:00 PM CEST / 8:00 AM EDT Host: Alexandre ↳ 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗽𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗮 𝗦𝘂𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝗙𝗮𝗰𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗕𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 4 𝘌𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘐𝘯𝘨𝘳𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘚𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘪𝘯 & 𝘎𝘳𝘰𝘸 🗓️ April 28 - 5:00 PM CEST / 11:00 AM EDT Host: Nathy ↳ 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗲𝗰𝗿𝗲𝘁𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗦𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗽𝘀 4 𝘱𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘧𝘶𝘭 𝘵𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘨𝘳𝘰𝘸 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘣𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴 🗓️ April 29 - 2:00 PM CEST / 8:00 AM EDT Hosts: Nathy & Mehdi ↳ 𝗦𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗣𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗔𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗘𝗻𝗷𝗼𝘆 𝘔𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘠𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘝𝘪𝘳𝘵𝘶𝘢𝘭 𝘚𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘍𝘶𝘯 & 𝘌𝘯𝘨𝘢𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘨 🗓️ April 29 - 5:00 PM CEST / 11:00 AM EDT Host: Said ↳ 𝗔𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗽 𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘙𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘔𝘢𝘬𝘦𝘴 𝘢 𝘞𝘰𝘳𝘬𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘱 𝘚𝘶𝘤𝘤𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘧𝘶𝘭 🗓️ April 30 - 2:00 PM CEST / 8:00 AM EDT Host: Mehdi ↳ 𝗪𝗿𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗴-𝘂𝗽 𝗙𝗶𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗙𝗮𝗰𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘗𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘵𝘪𝘱𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶'𝘷𝘦 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘯𝘦𝘥 🗓️ April 30 - 5:00 PM CEST / 11:00 AM EDT Hosts: Nathy, Mehdi, Said, Alexandre 👋 See you there? Which ones are you showing up for? 👀 #facilitation #learninganddevelopment #learning #growth

This puts Miro boards into a whole new perspective… literally! 👀 Today, I attended Lucie Agolini’s "CNVS Adventures: Isometric Worlds in Miro", and my brain is now firing with 57+ ideas on how to build some next-level sh*t in Miro. ↳ 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗸: 3D maps, escape games, and interactive worlds ↳ 𝗜𝗺𝗮𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗲: Workshops that feel like an adventure, not a meeting ↳ 𝗘𝗻𝗴𝗮𝗴𝗲: Participants like never before – no more passive sessions ↳ 𝗖𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗲: Pure magic in Miro – and I can’t wait to start building! Just super satisfying to watch – and soon, I’ll be creating some myself! If you missed today's session, don’t worry - there's another one in two weeks. 🎟️ 𝙂𝙧𝙖𝙗 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙛𝙧𝙚𝙚 𝙨𝙥𝙤𝙩 𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚: 👉 https://lnkd.in/gyWNk4AB The isometric collection isn’t out yet, but if you already own the full CNVS collection, you'll get the update for free once it's released. And if not, you can grab the full collection with 10,000+ visuals today and get the update once it’s out. 🤤 𝘾𝙝𝙚𝙘𝙠 𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝘾𝙉𝙑𝙎 𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚: 👉 https://lnkd.in/gNV9Whaz What would you build with this? Something wild? 🤔 Your Geek-in-Chief, Said, the Facilitainer #VisualThinking #Miro #Facilitation #Collaboration #Creativity