Episode 124: How walkshops can help you read the room better with Jacinta Cubis
We’ve never really taken a deep dive on the concept of “noticing”. Noticing your perspectives, other people’s perspectives, seeing things in a new light, or a different way.
I think this is always relevant, particular as facilitators - noticing, sensing what’s happening in a workshop room (or a Zoom room!).
My guest this week, Jacinta Cubis, is one of Melbourne’s most energetic and creative facilitators. She went to uni to become a journalist, exited a filmmaker and developed photographs in a Parisian basement.
She’s absolutely thrilled to be hosting Virtual #Facilitography Walkshops.
You heard it right, WALK SHOPS. What a cool concept.
Curious? Listen to find out more!
Jacinta is passionate about bringing out the best in people as a facilitator, coach and mentor.
As an author and speaker, she inspires and energises people with insights and ideas. She loves helping thought leaders and experts translate technical information into engaging content, and nail what they want to say, for diverse audiences.
She is the founder of #Facilitography that helps to train our eyes not just to look, but to see, notice and observe – with our phones and street photography. Better observers make better facilitators. Better project managers. Better team leaders. Better teachers. Better…everything!
About our Guest
Jacinta Cubis is one of Melbourne’s most energetic and creative facilitators. She went to uni to become a journalist, exited a filmmaker and developed photographs in a Parisian basement. She’s absolutely thrilled to be hosting Virtual #Facilitography Walkshops.
She helps take you on a creative 'walkshop' that helps you to get a good eye for reading the room - or the Zoom! #Facilitography can help anyone get better at reading the room and help:
Project teams connect to their strategy
Employees connect with each other
Communities show organisations what they like, want and need, in addition to telling them in writing and words
Internal teams see things from stakeholders and communities points of view
Stakeholders and partners see things from each other’s perspective
In this episode you will learn:
How you can get better at reading the room
Practicing observational skills for facilitation
How to give people photographic exercises based on what is useful for facilitation
Here are some questions Leanne asked Jacinta on the show:
How did you decide to start a career in facilitating workshops?
Can you share more what partnership brokering is all about?
What is facilitography?
How are you adapting/pivoting to the online world?
Resources:
Love Jacinta’s idea? Join one of her Introductory Walkshops on the last Tuesday of every month – details here.
Videos with examples of photo exercises that Jacinta give people in walkshops
Visit her the blog - Why Photography Is Great Training for Facilitation
Check out Jacinta’s #facilitography posts on Instagram – modelling the daily practice of observation and noticing
Connect with Jacinta:
Quotes:
“I am engaged to deliver outcomes.”
“Everyone can get better at looking (reading the room). If you practice your observational skills, it follows.”
“As facilitators, you have to work with what you’ve got.”
“Better observers, make better facilitators.”
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