Jan Keck is back on First Time Facilitator to talk about his new book, The Campfire Method, and how to build real connection in groups without awkward icebreakers. We talk risk ramps, choice, quieter participants, TEDx lessons, and why the small moments before a session starts matter more than most…
What makes someone more interesting, more insightful, and better at what they do? In this episode of Talk the Walk, Leanne and Alan go well beyond business. They explore why a full life outside work, including hobbies, culture, travel, current events, films, ideas, and even the everyday chaos of tradies…
I suggested our next Talk the Walk be about work and travel. Alan came back with: "What about The Whole Life?" So we're going broader. This one's about everything that isn't work. The restaurants you'd fly back for, the cities that we totally love, the random hobbies, experiences, and places…
The Rockstar of Consulting, Alan Weiss shares why listening to audience feedback can be dangerous
In this episode of Talk the Walk, Leanne and Alan Weiss kick off with ducks, snow and martinis… and end up in a sharp conversation about ego, esteem and why most professionals are letting the wrong thing drive their behaviour. If you’ve ever: • Second-guessed yourself after one critical comment…
I heard Alan say this at a workshop in Las Vegas years ago: "No guilt, no fear, no peer." I think someone in the room also added, "You're lucky I'm here!" and it stuck. It's one of those lines that sounds simple but does a lot of work. So I've…
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If you’re feeling pressure to make 2026 bigger, faster, cleaner, or more impressive than last year, this episode cuts through that noise quickly. What you’ll hear in this episode • Why New Year’s resolutions create unnecessary pressure and disappointment • The difference between patience and procrastination, and how fear shows…
Let's make sure your 2026 doesn’t look suspiciously like 2025 with a new calendar. Plus a direct conversation on: Taking Control: Why changing your expectations is a positive move, not a negative one Format Live, conversational, unscripted Bring your questions Submit questions in advance in the comments. When Thursday 15…
This is it. Episode 365. The last time I open the podcast with those words. This episode isn’t a neat bow or a highlight reel. It’s a real reflection on what it actually takes to show up every single day for a year, without fireworks, without drama, and without pretending…
This is the second-last episode of this daily podcast project, and honestly, I didn’t come in with some big, profound lesson lined up. I just wanted to share something that happened. On Sunday, Chris and I were out driving his 1979 Trans Am. Black. V8. Screaming chicken on the bonnet.…
Only three episodes left in this daily podcast experiment. In this episode, I’m sharing a deceptively simple icebreaker I picked up at a Brisbane rooftop event that involved good wine, smart people, and an afternoon of intentional pour choices. During a conversation with Niha, she described a workshop activity called…
Today I sat down with Jan Keck (a self-proclaimed “community addict”) whose tagline is “Let’s have conversations that matter.” Jan created Ask Deep Questions, which started as a deck of cards to help friends connect on a camping trip and has since grown into a global tool for facilitating meaningful…
Today’s guest is Tim Ferguson, CEO of Audience (https://www.audience-communication.com/about) , joining me from Switzerland. If you’ve ever walked into a workshop and felt your soul quietly leave your body, Tim is one of the people trying to stop that from happening. This conversation is a masterclass in what great facilitation…
I’m recording this on Christmas Day, full festive mode, about to eat and drink everything in sight. But first, I squeezed in a proper workout. A 45-minute Peloton bike bootcamp with Tunde that absolutely cooked my legs. After that, I did something very on-brand for me. I impulse-bought a $29…
In this Christmas Day episode, I’m recording fresh off a humid Brisbane hike and a lot of thinking time. I expand on yesterday’s conversation about media and platforms, and get specific about two things I’m genuinely prioritising in the year ahead. First, private podcasts. I break down what they are,…
