Resource Library
The New Booklist
Last year I got into an argument with a white, cis, male business "influencer" about the booklist he released that, amongst the over 100 titles, included almost no women or BIPOC authors. Of course, his response to me pointing this out to him were defensive and along...
Questioning Progress
One of the characteristics of white supremacy culture is that progress is synonymous with “bigger/more.” We are surrounded by messages that tell us that progress looks like more funding, more services, more employees or larger audiences. But is that really what...
Ideas for Successful Hybrid Events
If you are looking for ideas on how to create a hybrid experience that is ease-filled and productive for both "roomies" and "zoomies," check out this crowdsourced set of suggestions! Thank you to everyone who attended the Hybrid Events Support Circle for contributing...
Translating in Zoom
I was attending a public Zoom meeting recently, when a participant asked in the chat whether there was anyone who could translate into Portuguese. Her request raised a red flag for me - because I was certain there were many participants on the call who also needed...
Two Ways to Boost Multilingual Voices in Law School Discussions
By Julie Beth Lake, Ph.D. Julie Lake is the inaugural Director of the J.D. Legal English Program at Georgetown University Law Center. She relies on her background in linguistics and language-education pedagogy to help multilingual law students navigate the linguistic...
The Pedagogy of Race Stories
Raise the Room calls on us to acknowledge that the wisdom is in the room, and that our role as facilitators is to help bring that wisdom forward. How can we use story purposefully to help participants unlearn ideologies that perpetuate racism, sexism, homophobia,...
Make Music Together
If you have read "My Grandmother's Hands" by Resmaa Menakem, or if you are a fan of somatic healing, you will be familiar with the practice of making sounds or music together in a group as a form of regulation and centering. Playing music is also one of the ideas we...
Virtual Facilitation Bootcamp Crowdsourced Ideas
The Virtual Facilitation Bootcamp ran 1-3 times a week over the course of several months. This list contains many of the ideas that were gathered from participants during those sessions. If you are embarking on a journey of virtual facilitation, you definitely want to...
Intention Slide to Use as an Opening Activity
If you'd like to invite participants to pick an intention they want to hold during your next session, here is a slide I made that you are welcomed to use! I invite everyone to simply write the intention down for themselves - it's not a contest or test. It is just for...
Virtual Warm Up and Opening Activities
Looking for ways to open up your virtual sessions to get engagement going right from the start? Check out this short video for some inspiration. And here is that "intentions" slide I mention in the video, for you to use in your next session!
Help Participants Prepare for Virtual Engagement
If you use Google Slides (or Docs, or Miro, or Mural, etc.) as a collaborative space during your virtual synchronous sessions, I have found it really helpful to provide participants with a few items beforehand so that they feel ready to interact on both your video...
Promote Self Care in Your Next Session
If you have been running virtual workshops and find your clients or staff are feeling exhausted or burnt out, take a minute to share these practices. Invite everyone to pick one they already do, one they might want to try, or one they could modify to use with their...
7 Ideas to Overcome your Fear of Facilitating
Are you afraid of facilitating? Are you inclined to just let meetings "run themselves?" Do you have a nagging feeling in the back of your mind that this is not the best way to move your team forward? Click here to get my FREE guide: 7 Ideas to Overcome Your Fear of...
Facilitating with a Trauma-Informed Lens
In response to the pandemic and #BLM, I wrote a short guide for anyone interested in facilitating with a trauma-informed lens. You can download it here. Feel free to reach out if you have questions.