Facilitation Resources.

Podcasts.

  • Leading the Room: Crafting Meaningful Learning Experiences

    November 20, 2025

    In this episode, host Jarrod A. Clabaugh, CAE, sits down with Erin Fischer and Mike McRee for a dynamic conversation about elevating leadership training and facilitation. Together, they unpack what it takes to design learning experiences that truly resonate—from understanding your audience and shaping participant-centered sessions to using storytelling as a powerful engagement tool. They also explore why prep work and post-session follow-up are essential for lasting impact. Throughout the discussion, Erin and Mike highlight the importance of continual growth, authentic connection, and creating spaces where leaders can learn, reflect, and thrive.

    Podcast Episode Link

  • How to Be an Engaging Facilitator

    September 22, 2025

    In this episode, JoDee and Susan discuss facilitation with experts Erin Fischer and Mike McRee.

    Topics include:

    • The difference between presenting and facilitating

    • The 70/30 rule

    • Relationship currency and how it applies to effective facilitation

    • How to engage adults who are used to boring PowerPoints

    • The camp model

    • Habits of the best facilitators

    Podcast Episode Link

Books on Facilitation & Teaching.

  • A More Beautiful Question: The Power of Inquiry to Spark Breakthrough Ideas Book Cover

    A More Beautiful Question: The Power of Inquiry to Spark Breakthrough Ideas

    Warren Berger

    Amazon

  • Active Training: A Handbook of Techniques, Designs, Case Examples, and Tips Book Cover

    Active Training: A Handbook of Techniques, Designs, Case Examples, and Tips

    Melvin Silberman & Elaine Biech

    Amazon

  • Dialogue: The Art of Thinking Together Book Cover

    Dialogue: The Art of Thinking Together

    William Isaacs

    Amazon

  • Facilitating with Ease!: Core Skills for Facilitators, Team Leaders and Members, Managers, Consultants, and Trainers Book Cover

    Facilitating with Ease!: Core Skills for Facilitators, Team Leaders and Members, Managers, Consultants, and Trainers

    Ingrid Bens

    Amazon

  • Facilitation: Providing Opportunities for Learning Book Cover

    Facilitation: Providing Opportunities for Learning

    Trevor Bentley

    Amazon

  • Facilitator's Guide to Participatory Decision-Making Book Cover

    Facilitator's Guide to Participatory Decision-Making

    Sam Kaner, et. al

    Amazon

  • Gamestorming: A Playbook for Innovators, Rulebreakers, and Changemakers Book Cover

    Gamestorming: A Playbook for Innovators, Rulebreakers, and Changemakers

    Dave Gray, Sunni Brown, and James Macanufo

    Amazon

  • Habitudes Book Series Covers

    Habitudes Book Series

    Tim Elmore

    Growing Leaders

  • Helping: How to Offer, Give, and Receive Help Book Cover

    Helping: How to Offer, Give, and Receive Help

    Edgar Schein

    Amazon

  • Humble Inquiry, Second Edition: The Gentle Art of Asking Instead of Telling Book Cover

    Humble Inquiry, Second Edition: The Gentle Art of Asking Instead of Telling

    Edgar Schein & Peter Schein

    Amazon

  • Liminal Thinking: Create the Change You Want by Changing the Way You Think Book Cover

    Liminal Thinking: Create the Change You Want by Changing the Way You Think

    Dave Gray

    Amazon

  • Seating Matters: State of the Art Seating Arrangements Book Cover

    Seating Matters: State of the Art Seating Arrangements

    Paul Radde

    Amazon

  • Standing in the Fire: Leading High-Heat Meetings with Clarity, Calm, and Courage Book Cover

    Standing in the Fire: Leading High-Heat Meetings with Clarity, Calm, and Courage

    Larry Dressler

    Amazon

  • The Art of Effective Facilitation Book Cover

    The Art of Effective Facilitation

    Lisa M. Landreman

    Amazon

  • The Art of Gathering: How We Meet and Why It Matters Book Cover

    The Art of Gathering: How We Meet and Why It Matters

    Priya Parker

    Amazon

  • The Courage to Teach: Exploring the Inner Landscape of a Teacher's Life Book Cover

    The Courage to Teach: Exploring the Inner Landscape of a Teacher's Life

    Parker Palmer

    Amazon

  • The Courage to Teach: Guide for Reflection & Renewal Book Cover

    The Courage to Teach: Guide for Reflection & Renewal

    Parker Palmer

    Amazon

  • The Graphic Facilitator’s Guide: How to use your listening, thinking and drawing skills to make meaning Book Cover

    The Graphic Facilitator’s Guide: How to use your listening, thinking and drawing skills to make meaning

    Brandy Agerbeck

    Amazon

  • The 9 Disciplines of a Facilitator: Leading Groups by Transforming Yourself Book Cover

    The 9 Disciplines of a Facilitator: Leading Groups by Transforming Yourself

    Jon C. Jenkins & Maureen R. Jenkins

    Amazon

  • The Skilled Facilitator: A Comprehensive Resource for Consultants, Facilitators, Coaches, and Trainers Book Cover

    The Skilled Facilitator: A Comprehensive Resource for Consultants, Facilitators, Coaches, and Trainers

    Roger Schwartz

    Amazon

  • The Trainer's Handbook Book Cover

    The Trainer’s Handbook

    Karen Lawson

    Amazon

  • The Trainer's Support Handbook: A Guide to Managing the Administrative Details of Training Book Cover

    The Trainer's Support Handbook: A Guide to Managing the Administrative Details of Training

    Jean Barbazette

    Amazon

  • #Workout: Games, Tools & Practices to Engage People, Improve Work, and Delight Clients Book Cover

    #Workout: Games, Tools & Practices to Engage People, Improve Work, and Delight Clients

    Jurgen Appelo

    Amazon

  • The Workshop Survival Guide: How to design and teach educational workshops that work every time Book Cover

    The Workshop Survival Guide: How to design and teach educational workshops that work every time

    Rob Fitzpatrick & Devin Hunt

    Amazon

Books on Facilitation with Experiential Learning Focus.

  • A Teachable Moment: A Facilitator's Guide to Activities for Processing, Debriefing, Reviewing and Reflection Book Cover

    A Teachable Moment: A Facilitator's Guide to Activities for Processing, Debriefing, Reviewing & Reflection

    Jim Cain, Michelle Cummings, & Jennifer Stanchfield

    Amazon

  • Book of Metaphors, Volume 2 Book Cover

    Book of Metaphors, Volume 2

    Micheal A. Gass

    Amazon

  • Effective Leadership in Adventure Programming Book Cover

    Effective Leadership in Adventure Programming

    Simon Priest & Michael Gass

    Amazon

  • Processing the Experience: Strategies to Enhance & Generalize Learning Book Cover

    Processing the Experience: Strategies to Enhance & Generalize Learning

    John Luckner & Reldan Nadler

    Amazon

  • Teams for a New Generation: A Facilitator's Field Guide Book Cover

    Teams for a New Generation: A Facilitator's Field Guide

    Greg Robinson & Mark Rose

    Amazon

  • Essential Elements of Facilitation Book Cover

    Essential Elements of Facilitation

    Simon Priest, Mike Gass, & Lee Gillis

    Amazon

  • Tips & Tools for the Art of Experiential Group Facilitation Book Cover

    Tips & Tools for the Art of Experiential Group Facilitation

    Jennifer Stanchfield

    Amazon

Activity Books.

  • Back Pocket Adventure Book Cover

    Back Pocket Adventure

    Karl Rohnke & Jim Grout

    Amazon

  • Cowstails and Cobras 2: A Guide to Games, Initiatives, Ropes Courses & Adventure Curriculum Book Cover

    Cowstails and Cobras 2: A Guide to Games, Initiatives, Ropes Courses & Adventure Curriculum

    Karl Rohnke

    Amazon

  • Executive Marbles: And Other Team Building Activities Book Cover

    Executive Marbles: And Other Team Building Activities

    Sam Sikes

    Amazon

  • 99 of the Best Experiential Corporate Games We Know! Book Cover

    99 of the Best Experiential Corporate Games We Know!

    Simon Priest, Faith Evans, & Sam Sikes

    Amazon

  • No Props: Great Games with No Equipment Book Cover

    No Props: Great Games with No Equipment

    Mark Collard

    Amazon

  • Quicksilver: Adventure Games, Initiative Problems, Trust Activities and a Guide to Effective Leadership Book Cover

    Quicksilver: Adventure Games, Initiative Problems, Trust Activities and a Guide to Effective Leadership

    Karl Rohnke & Steve Butler

    Amazon

  • Silver Bullets: A Revised Guide To Initiative Problems, Adventure Games, & Trust Activities Book Cover

    Silver Bullets: A Revised Guide To Initiative Problems, Adventure Games, & Trust Activities

    Karl Rohnke

    Amazon

  • The Empty Bag: Non-Stop, No-Prop Adventure-Based Activities for Community Building Book Cover

    The Empty Bag: Non-Stop, No-Prop Adventure-Based Activities for Community Building

    Dick Hammond & Chris Cavert

    Amazon

  • Thinkertoys: A Handbook of Creative-Thinking Techniques Book Cover

    Thinkertoys: A Handbook of Creative-Thinking Techniques

    Michael Michalko

    Amazon

Tools & Resources.

Tech.

  • Logitech Spotlight Remote

    Logitech Spotlight Remote

    My all-time favorite presentation remote. It’s easy to use, fantastic range, simple features and the spotlight function always impresses audiences.

    Amazon Link

  • Ultimate Ears Boom 4 Portable Bluetooth Speaker

    One of the loudest, smallest speakers I’ve found. Also waterproof!

    Amazon Link