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Episode 20Becoming a coach40 min

Becoming a Facilitator with Paris Thomas: Mastering Team Dynamics and Communication Science

with Paris Thomas, Co-founder, Talent Hacks

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Paris Thomas, a facilitator based in Cyprus, shares his journey from Canada to becoming a key figure in corporate training. In this episode, we delve into the challenges and misconceptions of traditional corporate training and explore how Paris redefined team dynamics through innovative facilitation techniques. With a focus on communication science and team dynamics, Paris discusses the importance of creating authentic experiences that lead to meaningful change. Discover how his unique approach to facilitation, including the bootcamp effect, transforms team interactions and leadership dynamics.


Key Learnings:

  • Embrace the concept of team dynamics over traditional team building to foster genuine change and improvement.
  • Utilize facilitation techniques that encourage self-awareness and reflection, leading to personal and professional growth.
  • Incorporate communication science principles to enhance team interactions and leadership effectiveness.
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    • Transcript

    Full transcript, edited for readability. Every timestamp jumps the video to that moment.

    Paris Thomas: A hundred percent. Paris Thomas: And so, team building. It was, and still is, a buzzword, a loaded buzzword. We do team building, of course we do team building, but what we do is, we build better teams by helping them understand team dynamics. Paris Thomas: What we realized through our experience was that when people are sent to do team building events. An example of a team building exercise popular around the world is, here are 30 balloons, make a balloon chair with them. That's fun. It's a lot of fun. It's a high energy event. You're usually at an offsite at some nice hotel in Cyprus, you're probably by the beach.

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