192 - Exploring Language Privilege in Facilitation with Florentine Versteeg
11/22/22 • 75 min
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Language is messy. It comes with assumptions, uncertainties, and contradictions — but what else can we use to facilitate?
Florentine Versteeg would never claim to have all the answer, but she is certainly asking all the right questions. Her thoughts on facilitation and the inherent privileges in our language take us on a fascinating journey in this episode.
We challenge our ideas about communication, inclusivity, and bias — and what we aim to achieve by challenging them in the first place!
If you’re a facilitator who enjoys questioning things you’d never think to question, stepping into big challenges, and learning new ways to see things... this might be the perfect episode.
Find out about:
- How to overcome bias towards articulation and adopt new ways to listen
- Unlocking a broader conversation by including non-verbal communication styles
- Why facilitation is not democratic (nor should it be our goal)
- Why universal representation is a greater priority than universal agreement
- Whether defaulting to English is always a positive choice
- Why inclusion leads to expression, and why expression can lead us anywhere
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Watch the video recording of this episode on YouTube.
Connect to Florentine:
On LinkedIn
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Share your thoughts about our conversation!
Language is messy. It comes with assumptions, uncertainties, and contradictions — but what else can we use to facilitate?
Florentine Versteeg would never claim to have all the answer, but she is certainly asking all the right questions. Her thoughts on facilitation and the inherent privileges in our language take us on a fascinating journey in this episode.
We challenge our ideas about communication, inclusivity, and bias — and what we aim to achieve by challenging them in the first place!
If you’re a facilitator who enjoys questioning things you’d never think to question, stepping into big challenges, and learning new ways to see things... this might be the perfect episode.
Find out about:
- How to overcome bias towards articulation and adopt new ways to listen
- Unlocking a broader conversation by including non-verbal communication styles
- Why facilitation is not democratic (nor should it be our goal)
- Why universal representation is a greater priority than universal agreement
- Whether defaulting to English is always a positive choice
- Why inclusion leads to expression, and why expression can lead us anywhere
Don’t miss the next episode: subscribe to the show with your favourite podcast player.
Links
Watch the video recording of this episode on YouTube.
Connect to Florentine:
On LinkedIn
✨✨✨
Subscribe to our newsletter to receive a free 1-page summary of each upcoming episode directly to your inbox, or explore our eBooks featuring 50-episode compilations for even more facilitation insights. Find out more:
https://workshops.work/podcast
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191 - What would a Bachelors of Facilitation Contain? An exploration with Marcus Crow
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As facilitation has grown in popularity and awareness over the last decade. And, as markets grow, dilution and variance begins to naturally occur. Marcus Crow has been pondering this issue for a while — chewing over formalization, authentication, and accreditation in our profession.
An idea he wanted to explore more (and what better stage than this podcast?) is what a degree in facilitation might look like.
Is facilitation something you can teach in an academic space? What disciplines and related fields would inform the curriculum? Where would our field trips take us?
Head back to school with us in this curious and joyful episode!
Find out about:
- Why Marcus keeps questioning whether formalization will help or hinder facilitation
- The disciplines and ideas that might inform a Bachelor’s-style programme
- Whether facilitation is static or context-independent enough to be academized
- How facilitation might become a constant feature of CPD plans in the near-future
- Why Marcus would take his class to a military barracks
- What the common threads and techniques are between different types of facilitators
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10,000 Hours — Marcus’ company
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192 - Exploring Language Privilege in Facilitation with Florentine Versteeg (Part 2)
Language is messy. It comes with assumptions, uncertainties, and contradictions — but what else can we use to facilitate?
Florentine Versteeg would never claim to have all the answer, but she is certainly asking all the right questions. Her thoughts on facilitation and the inherent privileges in our language take us on a fascinating journey in this episode.
We challenge our ideas about communication, inclusivity, and bias — and what we aim to achieve by challenging them in the first place!
If you’re a facilitator who enjoys questioning things you’d never think to question, stepping into big challenges, and learning new ways to see things... this might be the perfect episode.
Find out about:
- How to overcome bias towards articulation and adopt new ways to listen
- Unlocking a broader conversation by including non-verbal communication styles
- Why facilitation is not democratic (nor should it be our goal)
- Why universal representation is a greater priority than universal agreement
- Whether defaulting to English is always a positive choice
- Why inclusion leads to expression, and why expression can lead us anywhere
Don’t miss the next episode: subscribe to the show with your favourite podcast player.
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Watch the video recording of this episode on YouTube.
Connect to Florentine:
On LinkedIn
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