Resources

Discover the resources we use as facilitators and trainers, from SOF e-books, to webinars, our favourite suppliers, podcasts and books.

Ebooks

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Designing A Workshop

In this ebook you will learn...

How to get started

How to structure a workshop or meeting

How to make the session interactive

Download for free
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Creating A Proposal

In this ebook you will learn...

The mindset you need when talking to clients

The questions to ask in your client meetings

The structure of a proposal

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Community Pod Catch Up Corner

 Join us for a free Pod, a one hour Zoom session based on one of four themes: yourself, your learners, your clients, your business.

The next Community Pod is
Friday 4th April @ 0900 BST

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Leanne Hughes
Leanne Hughes reveals all of her group facilitation, training and workshop tips and tricks so you can be ahead of the curve the next time you step out in front of a group.

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Dr Myriam Hadnes
Join Myriam as she sits down with world-renowned facilitators and uncover their secrets to creating psychological safety, fostering collaboration, and sparking innovation.
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Kirsty Lewis
Join me as I interview trainers and facilitators about how they manage their businesses. I will explore how people run their finances, price their work, scale up, scale down, decide to retire, market themselves, manage clients, and much much more.

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The Art of Gathering
Priya Parker
Priya Parker reveals how to design a transformative gathering. An expert on organising successful gatherings whether in conference centres or her living room, Parker shows us how to create moving, magical, mind-changing experiences - even in spaces where we've come to expect little.
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The Workshop Book
Pamela Hamilton
This book teaches you how to run an effective workshop effortlessly. Based on methods developed - and proven – in business, this highly visual and practical book will show readers how to design, lead and run effective workshops.

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Gamestorming
Dave Gray, Sunni Brown, James Macanufo
This book includes more than 80 games to help you break down barriers, communicate better, and generate new ideas, insights, and strategies.

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Inky Thinking

UK Official supplier of our favourite pen, Neuland Markers The Big One! Of all the tools in our kit bag this is our favourite. Why?

Draws great thick or thin lines

Chiseled nib

Refillable

Replaceable nib

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Use code SOFLOYALTY10 to get 10% off your order.

The Toybox

The Toybox is filled with creative and playful games, activities and workshops designed to build curiosity, enjoyment and learning within groups and teams.

All activities come with everything you need to deliver them; slides, handouts, timings and anything else that will help make it easier for you!

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Use code SOFplay to get 15% off your order.

Session Lab

The go-to platform for session design.
Drag, drop and reuse content. Calculate time automatically. Collaborate in real-time.
Create a session in minutes (not hours) with SessionLab.
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Lucy Legal

“I know I need to legally protect my business but I just don’t know where to start”

Start here! Lucy knows her stuff and has helped SOF create all the legal documents, from contracts to policies.

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Use code SOF10 to get 10% off your order.