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How Soccer Explains Leadership with Phil Darke How Soccer Explains Leadership Description Episode 86: Can a sport like soccer help to explain leadership?  You bet.  Today’s guest, Phil Darke, provides insight into the sport from a leadership angle.  As co-host of How Soccer Explains Leadership, a podcast devoted to the subject of leadership, Phil has […]

Ask Deep Questions with Jan Keck Ask Deep Questions with Jan Keck Description Episode 85:  Meet Jan Keck, an Experiential Facilitator and the designer of Ask Deep Questions cards.  Jan created this set of cards out of a desire to make people feel less alone.  VPP host Phil Brown is keen to try out the […]

Listener Questions – Introverted Facilitator and Icebreakers Listener Questions – Introverted Facilitator, Favorite Icebreakers, and More Description Episode 84: In this premiere episode (with more planned in the future), Phil extemporaneously answers a series of questions sent in by listeners.  First, he shares a couple of five-star VPP podcast reviews.  Then he genuinely provides answers […]

Adventure Therapy with David Christian and Danny McCarty Adventure Therapy with David Christian and Danny McCarty Description Episode 83:  Adventure Therapy changes lives!  This creative and highly purposeful work is the focus of today’s podcast.  Two professors, David Christian, Ph.D., and Danny McCarty, Ph.D., wrote a fascinating journal article “Ubuntu: Using an Adventure Therapy Activity […]

BOOST – Best of Out-of-School Time Podcast Lounge BOOST – Podcast Lounge Description Episode 82:  This is a live audience episode recorded for the 2021 Virtual BOOST (Best of Out-of-School Time) Conference.  It’s a 30-minute BOOST Podcast Lounge! VPP host Phil Brown invited three colleagues to join the live BOOST Podcast Lounge show.  They include […]

The Between Worlds Project with Andrew Alexander King The Between Worlds Project with Andrew Alexander King Description Episode 81: Meet Andrew Alexander King, an outdoor adventurer and founder of The Between Worlds Project. This week’s VPP guest is a surfer, climber, and mountaineer who is currently attempting to be the first African American to summit […]

Activity Adaptation Tips for Facilitators Activity Adaptation Tips for Facilitators – Be Intentionally Vague Description Episode 80:  Two High 5 trainers, Phil Brown and Lisa Hunt pool their recent virtual conference workshop experiences and knowledge.  This episode neatly summarizes their knowledge into actionable tips on adapting activities for facilitators.  Primarily focusing on low elements, these […]

Mastering Feedback with Beth Wonson Beth Wonson Discusses Mastering Feedback Description Episode 79:  Today’s conversation covers the ins and outs of mastering feedback.  It offers a straightforward road to successfully navigating the feedback loop. VPP guest host Lisa Hunt chats with author and consultant, Beth Wonson, who just published a new book: Mastering Feedback: Everything […]

Challenge Course Terminology Challenge Course Terms Description Episode 78: Join the High 5 training team for an educational discussion about challenge course terminology.  Words and the framing of terms have a direct impact on the way participants experience the challenge course. After years of teaching and training participants on challenge courses, our team has arrived […]

Facilitation Skills – Insights with Vishwas Parchure Conditioning, Conduct, and Consciousness with Vishwas Parchure Description Episode 77: Can facilitation skills be taught?  Today’s guest, Vishwas Parchure, Director of Experiential Leadership Institute in Pune India, joins Phil to discuss a variety of facilitation skill teachings.  Throughout the episode, Vishwas shares some defining moments in his work, […]