Facilitation Services

Hold a workshop that cuts straight to the point

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Facilitation Services

Hold a workshop that cuts straight to the point

I take your technical content and create a seamless, memorable workshop or conference. Engage the room to achieve your desired outcomes with full participation.

No more wasted time and effort; get to the good stuff fast.

I get up to speed, at pace. You don’t need another technical expert. You need a facilitator who understands your content enough that the design makes sense and your participants trust the process.

Everything I do is designed to get you the best outcomes in the shortest time.

With analytical experience across many industries, I create meaningful workshops grounded in enough technical knowledge, without being an expert. My unique view stops me getting bogged down in specialist detail, keeping me strategic and focused on outcomes.

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For 2 to 200 people.

I’ll gather everyone’s attention, focus and energy to create their own momentum. I think on my feet if participants want something additional when the session is in flow. There’s always full flexibility with the end goal in sight.

Sam was wonderful to work with: she quickly got across the issues and desired outcomes and made things exceptionally easy in the preparation. Her engaging style and her ability to steer and direct conversations in a way that let everybody be heard was wonderful. We got so much more out of the day and everyone’s time than we would have if we’d tried to run the session ourselves, and I would highly recommend Sam to any organisation.

Chris Hatherly 

CEO, Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia

I take your technical content and create a seamless, memorable workshop or conference. Engage the room to achieve your desired outcomes with full participation.

No more wasted time and effort; get to the good stuff fast.

Samantha Sutherland 1

I get up to speed, at pace. You don’t need another technical expert. You need a facilitator who understands your content enough that the design makes sense and your participants trust the process.

Everything I do is designed to get you the best outcomes in the shortest time.

With analytical experience across many industries, I create meaningful workshops grounded in enough technical knowledge, without being an expert. My unique view stops me getting bogged down in specialist detail, keeping me strategic and focused on outcomes.

For 2 to 200 people.

I’ll gather everyone’s attention, focus and energy to create their own momentum. I think on my feet if participants want something additional when the session is in flow. There’s always full flexibility with the end goal in sight.

Sam was wonderful to work with: she quickly got across the issues and desired outcomes and made things exceptionally easy in the preparation. Her engaging style and her ability to steer and direct conversations in a way that let everybody be heard was wonderful. We got so much more out of the day and everyone’s time than we would have if we’d tried to run the session ourselves, and I would highly recommend Sam to any organisation.

Chris Hatherly 

CEO, Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia

How I can help

I bring your workshops to life through expert facilitation.

For you, the process is easy. I design the agenda to get you what you need, and make sure everyone in the room is part of the conversation. 

Using activities and design thinking processes, I can help you solve wicked problems, innovate solutions, share information and engage all your stakeholders.

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Workshop streategy development

Understand what you need, who should be in the room, and the best format for making it all happen.

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Stakeholder consultation, surveys and engagement

Sometimes in support of the workshop, sometimes as a stand alone item, and sometimes driving another project, effective stakeholder engagement improves the entire outcome. Get what you need from the people who matter..

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Detailed agenda, hands-on activities

Get more out of your time. I use activities you won’t have thought of and create a structure that ensures input from everyone to meet your outcomes.

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Human centrered design and delivery

Move beyond a glorified meeting format with full engagement for maximum impact.

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Effective, fun team building

Keep people engaged by making it fun. Laughing together releases endorphins and improves relationships through shared experience. 

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Strategy and planning reports

Get clear on the outcomes and where to from here. The work starts with the facilitated workshop and finishes out in the real world as you bring decisions to life.

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Coaching and leadership briefings

I work with your leaders following the planning day to embed positive working practices and cultural change. Individual coaching supports leadership development.

There's no way we could have got the outcomes we did without your excellent engagement in collaboratively designing and running the workshop. Your ability to think on your feet and quickly restructure the workshop (more than once) in response to unexpected events was particularly valuable."

Kevin Chadwick

Senior Consumer Behaviour Adviser, Department of the Environment and Energy

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How I work

Enthusiastic and engaging, my informal, interactive style means everyone feels comfortable and enjoys the process.

Give everyone a voice.

Using a collaborative approach I manage conversation and information flow. I know when to stop for input. You get heard and they get heard.

Our workshops go beyond your expectations.

Activities create interactive learning experiences and ensure everyone participates. You access the full diversity of thought in the room for better innovation and problem solving, and we accommodate different learning and thinking styles.

With a wealth of facilitation experience, I create workshops and team building sessions that pack a punch.

You get what you need, the team connects and aligns, your culture and performance both improve.

How I work

Enthusiastic and engaging, my informal, interactive style means everyone feels comfortable and enjoys the process.

Give everyone a voice.

Using a collaborative approach I manage conversation and information flow. I know when to stop for input. You get heard and they get heard.

Our workshops go beyond your expectations.

Samantha Sutherland

Activities create interactive learning experiences and ensure everyone participates. You access the full diversity of thought in the room for better innovation and problem solving, and we accommodate different learning and thinking styles.

With a wealth of facilitation experience, I create workshops and team building sessions that pack a punch.

You get what you need, the team connects and aligns, your culture and performance both improve.

What people say

Sam ran three online team building sessions for me during early COVID lockdown. The brief was challenging: find a way to engage a very diverse and high-performing team of 15 members from half way around the world. Sam immediately impressed the team with her professional approach and arranged a series of inventive activities that helped them discover each other as colleagues and team-mates. Feedback was tremendously positive and Sam’s approach really set us up for success. Highly recommended!

Nolan Wolff

Head of Ayoba

I hired Sam to Facilitate a combined remote/in-person weekend retreat. It was the BEST decision! The logistics had me baffled and I didn’t know how to engage the remote groups and those in the room in equal measure.

She expertly created a program that worked seamlessly over the two days. Having Sam as Facilitator meant I got to focus on my people and the experience, without being bogged down in details. She kept us all on track and her energy and enthusiasm throughout the whole weekend was priceless! I can’t wait to use Sam again.

Lisa Corduff

CEO Lisa Corduff

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What people say

Sam ran three online team building sessions for me during early COVID lockdown. The brief was challenging: find a way to engage a very diverse and high-performing team of 15 members from half way around the world. Sam immediately impressed the team with her professional approach and arranged a series of inventive activities that helped them discover each other as colleagues and team-mates. Feedback was tremendously positive and Sam’s approach really set us up for success. Highly recommended!

Nolan Wolff

Head of Ayoba

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I hired Sam to Facilitate a combined remote/in-person weekend retreat. It was the BEST decision! The logistics had me baffled and I didn’t know how to engage the remote groups and those in the room in equal measure.

She expertly created a program that worked seamlessly over the two days. Having Sam as Facilitator meant I got to focus on my people and the experience, without being bogged down in details. She kept us all on track and her energy and enthusiasm throughout the whole weekend was priceless! I can’t wait to use Sam again.

Lisa Corduff

CEO Lisa Corduff

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Why use a facilitator at all?

Bring people together to co-create the solution. You could do it alone, but there’s a risk people won’t buy into your ideas if they haven’t had the chance to contribute. And if you’re up front driving the session, it often looks like you’re also driving your own agenda.

You get the best outcomes when everyone is part of the conversation.

My structured approach to facilitation encourages everyone to participate, whether they’re normally the loudest person in the room or the quiet person in the corner.

Enhancing your content to get more from your people, facilitation results in clearer outcomes and increased innovation. If you’re trying to solve a difficult problem, I can move the conversation along whilst remaining neutral.

The best part is, you’ll be hands free.

You get to do what you do best, while we manage timelines and keep everyone engaged. And if tensions heighten? Difficult conversations require skill to navigate, and a neutral external party can hold space without things getting heated.

Running a workshop is harder than you think.

You could run a meeting tomorrow, but it might not get you what you need. To get incredible outcomes you need skill, experience, time and energy. 

The right agenda, the tone in the room, and how you engage with your stakeholders will make the difference. Build momentum with breakthrough ideas, so it’s not ‘just another meeting’.

The Everyday Adventure workshop I Tracy Lee Photography

Why use a facilitator at all?

S Sutherland Facilitation

Bring people together to co-create the solution. You could do it alone, but there’s a risk people won’t buy into your ideas if they haven’t had the chance to contribute. And if you’re up front driving the session, it often looks like you’re also driving your own agenda.

You get the best outcomes when everyone is part of the conversation.

My structured approach to facilitation encourages everyone to participate, whether they’re normally the loudest person in the room or the quiet person in the corner.

Enhancing your content to get more from your people, facilitation results in clearer outcomes and increased innovation. If you’re trying to solve a difficult problem, I can move the conversation along whilst remaining neutral.

The best part is, you’ll be hands free.

You get to do what you do best, while we manage timelines and keep everyone engaged. And if tensions heighten? Difficult conversations require skill to navigate, and a neutral external party can hold space without things getting heated.

The Everyday Adventure workshop I Tracy Lee Photography

Running a workshop is harder than you think.

You could run a meeting tomorrow, but it might not get you what you need. To get incredible outcomes you need skill, experience, time and energy. 

The right agenda, the tone in the room, and how you engage with your stakeholders will make the difference. Build momentum with breakthrough ideas, so it’s not ‘just another meeting’.

Let's make it happen

Get in touch to discuss your next workshop, and see how I can help!

About Me

Hi, I’m Samantha Sutherland.

With 18 years consulting, facilitation and corporate experience, I understand that work workshop has to make an impact.

Engaging, energetic and passionate, I think we need to make work more human. I love working with a room full of people to get them all working together collaboratively. You get more value when you bring many minds to a problem, and they get more value by being part of an engaging, dynamic workplace.

We can make this a success, reach out to me today.

Samantha Sutherland

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