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How Soccer Explains Leadership | Phil Darke Jun 29, 2021

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Phil joins Phil to discuss qualities that he admires in leaders, why Soccer is truly the "beautiful game" and how it models leadership and life lessons.

Phil is the co-host of the How Soccer Explains Leadership podcast and you can find it anywhere podcasts are found as well as their website - howsoccerexplainsleadership.com

Ask Deep Questions | Jan Keck Jun 22, 2021

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Jan Keck joins Phil to discuss how he was introduced to the world of Experiential Learning, what he has learned over the last year about virtual facilitation and how to ask deep and meaningful questions.

Learn more about Jan - jankeck.com

Listener Questions - Introverted Facilitator & Favorite Icebreaker Question Jun 15, 2021

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In this episode aimed answering your questions, Phil read out some of the podcast reviews and answered the following questions;

- Is there room for introverts in facilitation?

- How do you stay genuine in a "performancy" profession?

- What is your favorite icebreaker question?

- Best closing to a single day program?

- Most under-appreciated facilitator skill?

- What's something you are bad at and are working on improving?

- What's your process when you have a bad day?

Submit all future questions to - podcast@high5adventure.org

Adventure Therapy | David Christian PhD and Danny McCarty PhD Jun 08, 2021

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In this episode, guests David Christian PhD (Assistant Professor of Counselor Education, University of Arkansas) and Danny McCarty PhD (Assistant Professor of Clinical Mental Health Counseling, University of South Alabama) discuss;

- Adventure Therapy

- Adlerian Theory

- Their article - "Using an Adventure Therapy Activity to Assess the Adlerian Lifestyle."

Links to the article and more can be found at our website - high5adventure.org/podcast

BOOST Podcast Lounge Jun 01, 2021

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This was a live audience episode recorded for the 2021 Virtual BOOST (Best of out-of-school time) Conference. Phil was joined by High 5 Trainer Rich Keegan, Justin McGlamery who is founder and Chief Locus Focuser for Focus Your Locus Teambuilding Training and Development and also Chris Ortiz, the Program Director for the Team Development Center at Shaver's Creek and is an instructor for the Recreation Parks and Tourism Management Department at Penn State University.

The panelists answered the questions submitted by Phil and also the live audience

The Between Worlds Project | Andrew Alexander King May 25, 2021

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This week's guest, Andrew Alexander King, is a surfer, climber and mountaineer who is currently attempting to be the 1st African American to summit the highest mountain and highest volcano on each continent, 14 in total.

We discuss how adventure became a part of his life, his thoughts on being a role model and mentor to younger climbers and surfers and what people can do to improve diversity in the outdoors.

Follow him on his journey via his instagram - @andrew_alexander_king

Activity Adaptation Tips for Facilitators - Being Intentionally Vague May 18, 2021

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After both presenting at a conference on 2 different topics Phil and Lisa had this unplanned conversation all about adapting your current activities and the benefits of not revealing too much information when facilitating.

Mastering Feedback | Beth Wonson May 11, 2021

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Beth Wonson, Author of Mastering Feedback: Everything You've Never Been Told About Giving Feedback, discusses with our guest host, Lisa Hunt, all about how to give feedback, how to receive feedback and strategies that both work and also don't work.

Learn more about Navigating Challenging Dialogue here: ncdsolution.com

Challenge Course Terminology May 04, 2021

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In this episode the Training Team (Chris, Lisa, Rich and Phil) discuss common heard terms in the Challenge Course industry and share their views on their appropriateness.

This episode is supported by Atomik Climbing Holds - atomikclimbingholds.com

Conditioning, Conduct and Consciousness | Vishwas Parchure Apr 27, 2021

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Vishwas Parchure, Director of the Experiential Leadership Institute in Pune India, discusses with Phil his first experiences with working in the outdoors, his thoughts on conditioning, conduct and consciousness and answers the question; can facilitation be taught?

Watch his Ewald and Hahn Address from the 2020 International AEE conference -

You can learn more about Vishwas and the work of the Experiential Leadership Institute here - experiential.institute

This episode is supported by Atomik Climbing Holds - atomikclimbingholds.com