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Category: Drama-based learning

Conflict Management Forum Theatre Workshops

Conflict Management Forum Theatre Workshops We are delighted to announce that we will be delivering 2 x FREE online 90-minute forum theatre workshops on Thursday 27th February 2025, focusing on conflict management. Conflict resolution skills is the current number 1 request for our workshops. So we have decided to develop a completely new scenario focused […]

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Bias & Stereotyping in Performance Reviews

Are your managers still using bias and stereotyping in performance reviews? Unfortunately, according to the latest research by Textio, labels such as ’emotional’ and ‘unlikeable’ regularly appear in these conversations. An important skill all managers need to develop is the ability to provide specific, relevant, actionable feedback on the performance of each of their team members. […]

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Gill’s getting the Resound message out on podcasts

Over the past 12 months Gill has been a guest on numerous HR/Leadership/Workplace culture podcasts. She has been getting the Resound message out to a wider audience, talking about the power of actor-led training, forum theatre and role-play. Gill has been describing how the Resound team support managers and leaders have more effective conversations, address […]

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Sexual Harassment in the workplace – change in UK Law

Is your organisation businesses prepared for new sexual harassment legislation? The new duty on employers comes into force on 26th October 2024. This requires employers to take reasonable steps to prevent sexual harassment in their workplaces. Key Points  1. If your organisation is found by a tribunal to have failed to take steps to prevent […]

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A question mark on its side

What you can expect when you book a forum theatre workshop

Bespoke or off-the-shelf options You can opt for a bespoke workshop or one of our off-the-shelf workshops.  For the bespoke option we start with user research to ensure our scripted scenarios accurately reflect the everyday challenges that your managers are experiencing at work. We invite your feedback on our scripts, make any amendments and agree […]

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Gill Brabner

47 years ago this month…..

47 years ago this month, I saw a play that changed my life. It was ‘Death of A Salesman’ and it showed a man falling apart under the weight of his life. I had a Dad who had been falling apart since I was 9. He worked in a bank in the City of London. […]

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The buzz of doing what you love!!!!

Last Friday we got to deliver 2 bespoke Forum Theatre workshops for an NHS Finance Department. And even after a full on weekend, I am holding on to the warmth, the laughter, the genuine enquiry, the excitement and the knowledge that we delivered something very meaningful. Importantly: – Our user research enabled us to script […]

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Bullying and Harassment

Brace yourselves, because we’re about to tackle a tough topic head-on—the nightmare of dealing with bullying and harassment in the workplace. Dealing with toxic staff members who unleash this unacceptable behaviour on colleagues is not easy. But complacency is not an option if we want to have healthy workplaces. Through our Forum Theatre workshops we […]

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Immersive learning and why Forum Theatre gets results.

Forum theatre or drama-based learning is an immersive style of learning. Immersive learning aims to create a deeply engaging and interactive learning experience. ✅ It typically involves the use of simulations. Here are 6 reasons why immersive learning gets results: 1. Active Learning: Immersive learning encourages active participation and engagement from learners. Instead of passively receiving […]

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Involve, Engage, Change

These 3 little words are a shorthand way of describing what we do. They are also our strapline. But what do they actually mean? And what are we doing when we involve, engage and change? Involve: The starting place is our user-research. Often, this will include one-to-one interviews and group discussions. These activities enable us […]

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