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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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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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“Humour is a learning juggernaut”

An unexpected benefit of having Covid recently was having the time to finish reading a wonderful book called “Your Brain on Art – How the Arts Transform Us.” It really cheered me up and made me think about all the fun I’ve had over the years working with our team of professional actors and how […]

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How to deliver a workshop in an ambulance station cupboard!

“This is the best I can do” said the station commander gruffly, as he opened the door onto what looked like a large cupboard with windows. “Someone double booked the training room”, he added as he turned away and marched down the corridor, leaving us staring into a small, dark, uninviting space. My first thought […]

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Stories create lightbulb moments

“OMG that’s me.” A stunned silence filled the room and the young woman who had just shouted out got up and left. We were in the middle of delivering a forum theatre workshop for a local council on bullying and harassment at work. Stories create lightbulb moments. The main character in our scenario was a bubbly […]

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Hybrid Working – is it still a headache for HR?

HR Managers – is hybrid working, working?  Or is it still causing you some headaches? It seems that every organisation has taken a slightly different approach, creating a myriad of hybrid working models.  And opinions on hybrid working are just as varied. Benefits often cited include: Less time and expense on commuting creates a better […]

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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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