by Beth Cougler Blom | Feb 25, 2026 | Podcast Episodes
In this episode, host Beth Cougler Blom is interviewed by Joseph Diaz about Beth’s upcoming second book, Everyday Acts of Facilitation, and how facilitation shows up far beyond workshops and meeting rooms. Together they explore Beth’s story-driven approach to writing...
by Beth Cougler Blom | Dec 30, 2025 | Books, Facilitation
All this year I (Beth Cougler Blom) have been working on a special project: writing and publishing my next book, which will be called Everyday Acts of Facilitation: Learning to Facilitate Through Life’s Ordinary Moments. I’ve been documenting some of my...
by Beth Cougler Blom | Apr 23, 2025 | Podcast Episodes
In this episode, host Beth Cougler Blom talks with Marisa Gelfusa about how poetry and expressive writing can become powerful tools for facilitators to connect with themselves and with others. Beth and Marisa also talk about: Using poetry as a reflexive practice in...
by Beth Cougler Blom | Sep 11, 2024 | Podcast Episodes
In this solo episode, Beth Cougler Blom shares her journey of writing her book, Design to Engage: How to Create and Facilitate a Great Learning Experience For Any Group. She talks about her research and self-reflection process, using tools like Trello, setting daily...
by Beth Cougler Blom | Nov 6, 2023 | Learning design
Have you ever read something and gotten the distinct impression that you were being “sold” to? A “salesy” tone in writing can feel false, and if the people reading it are participants in an online course, it can annoy them and perhaps even prevent them from engaging...