Sh*t Facilitators Say, with Sarah From of “Sh*t Facilitators Say’

Sh*t Facilitators Say with Sarah From of “Sh*t Facilitators Say”
If you’ve ever thought you’ve got to be kidding me while running a workshop, this one’s for you.

Join NOVA Scribes for a lively, funny, and surprisingly heartfelt session with Sarah From, the creator behind “Sh*t Facilitators Say.” Since 2012, Sarah has been shining a light on the wild, weird, sacred, and utterly human moments that happen when you’re holding space for groups. Her work offers a loving parody of the facilitation field that invites us to laugh at ourselves while remembering why this work matters.

In this participatory session, Sarah will share stories from her years of practice and social commentary, introduce her creative process, and reflect on the big question “Why are we like this?”

And because facilitators always have stories, we’ll open the floor for a community jam session. Bring your tales of chaos, triumph, mishaps, misreads, miracles, AV disasters, and “you can’t make this up” moments. Together, we’ll marvel, cringe, connect, and maybe even turn some of it into wisdom.

In this session, we’ll explore
What makes facilitation both meaningful and absurd

• How humor helps us name what’s true about our work
• Community stories of “did that really just happen?”
• Reflection and sense-making as a group of peers
• Why we can all benefit from laughing at ourselves sometimes

Who should attend
Facilitators, coaches, trainers, and anyone who guides groups through change and conversation. If you work in the sweet spot between people and process, you’ll feel right at home.

Format
A one-hour interactive workshop on Zoom. No slides. No canned talk. Just stories, facilitation, and the shared relief of being with other people who understand.
Follow your energy. Bring your stories. Come ready to laugh.

About Sarah From and Sh*t Facilitators Say
Sh*t Facilitators Say began as a Twitter account in 2012, growing to 35K group members before departing the platform in 2024. SFS now holds space for memes on Instagram and BlueSky. Our product line for facilitators launched in 2022. SFS is run by Sarah From: an actual, live, real facilitator. Our sole(soul) purpose is to bring joy to our fellow facilitators and to lift up the sacred and sometimes silly craft of facilitation.

https://www.instagram.com/shitfacilitator/ is where to find me on Instagram
https://bsky.app/profile/shitfacilitator.bsky.social is where to find Sarah on BlueSky
https://www.shitfacilitatorssay.com/ to join our mailing list
https://www.sarahfrom.com/ is Sarah's personal/work website
https://www.imagineus.co/ is Sarah's consulting group, Imagine Us

Check out the Sh*t Facilitators Say Store here: https://www.teepublic.com/user/shit-facilitators-say

To work with Sarah or one of my colleagues as a facilitator or coach, find Imagine Us here:
https://www.imagineus.co/

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NOVA Scribes has entered into a partnership with the IFVP: the International Forum of Visual Practitioners! This workshop is an IFVP Learning Lab. All IFVP members have access to Learning Labs at https://ifvpforum.circle.so/c/learning-hub/

This workshop will be recorded and posted on YouTube for anyone who cannot attend. You can find the YouTube link in the Comments section of this NOVA Scribes Meetup event once the workshop video has been uploaded to YouTube.
You can find previously recorded videos at https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJfInZHmS8prj2_DUaJ35CYY8n7SzoPMJ

We’re not charging for this workshop, but we will be asking for donations! Donations cover the costs of hosting events on Meetup, to honorariums for new graphic recorders, and scholarships.

Please be sure you are registered on Meetup! If your Zoom name doesn’t match your name on Meetup, you will not be admitted. (We’ve had Zoom bombers.)