Guest Magician Feedback Report

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Clarified a lot of information that I've heard before here and there, and know I need to work on myself but really struggle to put it together. I think seeing things in lists and comparing between the immature and mature helped me picture it better and give me ideas of how to grow.

Maybe more direction of how to implement these teachings in my life. Or tasks to try so I can learn by doing.

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Share lots of thought-provoking info.
Ask men further questions to invite them to go deeper.
Make everyone feel safe and heard.
Add a good dash of humour!
Make us work on some deep stuff.
Help me make connections I hadn't thought of before.

I think it was near the beginning there was one question that was vague, where I thought we were supposed to rate how we connected with the image of a man on a bench, but we were actually supposed to share how that showed up within ourselves. Not a biggie and it got cleared up.
You were pretty great with the tech side of zoom. Maybe practice the sharing sound part - you click Share Screen check the 'Share sound' checkbox in the bottom left, choose your screen to share and then click Share.

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Emotional Maturity vs Emotional Immaturity. I appreciated the examples of using emotions.

I liked the topic of breathing vs choosing. Time might have prevented us from going into great detail.

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Flow of and knowledge of content is evident. Kings compliments to participant speakers. Delivery: There was an inclusion that brought in and incorporated participant input that was masterfully folded into the topic. PPT slides were very provocative.

Logistics were smother, loading PPT and screen usage. Longer time to cover content. Parts were rushed. ( I know time was a tangible and legitimate factor)

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Encouraged participation, joyful at times, generous moments, and willing to continue to learn. I appreciated the amount of time you put into learning the material and presenting the material. Had strong body centred time included.

I think this material is not for i-group settings. Heavy on the mind, needing more body connection like the mediation throughout the presentation. Your self promotion at the beginning made it feel like advertising for me, and I do not know a good way of doing that.

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Yes. It is an important topic.

I wonder if there is too much material for one day. I'd consider splitting it up and delving more on each slide.

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Having Frank help out. The info and how you unpacked it was very well done, a slow build!

Sometimes not having it as a whoever wants to speak but a call out the next guy was better, but this might only be great for certain slides.

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Good Presentation.
Slides were very professional aiding in the understanding of the material with a good combination of visual and phrases.
Appreciate the use of the participants life experiences in learning the concepts.
Feel that the concrete actions you provided allows for theory to become practice which leads to change.
Looking forward to receiving the material that you presented so I can focus on doing the “work”.
Have participated in several groups that you were the Magician with this one being the most beneficial.
Thank You.

I feel that the presentation could be improved with a better understanding of the use of the technology being used.
Was disappointed that we were not able to view the video you wanted to share.
One possibility I can think of is doing a mock presentation including a person fluent in tech knowledge to work out the bugs.
Or have an assistant you would ask for the next slide or to play the video.
Also may be worth investing in a large monitor so that you can easily see all the participants.

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-Having a co-presenter which created a nice mixture of energies and a more engaging dynamic.
-Vast knowledge well grouped and delivered.
-Allowing time for others to reflect and share thoughts/experiences and engaging with feedback rather than just listen.

-Alleviate text on certain slides (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iwpi1Lm6dFo)
-Provide email/web site at start and end of presentation (in case end of presentation needs to be rushed) and put onus on others to look up credentials if they wish.
-Incorporate a scheduled break instead of telling others they can go on bio breaks when they want.

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You made it interactive which for me, keeps everyone engaged. You utilized another brother (Frank) to help you with layout and presentation which minimized overall confusion or technical difficulties. You had a vast array of information that all felt relevant and on point in regards to doing the work.

You gave excellent follow up questions and deepening questions to those who spoke about their own experience which I always find deepens the intimacy of the container and keeps the engagement level higher.

Telling people to take care of themselves I feel like is important and you set that tone right away by telling everyone that.

Keep it interactive and if possible get it even more interactive. The more I listen without speaking the more likely I will zone out from time to time and not properly absorb the info. Keeping track of participants who don't speak to give them their chance in a room where the extraverts or more outgoing members speak more openly and frequently.

I would also say it would be better if there wasn't as much information on such an array of topics. Perhaps narrowing it down and focusing more on specific elements than an open buffet concept.

In one of the slides it said something along the lines of "forgive your parents" which I understand but it didn't land well on me as I feel sometimes its hard to forgive and feel something along the lines of "being open to forgive" sets a better precedent and avoids the potential "forgive and forget" bypassing that I hear a lot of in the healing community without adequately doing the emotional work and healing before getting to the forgiveness.

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I really liked the breakdown of the box breathing technique as it's so often poorly demonstrated. Your mirth and merriment is great.

The exercises were really helpful for getting me to look at my own prejudices, projections and process feelings that I've struggled with a lot lately. Thank you.

15 minute break please! 3 hours non stop, ughhhhhh..

I was also a bit uncomfortable with the lack of "I" statements by use of the facilitators when responding to other men's moments of sharing. It felt like it was a bit premature to speak the other men's stories for them. I understand the facilitators have more nuance to offer, but it took away from the experience for me, personally.

More focus on the benefits and practice of box breathing techniques. Feel like I could do a whole workshop on the practice and mindfulness alone. ^_^

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Everything you did was Great & Well!

Just to correct typo/spelling errors on Powerpoint slides

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I think the pace and delivery was authentic and natural. I liked how you connected the material to our experiences and asked for us to respond. You picked up on our truth responses too.

It was a bit of a disconnect to not see you, so adjusting the camera setup would be nice.

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Great engagement with the group. I liked that men were asked to participate actively in the presentation.

Timing. I was counting the minutes and found some guilt for bringing my integrity piece to the warrior round. I think we all lost out on not being able to dive into the empowerment triangle architypes.

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Delivery and flow kept me engaged and wanting to pay attention and learn. Dual leadership between Anthony and Bob worked well.

Weaving in more breakout room moments. More specifically, a chance to put ideas into practice and receive feedback.

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*Your modelling, mentoring and curiosity, inquiry is so simple and profound (spacious, like a loving grandfather holding space for whatever arises with love and compassion).
*The simple, colourful & direct slides that led to discussion, add ons, etc.
*The exercise being demonstrated then into break out rooms to practice.

EBI's:
*Timing-possibly change the format from MKP i-group mtg to workshop? If wanting to keep format, much shorter and deeper check in, more vulnerable feelings and less story, warrior round only if one cannot remain present and dive into presentation.
*Definitely have someone else (Quinn) do all the button pushing and you just cue him for the next slide, while you continue to hold space, lead and inquire into experiences.
*i would have loved more time allotted for practice & sharing in break out rooms.
*i would have loved to practice/study the empowerment triangle in depth like we did the victim one.

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Explanation of the triangle. Descriptions of the characteristics.

None for Drama Triangle - it was quite completel.

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Loved the concept;
Slides captured essence ;
wise King and deft magician intervention that inspired others to contribute their magic

Operational logistics

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The drama triangle was well explained. I appreciated the breakout sessions

I would break this into 2 sessions. There wasn't enough time to fully explore the Empowerment triangle, and this is where I judged the men wanted to be, not in the drama triangle. As one man noted, we skimmed over this section due to time restraints. For me, the breakout session for this section is critical to help men better understand how to break free from the drama triangle.

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The slides exploring of the thoughts and feeling at each station of the drama triangle

I would like to have similar richness with the "how to" triangle as what we were presented with for the "how not to" triangle.

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breakout rooms

fewer slides with less text on them

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I liked the exercises /breakout room

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Breakout rooms did well to mix things up and reinforce learning.

One more micro breakout room, to put things into practice.

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The general discussion around emotional maturity and the inclusion of a quick online test to present a gauge for where the group as a whole was.

Some of the slides went by really fast.... It is a good way to make sure I fill out this feedback so I can get the notes from what I missed.

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The sharing, connecting with one another and finding common ground with the other men.

I lost focus during the first video, My mind drifted. I'm not sure if that was just me, but I do not remember the entire video.