Every Voice Belongs: Practical Tools for Safer, More Inclusive Facilitation
In this experiential 60-minute session, we’ll explore how to create workshop spaces where every participant feels safe to contribute in their own way — whether through words, movement, expression, or quiet presence.
Drawing from real-world experience and nervous system-informed insight, we’ll look at how the freeze response and internalised guilt and shame from the school system can silence participation — even in spaces that seem friendly. You’ll hear a story of what not to do (from a controlling online space) and how we can do better by embracing diverse ways of engaging.
You’ll leave with practical tools for welcoming contributions in varied forms (spoken, written, non-verbal), setting group agreements, and noticing where unspoken power dynamics may be at play.
This is a session for facilitators, educators, and space-holders who want to create workshops where everyone feels heard — not just the loudest voices.
We’ll cover:
How the freeze response affects voice and self-expression
Recognising fear, obligation and guilt patterns left from the school system
Practical ways to reduce pressure and increase invitation
Your own story of safety and silence: where you felt heard, and where you didn’t
About Your Host
Jacqui McGinn is a qualified teacher and hypnotherapist with over 20 years’ experience supporting diverse learners — from small children to teenagers, pensioners, refugees, and people navigating special needs or mental health challenges. Her work centres on creating psychologically safe spaces where every voice is honoured. Whether in education, healing, or facilitation, Jacqui invites expression in many forms — spoken, written, silent, or sensed — and supports others to lead with presence, care, and courage.