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Martin McGill

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Michelle O'Neill

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Colum Eastwood

Alan McBride

Steve Aiken

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John McKinney

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Training 4 Influence came about because of our frustrations within the sector. Tired of the restrictions, lack of money and siloed working that make it difficult to see through big changes, we started looking at what was already taking place and how we could better that. We realised that there was an opportunity to make small yet significant changes through the mandatory and specialist training sessions that people were already attending. And after many years of using the methodology within our own training company we realised that this was a solution that needed to be shared.“Good training is like a mirror, it should reflect back to you the better part of yourself”. These words by today’s guest truly encompass what the Training 4 Influence methodology is about. When training is done well it teaches delegates more than just the subject material before them. It can help shape a delegate's viewpoint of their job, the service users they work with and the sector as a whole. Ultimately, influential training provides numerous touch points that lead us to view people in ways that allow service users to not feel judged, to be advocated for and to be viewed as equal. In today’s episode I talk to Martin McGill, a recent graduate of the Training 4 Influence Train the Trainer programme. We talk about everything from politics, delivering training to parliament, values and why every single training session should deliver added influenceWe hope you enjoy!Welcome to Series 2 of the Training 4 Influence Podcast. Our aim is to help you deliver the best training possible. We’ll be exploring how to make the most of every single second in a training session. And how to deliver training so that it has added influence. You’ll be hearing from me, Tammy Banks, the founder of the Training 4 Influence methodology. And i’ll be chatting with Training 4 Influence graduates, facilitators and experts who can speak to each of the steps: expert, engaging, tailored and values-led.Looking for something mentioned in this podcast episode?Train the Trainer programme: https://training4influence.co.uk/the-programme/Would you like extra resources on delivering training?Visit the resources page on our website. www.training4influence.co.ukListened to this podcast and want to hear more about what we do?Join our community https://www.facebook.com/groups/2319831878105722/Buy the book www.training4influence.co.uk/bookOr assess your own training against our methodology https://training4influence.co.uk/assess-your-training/Want to find us on our socials?Follow us on LinkedIn at Taye TrainingFollow us on Twitter @training4influ1 @TayeTrainingFollow us on Instagram @Training4Influence @tayetrainingSubscribe to our Youtube at Training 4 InfluenceLike our Facebook page at Training 4 Influence and Taye Training See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Training 4 Influence came about because of our frustrations within the sector. Tired of the restrictions, lack of money and siloed working that make it difficult to see through big changes, we started looking at what was already taking place and how we could better that. We realised that there was an opportunity to make small yet significant changes through the mandatory and specialist training sessions that people were already attending. And after many years of using the methodology within our own training company we realised that this was a solution that needed to be shared.“Good training is like a mirror, it should reflect back to you the better part of yourself”. These words by today’s guest truly encompass what the Training 4 Influence methodology is about. When training is done well it teaches delegates more than just the subject material before them. It can help shape a delegate's viewpoint of their job, the service users they work with and the sector as a whole. Ultimately, influential training provides numerous touch points that lead us to view people in ways that allow service users to not feel judged, to be advocated for and to be viewed as equal. In today’s episode I talk to Martin McGill, a recent graduate of the Training 4 Influence Train the Trainer programme. We talk about everything from politics, delivering training to parliament, values and why every single training session should deliver added influence We hope you enjoy! Welcome to Series 2 of the Training 4 Influence Podcast. Our aim is to help you deliver the best training possible. We’ll be exploring how to make the most of every single second in a training session. And how to deliver training so that it has added influence. You’ll be hearing from me, Tammy Banks, the founder of the Training 4 Influence methodology. And i’ll be chatting with Training 4 Influence graduates, facilitators and experts who can speak to each of the steps: expert, engaging, tailored and values-led.Looking for something mentioned in this podcast episode?Train the Trainer programme: <a href="https://training4influence.co.uk/the-programme/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">https://training4influence.co.uk/the-programme/</a>Would you like extra resources on delivering training?Visit the resources page on our website. <a href="http://www.training4influence.co.uk/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">www.training4influence.co.uk</a>Listened to this podcast and want to hear more about what we do?Join our community <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/2319831878105722/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/groups/2319831878105722/</a>Buy the book <a href="http://www.training4influence.co.uk/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">www.training4influence.co.uk</a>/bookOr assess your own training against our methodology <a href="https://training4influence.co.uk/assess-your-training/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">https://training4influence.co.uk/assess-your-training/</a>Want to find us on our socials?Follow us on LinkedIn at Taye TrainingFollow us on Twitter @training4influ1 @TayeTrainingFollow us on Instagram @Training4Influence @tayetrainingSubscribe to our Youtube at Training 4 InfluenceLike our Facebook page at Training 4 Influence and Taye Training See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information.

The power and potential of training w/ Martin McGill

FULL EPISODE NOTES‘We need an agency to promote social integration’, says Father Martin Magill Northern Ireland needs a body lobbying for social integration, learning from the success of the Integrated Education Fund in its work promoting integrated schools, says Father Martin Magill.  Without an agency pushing the integrated housing agenda, it will be difficult to make sufficient progress, he says.  Martin was interviewed in the latest Forward Together podcast. “I grew up living in a neighbourhood where my next door neighbour was Presbyterian; further on down the road Church of Ireland; further down the road, Methodist,” recalls Martin. “We were various Christian denominations. My home area is people living side by side. For me, that's one of the most important things. I'm aware, for example, of the Integrated Education Fund and we hear a lot of that. I hear nothing to the same degree on encouraging integrated housing. And I really would like to see the likes of integrated neighbourhoods.” He continues: “The sort of society I believe that we need to see for the city [of Belfast], Northern Ireland, Ireland, whatever, is where we can live together, where there are various religions.... faiths generally - those with faith and those without faith.....  I would like to see a strategic body focusing, especially, on housing.” Like many other Forward Together interviewees, Martin is positive about the principle of civic engagement.  “I might use the old cliché, politics is too important to be left to the politicians alone.”  He continues: “I would be very keen that we look again at the whole question of some type of civic forum.  For me, there was a huge value in that. I mean, the whole idea of bringing people from a variety of different backgrounds is really important.” But Martin is concerned at the low level of voter turn-out at local elections.  “And yet at the same time, when I'm talking to people... they're very interested in the type of society they want.”  Martin adds: “I think it's important that people realize they can make a difference, that their views matter, their opinions matter.”  And while he has concerns about the outcome of the Republic’s citizens’ assemblies discussions on abortion, he says about the use of the assemblies “there's something worth exploring there”.  In a previous Forward Together interview, Peter Sheridan of Co-operation Ireland raised the idea of neighbourhood citizens’ assemblies to address the conditions that lead to recruitment of young people by paramilitaries.  Martin responds to that idea: “I'm part of a group called Stop Attacks. So, yes, I can see what he would be talking about.”  But, he cautions, “sometimes people are reluctant to speak when it comes to that issue.” Martin is more positive about the concept of participatory budgeting, giving people more control over public spending in their own areas.  “I think that could be of real value,” he says.  “That's the sort of direction that I'm going... I think that could be a very useful way of helping us come together as a larger group, as a community.” Another initiative Martin favours is “community champions” – people who take a lead in making neighbourhoods more diverse.  “I would like to see something more strategic. I would like to see what I call community champions.  I am aware of people who have purposely chosen to live in areas that wouldn't be necessarily their first choice.  I would know of a number of people. I think we need more of that.” Martin is also a strong supporter of moves that achieve reconciliation.  He gives the example of the meetings between Brighton bomber Patrick Magee and Jo Berry, whose father was killed in the blast.  “That acted as a catalyst for people to come and tell their stories,” he recalls. “They wanted to tell their stories.” One of the advantages of that process of reconciliation is the humanising of those involved, including those who died.  Another example of that approach was the inter-faith event where there was a reading of the complete list of those who died in the Troubles.  “The focus we wanted was on people’s suffering, rather than getting into the details of how this person died and was this person an innocent victim or a perpetrator or whatever.  We instead focused on the people that the loved ones left behind.  Irrespective of what he or she or they did, inevitably people would be left to suffer as a consequence of their death.” Martin also reflected on the reaction to his comments at the funeral of Lyra McKee.  “I was completely taken by surprise,” he says. “The reaction I got was in the middle of a sentence.  It was probably really that evening that I began to realize, oh, gosh, this has got quite a bit of traction.  It's probably only really in the days afterwards that I then got a sense of just the impact of it.  Immediately afterwards, it felt like almost a tsunami of attention: letters, phone calls, emails, it just went on and on and on and on.  “But now, one of the things is that I'm very conscious that I want to make sure I am well grounded. I had to make a big effort to do that.  In many ways it really has given me an opportunity out of a really tragic situation to be able to speak into situations.” There is a sense now, though, that the immediate impact has waned.  “I would want to see a real momentum again,” says Martin.   “If we go back to the moment in the cathedral - not focusing on me, but focusing on the response that people actually had both inside and outside the cathedral and well beyond that.  Our politicians, I really would encourage them not to focus on me, but focus on the response of people. There was something very telling for me. That was like a catalyst moment.  I really do believe that needs to be made the most of.” Martin’s other message to politicians though is about the peace dividend, that Northern Ireland society expected to enjoy after the Good Friday Agreement – but for which many poorer communities are still awaiting.  “The peace dividend should be seen as something that we should all enjoy. Not just some of us, but all of us.”  Holywell Trust receives support for the Forward Together Podcast through the Media Grant Scheme and Core Funding Programme of Community Relations Council.

FULL EPISODE NOTES‘We need an agency to promote social integration’, says Father Martin Magill Northern Ireland needs a body lobbying for social integration, learning from the success of the Integrated Education Fund in its work promoting integrated schools, says Father Martin Magill.  Without an agency pushing the integrated housing agenda, it will be difficult to make sufficient progress, he says.  Martin was interviewed in the latest Forward Together podcast. “I grew up living in a neighbourhood where my next door neighbour was Presbyterian; further on down the road Church of Ireland; further down the road, Methodist,” recalls Martin. “We were various Christian denominations. My home area is people living side by side. For me, that's one of the most important things. I'm aware, for example, of the Integrated Education Fund and we hear a lot of that. I hear nothing to the same degree on encouraging integrated housing. And I really would like to see the likes of integrated neighbourhoods.” He continues: “The sort of society I believe that we need to see for the city [of Belfast], Northern Ireland, Ireland, whatever, is where we can live together, where there are various religions.... faiths generally - those with faith and those without faith.....  I would like to see a strategic body focusing, especially, on housing.” Like many other Forward Together interviewees, Martin is positive about the principle of civic engagement.  “I might use the old cliché, politics is too important to be left to the politicians alone.”  He continues: “I would be very keen that we look again at the whole question of some type of civic forum.  For me, there was a huge value in that. I mean, the whole idea of bringing people from a variety of different backgrounds is really important.” But Martin is concerned at the low level of voter turn-out at local elections.  “And yet at the same time, when I'm talking to people... they're very interested in the type of society they want.”  Martin adds: “I think it's important that people realize they can make a difference, that their views matter, their opinions matter.”  And while he has concerns about the outcome of the Republic’s citizens’ assemblies discussions on abortion, he says about the use of the assemblies “there's something worth exploring there”.  In a previous Forward Together interview, Peter Sheridan of Co-operation Ireland raised the idea of neighbourhood citizens’ assemblies to address the conditions that lead to recruitment of young people by paramilitaries.  Martin responds to that idea: “I'm part of a group called Stop Attacks. So, yes, I can see what he would be talking about.”  But, he cautions, “sometimes people are reluctant to speak when it comes to that issue.” Martin is more positive about the concept of participatory budgeting, giving people more control over public spending in their own areas.  “I think that could be of real value,” he says.  “That's the sort of direction that I'm going... I think that could be a very useful way of helping us come together as a larger group, as a community.” Another initiative Martin favours is “community champions” – people who take a lead in making neighbourhoods more diverse.  “I would like to see something more strategic. I would like to see what I call community champions.  I am aware of people who have purposely chosen to live in areas that wouldn't be necessarily their first choice.  I would know of a number of people. I think we need more of that.” Martin is also a strong supporter of moves that achieve reconciliation.  He gives the example of the meetings between Brighton bomber Patrick Magee and Jo Berry, whose father was killed in the blast.  “That acted as a catalyst for people to come and tell their stories,” he recalls. “They wanted to tell their stories.” One of the advantages of that process of reconciliation is the humanising of those involved, including those who died.  Another example of that approach was the inter-faith event where there was a reading of the complete list of those who died in the Troubles.  “The focus we wanted was on people’s suffering, rather than getting into the details of how this person died and was this person an innocent victim or a perpetrator or whatever.  We instead focused on the people that the loved ones left behind.  Irrespective of what he or she or they did, inevitably people would be left to suffer as a consequence of their death.” Martin also reflected on the reaction to his comments at the funeral of Lyra McKee.  “I was completely taken by surprise,” he says. “The reaction I got was in the middle of a sentence.  It was probably really that evening that I began to realize, oh, gosh, this has got quite a bit of traction.  It's probably only really in the days afterwards that I then got a sense of just the impact of it.  Immediately afterwards, it felt like almost a tsunami of attention: letters, phone calls, emails, it just went on and on and on and on.  “But now, one of the things is that I'm very conscious that I want to make sure I am well grounded. I had to make a big effort to do that.  In many ways it really has given me an opportunity out of a really tragic situation to be able to speak into situations.” There is a sense now, though, that the immediate impact has waned.  “I would want to see a real momentum again,” says Martin.   “If we go back to the moment in the cathedral - not focusing on me, but focusing on the response that people actually had both inside and outside the cathedral and well beyond that.  Our politicians, I really would encourage them not to focus on me, but focus on the response of people. There was something very telling for me. That was like a catalyst moment.  I really do believe that needs to be made the most of.” Martin’s other message to politicians though is about the peace dividend, that Northern Ireland society expected to enjoy after the Good Friday Agreement – but for which many poorer communities are still awaiting.  “The peace dividend should be seen as something that we should all enjoy. Not just some of us, but all of us.”  Holywell Trust receives support for the Forward Together Podcast through the Media Grant Scheme and Core Funding Programme of Community Relations Council.

Episode 23 - Fr. Martin McGill