Workspace Automation Specialist ➡️ Connecting technologies into automated systems to boost productivity and accelerate career growth ⤵️

I am a Google Workspace Senior Consultant at SoftwareOne, a leading global provider of software and cloud solutions. I have over two years of experience helping customers adopt and optimise Google Workspace and other SaaS tools, such as SmartSuite, Asana, Slack, and Relay. I am also an Adoption and Change Management (ACM) Certified Consultant, with a profound understanding of how to deliver effective and engaging change management strategies for digital transformation projects.

My mission is to empower businesses and organisations to leverage the potential of business technology, find ways to incorporate it into their workflows and train their teams to use it successfully. I am passionate about personal development and productivity with tech, and I enjoy sharing my discoveries and insights through my publications, LinkedIn posts, and co-creation of Notion Navigators, a community of Notion enthusiasts. I am always eager to learn new skills and technologies and to connect with other professionals and experts in my field. If you are interested in working with me, please feel free to contact me via email or LinkedIn. I am excited to hear from you.

Dino Kovačević

The Facilitainer: Transform Your Boring Virtual Sessions into Engaging, Impactful Experiences 🚀 Expert Trainer & Coach | Creator of Memorable Learning Adventures | Geek-in-Chief 📣 Reach out Today!

Do your online sessions feel flat despite solid content? Are participants distracted or quietly disengaging? Does the tech feel like it's working against you instead of supporting you?

I help trainers, facilitators, coaches, and speakers create online sessions people stay present in. Sessions that feel human, structured, and calm, without tech overwhelm or performance theater.

Professional does not mean boring when engagement is designed, not demanded. Great online sessions are not louder, flashier, or more exhausting. They are intentional.

👤 𝗪𝗛𝗢 𝗜 𝗔𝗠

I am Said, also known as "The Facilitainer". I design, fix, and run online sessions, often behind the scenes, where small details make a big difference.

I care deeply about flow, clarity, and presence. I enjoy playful design, reliable setups, and smooth live delivery. Tech should support humans, not compete with them.

🎯 𝗪𝗛𝗔𝗧 𝗜 𝗗𝗢

I work with people who run sessions online and want them to feel better for everyone involved. That usually means more engagement, more confidence, and far less stress.

I fix fragile setups and simplify complex tools into reliable systems. I train hosts to feel confident and professional on camera. When it matters most, I also run live production, handling chat, cues, transitions, and engagement so hosts can focus fully on content and connection.

This work is built on years of experience and real client transformations. Participants stay present. Hosts look professional.

✨ 𝗛𝗢𝗪 𝗧𝗛𝗜𝗦 𝗛𝗘𝗟𝗣𝗦 𝗬𝗢𝗨

When engagement is designed, everything changes. Energy flows naturally, sessions feel intentional, and tech fades into the background.

🤝 𝗪𝗔𝗬𝗦 𝗧𝗢 𝗪𝗢𝗥𝗞 𝗧𝗢𝗚𝗘𝗧𝗛𝗘𝗥

  ▸ Training - Build confidence with tools and setups
  ▸ Consulting - Design clear and engaging session formats
  ▸ Live Production - Focus fully on your audience while I handle the tech
  ▸ Masterclasses - Hands-on learning in real scenarios
  ▸ Coaching - Personal support around presence and delivery

💬 𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗗𝗬 𝗧𝗢 𝗧𝗥𝗔𝗡𝗦𝗙𝗢𝗥𝗠 𝗬𝗢𝗨𝗥 𝗡𝗘𝗫𝗧 𝗦𝗘𝗦𝗦𝗜𝗢𝗡?

Send me a DM or book a call to start the conversation.

Said Saddouk

Ice baths are sooo 2025. 🥱

Have you ever tried a LEGO Fire Walk? 😱

For those days when coffee isn't hitting hard enough ...

✨ Facilitate Like Magic | Helping You Wow Your Audience Online | Virtual Engagement Wizard | Miro Hall of Famer | Geek-in-Chief

10 people worth your attention. 👇🏽

I'm constantly inspired by humans who shape this space through their work, generosity, creativity and perspective. 

Here's who I learn from ...

🌟 Mirna Smidt (Zagreb, Croatia)
🎯 Trainer and Facilitator. TEDx Speaker. Empowering trainers with science based positive psychology tools.

🌟 Lucy Chambers (Berlin, Germany)
🎯 Cross organisation collaboration. Adaptive planning. Connector. Host of #edgesoffacilitation. Author of Facilitation Mindset.

🌟 Manal Sayid, MBA (Ottawa, Canada)
🎯 Humanizing strategy. Helping social profit leaders navigate change through participatory planning and alignment.

🌟 Cindi Wirawan 林幸妮 (Singapore)
🎯 Founder of Vibe Tribe. Keynote Speaker. Career and Leadership Coach helping leaders attract the right opportunities.

🌟 Heather Walker, Ph.D. (Austin, USA)
🎯 Organizational Psychologist. Helping CHROs build human systems ready for AI, change, and growth.

🌟 Lissy Torres (Lansing, USA)
🎯 Helping tech teams build community through play. Founder of HuMindWise.

🌟 Alina Balan (Brasov, Romania)
🎯 Showcasing the power of facilitation through clarity, presence, and purposeful design.

🌟 Angela Koerner (Munich, Germany)
🎯 Trainer, Facilitator, and Coach. Passion for personal development and human growth.

🌟 Cat Hase 💡 (Sandy, United Kingdom)
🎯 The Ideas Lady. Designing activities, games, and workshops that make learning fun and engaging.

🌟 Eden Liu (Brooklyn, USA)
🎯 Producer and host of Reincubate // Camo livestreams. Bringing ideas and stories to life through video.

If you're building something meaningful in the facilitation, learning, or people development space, these humans are worth following.


Yours Geek-in-Chief,
Said, the Facilitainer

Open letter to my brain:

Quick question ... Could you send ONE single email without the wrong link? Just one for a change.

And maybe one post without a typo? Without the usual freestyle spelling adventures.

Is that really too much to ask? 
Come on. Meet me halfway.

Sincerely yours,
The rest of your body 🧠

PS: Is this just me? 👀

5 underrated psychological safety hacks facilitators do not talk about. 👀

Warning: may increase psychological coziness.

  👕 A hoodie
  👚 A shirt
  ☕ A mug
  🧢 A cap
  👜 A tote bag

Boom. Psychological safety - unlocked.

No long manuals. No complex frameworks. Just vibes, cotton, and facilitation magic.

Put it on. Sip from it. Carry it. Signal it.
Your room instantly feels warmer, safer, more human.

FaciliSwag doing quiet facilitation work in the background. 😌

"This is a safe space"

Want to signal safety before you even speak?
👉 Get your FaciliSwag here: https://FaciliSwag.com

You have probably seen facilitators using virtual cameras in online sessions.

Smooth scene transitions. Polished branding. Professional presence.

And if you are like most facilitators I talk to, you thought:
"That looks amazing ... but way too complicated for me."

But it does not have to be. 😀

First, 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐚 𝐯𝐢𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐜𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐚 and why use it?

A software that replaces your webcam feed.
Instead of showing raw video, it shows a designed layout.

You combine your camera, slides, logos, timers, or overlays.
Then send that as one clean video into Zoom or Teams.

Your audience sees one polished frame.
You stay in control behind the scenes.

   🎯 CLARITY - Participants know exactly where to look
   🎯 FLOW - Transitions feel seamless
   🎯 ENGAGEMENT - Attention stays high

The foundation is simple. Here is what I recommend:

5 CORE SCENES

1) 𝐈𝐍𝐓𝐑𝐎
• Set the tone early
• Create engagement from the first minute

2) 𝐅𝐀𝐂𝐄𝐂𝐀𝐌
   • Centered and well framed
   • Clean layout with light branding

3) 𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐓𝐄𝐍𝐓
   • Slides, boards, demos
   • Clarity over creativity

4) 𝐁𝐄-𝐑𝐈𝐆𝐇𝐓-𝐁𝐀𝐂𝐊
   • Intentional breaks with a clear message
   • A visible timer

5) 𝐎𝐔𝐓𝐑𝐎
   • Summary and key takeaways
   • Clear call to action

The tool? OBS Studio.

It is free. It sends your layout into Zoom or Teams.

Once your core works, then expand.

Create variations. Refine layouts. Add effects that serve the session.

Simple first. Then expand with intention.

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Want to build your full setup with me?

Inside the 5 Day Virtual Facilitation Masterclass, we build your workflow from scratch.

You create scenes that support your sessions.
No distracting bells and whistles.

We set up OBS and Stream Deck together.

We optimize your camera, lighting, and audio.
You build a system you can trust live.

A clear setup. Repeatable. Reliable.

One focused week.
Five live sessions.
Small groups of 6.

   📅 Starting March 2
   🌍 Two cohorts for all time zones
   🙌🏽 Only 6 spots per cohort

🔗 https://lnkd.in/gMAzd6BR

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Additional tools I recommend:

• CNVS - 12,500+ visuals for your overlays (https://getCNVS.design)
• StreamAlive - Visual interactions from Zoom or MS Teams chat (https://lnkd.in/eaBaMkVU)
• Elgato Stream Deck - One button scene control (https://amzn.to/405tp07)

Your Geek-in-Chief,
Said, the Facilitainer

Flip Cards in Miro now support images and GIFs.

Say Whaaaaat! 🤯

Game changer.

I've been testing this feature extensively for a few weeks now.

Flip Cards + the Facilitainer magic + CNVS visuals = endless possibilities 🪄

   → Interactive games with visual reveals
   → Surprise moments that truly land
   → Smooth transitions that feel intentional
   → Boards that don't scream "yet another Miro board" (no offense, Miro)

We're diving deep into this and more hidden Miro features inside the Miro Games Masterclass this Tuesday, February 17.

If you facilitate workshops, run trainings, or want collaboration less boring—join us.

💜 https://lnkd.in/dqyFmDc5

P.S. Don't sleep on CNVS by Lucie Agolini - 12,500+ hand-drawn visuals to transform your boards instantly.

💜 https://getCNVS.design

Your Geek-in-Chief,
Said, the Facilitainer

 #Facilitation #Miro #Workshop #Design #Collaboration #Creativity #Gamification

The session went well. But it could have been great. 👀
I have said this to myself more times than I like to admit.

Not because of facilitation. Because of design.

   → A gap in the agenda.
   → Optimistic timing.
   → Too many activities planned.
   → Not enough space for real conversation.

Great sessions feel effortless because the structure is solid.
Facilitators feel confident because the plan is clear.

On Feb 26 we'll explore exactly that.

Andy Pearson from SessionLab joins us live inside the Fit For Facilitation Community. 🙌🏽

We will look at how to design workshops that work - before you stand in the room hoping for the best.

   → Build agendas that fit reality, not optimism
   → Create flow people feel without knowing why
   → Use AI, Pages and Forms as one connected design system
   → Apply the examples directly to your next client session


If you're serious about the craft - come.

👉🏽 https://lnkd.in/eg-JDUPV
📅 Feb 26 | 12 PM CET | 6 AM EST | 4:30 PM IST

Curious and want to explore before the session?
👉🏽 𝐓𝐫𝐲 𝐒𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐋𝐚𝐛 𝐟𝐫𝐞𝐞: https://lnkd.in/eUgC-xmx

Get familiar with the tool. Then watch Andy show you how to use it. 
Best combo. 🤓

#facilitation #workshopdesign #learningdesign

Alexandre Eisenchteter, Mehdi En-Naizi, Nathy Ravez, Carrin Robertson 💃🏼, Deborah Rim Moiso

Sometimes I do something in a session using Miro and suddenly I see big eyes. 😯

You know ...
That moment when people think: Wait … you can do THAT?

One of those things you take for granted. 
Everybody knows how to do this, right?
And I am not talking about Miro Magic. Often it is something very basic.

But we forget something important. 

Some people just started today.
And not everyone has spent as much time in the tools we love as we do.

And even for me this still happens pretty frequently.

I discover something by accident. Or someone shares a tiny trick and I think: Wait … why did I make my life so complicated before?
Why did nobody tell me this 3 years ago? 😐

That is why I'm planning a bunch of Miro Trainings, Workshops & Showcases.

📌 Debofiying Miro boards with CNVS
   ↳ Turn familiar exercises into boards people want to use
   ↳ Add clarity and structure with CNVS visuals (not decoration)
   ↳ Same activities. Better flow. Better boards

📌 101 Miro Tips: Back to the Basics & Smart Hacks
   ↳ 100 practical tips for everyday Miro use
   ↳ Everything you wish you had known earlier
   ↳ Less chaos. More control.

And we're kicking things off with the first session you can already join:

📌 𝐌𝐢𝐫𝐨 𝐆𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐬 𝐌𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐜𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐬 on February 17
   ↳ Turn Miro into a playful game platform
   ↳ Move beyond sticky notes and tired icebreakers
   ↳ Boost energy and participation with smart game mechanics

👉🏽 Still a few spots left: https://lnkd.in/eGphhBtT

Want to be first in line when the next sessions open?
Make sure to join my Facilitainment Weekly newsletter. 
👉🏽 join.theFacilitainer.com

What was the last little thing you learned in Miro that made you think:
Wait … THAT was possible all along?! 🤯

Your Geek-in-Chief,
Said, the Facilitainer

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