About Shane

THE POINT OF VIEW CAME FROM THE ROOM.

Human first. Built to connect.

Shane McGrath presenting to a large seated audience

I'm a facilitator, trainer and learning design practitioner. I've trained and facilitated more than 5,000 people across virtual and in-person environments — from small cohorts to large enterprise rooms.

The useful part of doing this repeatedly is not the number. It is the pattern recognition. You start to notice the moments that make people lean forward, the questions that unlock a room, the activities that look engaging but teach nothing, and the difference between a session people enjoyed and one that actually changed behaviour.

Facilitation Alive is built from those patterns. It combines facilitation craft, learning design and coaching so development happens through practice rather than another set of slides about how to facilitate.

Participants working together during a facilitated workshop
Shane McGrath working through a metrics table during a live session
Live from a session

5,000+

People trained and facilitated

Virtual + in person

Both environments, repeatedly

Cohorts to hundreds

Small groups to enterprise rooms

Credentials

THE BACKGROUND BEHIND THE CRAFT.

  • Diploma in Executive Coaching — Academy of Executive Coaches
  • Professional Certificate in Instructional Design — Digital Learning Institute
  • Diploma in Performance Management — UCD Professional Academy
  • BSc Business Communications — Liverpool John Moores University

TALK TO SHANE.

Tell me what you're working on and I'll come back with the most useful next step.