Author: Darren
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Who are you?
We have had a number of posts on emotional intelligence which is a key part of your overall makeup. Another factor to consider is your own personality. What sort of personality do you have? I am a strong believer of the principle that if you understand your own personality and behaviour you have a…
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Body Language
The area of body language that I want to discuss today is closely related to emotional intelligence. Most of the articles you read are specifically about how to read another person’s body language which is a very important skill to have as an advanced trainer. Just as importantly though is your ability to ensure that…
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Good Trainers?
I just read a blog on writing and they had this little joke in it which goes like this: Top One Habits of Amazing Writers 1. They write It occurred to me that the same applies for good trainers. Unfortunately I think that a lot of textbooks and other online articles are often written by people…
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Staying current and how to be an expert
Here is a good article which discusses how to be an expert. It had some good ideas on how to keep up with your industry in general. Being an expert is an interesting term. To me it means knowing a great deal about your area, keeping up with the latest information, changes and innovations and…
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Episode 5: Be Different
In case you didn’t notice it Episode 5 has been released today of Training Tips 56. It’s all about being different and not boring. Check it out at this location. Don’t miss next weeks special Christmas episode!
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The Brain
The brain is an incredible organ and it appears that nearly every week another new insight into its operation is released. Hard to keep up with, but it is important for trainers to have at least a basic understanding of the operation of the brain, particularly how we learn and remember. Here is a blog…
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Presentation skills
I often get asked by trainers what they can do to improve their presentations. A presentation isn’t that different to a training session. There is a speaker and the main idea is to get across a series of points. In a presentation there is generally a small number of points, less interaction and a greater…
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More to think about
This link is to a thought provoking list of 9 signs of a losing school. These 9 signs can easily be applied to any training organisation, college, RTO and for that matter any organisation. I have seen many of these factors in a range of organisations that I have worked with. How does your organisation…
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Next Year
It’s that time of the year, where, apart from thinking about Christmas and reflecting on what this year was like, we start to think about next year. I have mentioned Seth Godin before in my posts and I admit that I am a fan of his Blog and his other work. He is all over…
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Episode 4: The Message
A new episode in the Training Tips 56 series has been released. It is titled “The Message” and it covers the important aspect of the main message or goal of your training session. Too many trainers get carried away with a lengthy series of learning outcomes and creative activities and forget that at the end…