Category: Communication
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Sunday Zephyr – Pat on the back
I hope you are having a relaxing Sunday. Feel like a pat on the back? Watch the video below. A good day to remember how many people you help as a teacher/trainer and how many teachers and trainers have helped you to get where you are. http://youtu.be/DL_BkC2YxBk Can’t see the video – click here.
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PowerPoint is still useful
I like PowerPoint. There, I said it. I don’t really care what a whole host of non-PowerPoint experts say. If it is used effectively then it is a great tool that can be used to save time, engage and make learning easier for participants. The slideshare below is an excellent guide to how to use…
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Student Rant
What do you think of this video? The student is complaining that the teacher is slack and he has become a bit of a hit on the internet with the video shot by a friend in the class. The teacher doesn’t appear to be too interested. I suspect we are going to see more of…
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How does the World see Gonski?
It is interesting that while we criticise and rant and rave about the Gonski reforms other parts of the world see the issue differently to us. Have a quick read of this article from the well respected News24, South Africa/Africa online news resource. This is a very positive article. Why don’t we see it this…
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The Power (of the right) Words
I have discussed words in many of my posts and videos. They are an important part of the trainer’s toolkit. Here is an interesting article on words. Read the article here.
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Simple words simply
Here is a simple reminder this week that as trainers we use words to get across knowledge, skill and behaviour. To do this effectively we really need to choose our words carefully. Can’t see the video – click here.
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Relating to your audience
One way of establishing rapport with a training group is to be able to relate to their backgrounds, stories and lifestyle. That is difficult to do if you are completely removed from the audience. Read this interesting article about being in an elitist bubble. It has a video and a good test which, even though…
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On time
Project management is apart of every trainers job. A series of session is a project. Carrying out a TNA is a project. Designing and developing a program is a project. Developing an elearning system is a project. So here is an article with a very good tip on project management. Here is another tip.…
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Your training room?
Does your classroom like this. I am going to bet that it doesn’t. I have a few people during sessions who will have a laptop open but most don’t and we still don’t have good wireless connectivity, the actual laptops, ipads etc or the need to have them operating during a training session. I…
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Sunday Zephyr – Death and Life
This may appear to be an odd video to put into this post on a Sunday but I have watched this a number of times now and what I really enjoy is the humour, the fact that death can be funny, and that this eulogy indicates a great love and respect for another person. Thank…