Category: Communication
-
Merry Christmas
Sorry for not posting recently. I am sure, like me, you have been busy with the usual stuff that is happening at this time of the year. Well it is now time to relax and enjoy the festive season. I am going to enjoy the next period of eating and drinking and spending time with…
-
Brainstorming & Mind Mapping
What is the difference between mind mapping and brain storming. Well you have two links there that should tell you. I am not sure that I have it right so I am interested in what you think. Here is my take on the difference. Brainstorming is a group activity where you list options, items etc.…
-
Happy Brains
Listen to this short podcast on how happy brains perform better. Probably not surprising. I ask training groups all the time what makes a training session better than average and one of the most consistent responses is a humorous, fun session. It is also one of my measures of success. If the program was fun…
-
Training Magic
Please watch the clip below. One, because it’s just good fun. The second reason though is that the presenter or entertainer here is doing a number of things that make this short performance memorable. Can a trainer be this memorable? Of course they can but you need to really work on it. While your watching…
-
Why teach or train or educate?
I think I have everyone covered in the title above. Why do it? It is an interesting question and I am sure there are many answers which I am really keen to hear about. Me? I like doing it. I think that I do it well. I think that I have some information, knowledge and…
-
People watching and training
This might seem like a odd topic to bring up in a training, education and assessment blog but I came across this post the other day called How to begin people watching and it reminded me that I have recommended to new trainers and other groups that I have delivered to that one of the…
-
Smart, Smarter, Smartest.
Check out this new post from Seth Godin on Getting smart about the hierarchy of smart It is a slightly different take on the one that trainers often adopt or Unconscious incompetence Conscious incompetence Conscious competence Unconscious competence His final point though is very interesting and I am very aware of it. Treat an expert…
-
Jargon and more jargon
I wrote a post a couple of days ago on How to complicate training and just by coincidence I found this funny website called Unsuck It today which helps you to demystify the world of business jargon. Try it out. If you type in a term and it hasn’t heard of it before you can…
-
Overseas internet is crap!
My apologies for not sending out the regular posts but I have been traveling overseas and there is still a lot to do in regards to international internet connection. Because the travel has been constant there hasn’t been much time to sit down, connect to the net and type up posts. The cost overseas for…
-
Getting a training job
I wrote a post recently on how doing a human resource program is often a good idea for those people trying to get into a training role. At some point regardless of how you tackle the problem of getting into training you will need to face an interview. For a trainer this should be a…