Category: Delivery
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ZOOM or FACE to FACE?
That is the question. It has been interesting to suddenly go from almost 5 days a week delivering face to face programs to all virtual programs using predominantly Zoom. I like Zoom but it still doesn’t feel that same as delivering to a room of active participants. My Zoom audiences have been great. But there…
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Moving forward for 2019
Please read the interesting article below about a significant experiment in school education design. Good to see that something is happening in this space rather than some of the stupid moves that have been made over the last 5 plus years (don’t get me started). Read the article here So when is the VET sector…
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Hands on Learning
I am witnessing some interesting movements in assessment to more valid assessments eg actually having to conduct a stakeholder meeting rather than writing about how you would do it. Complicates the process but is more meaningful. We are not doing this type of learning though in class. We are still talking about how to do…
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Petrified of Presenting?
Photo by sydney Rae on Unsplash I got that question again last week. How do you stand up there talking to us and make it look so easy? Don’t you get nervous? Yes, I do but it does dissipate quickly. I’ll be honest it used to terrify me. My only answer as to how public speaking became my…
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Sunday Zephyr – Humour
How is your Sunday going? I am relaxing a little today as I have a huge week ahead of me. Even though it is a big week and I will be tired my strategy is as always to have a few laughs and enjoy it as much as possible. Humour in training is absolutely essential.…
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Story Telling
If you have ever been a participant in one of my programs you will know that I use a lot of stories to get my point across. That was just a natural thing for me to do. It’s the way I was brought up but many trainers I have found don’t use stories and…
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Speech length calculator
Photo by Paul Bence on Unsplash One of the biggest questions I get regarding speeches, presentations and training is how do I know how long it will take. I never really have a good answer for that until now. Below is a calculator that takes how many words you are going to say and calculates the time it…
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Practice, Practice, Practice
Photo by Niklas Tidbury on Unsplash To learn you must practice. Not just once but many times. But that practice must also be good effective practice. Most training doesn’t involve much practice because we don’t have time but if you think that through that really is a bit stupid. Watch the video below on practice. Can’t see the…
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Telling Stories
Photo by Robyn Budlender A big part of my training is stories. They can be my stories or other peoples stories but they are important as they provide interest, information, humour and engagement. Telling a good story is not complex but it is something all trainers need to come to grips with. Maybe the Art of…
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Learning by Teaching
I learn something in every training session that I deliver. I learn things about people, about the topic, about life and about companies. Great teachers are great students – not my quote. Watch the video below – a good teacher and learner. Can’t see the video – click here