Category: Delivery
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Trainer Feedback
Having been on the end of a few ASQA audits now I am still amazed that all they do is look at paperwork and on the odd occasion they interview a trainer, but don’t, actually see them in the training room doing their stuff. I think we all know that paperwork can easily be fixed…
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Sunday Zephyr – Poetry
I read the odd bit of poetry – a hangover of my schooling I guess. I am currently reading a book of the greatest 80 poems and I came accross this poem: THE ORANGE TREE by John Shaw Neilson Have a read by clicking the hyperlink above and see what you think. The last stanza…
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Presentation Anxiety
An early photo of me The new year is in full swing now and I have started delivering new trainer and presentation programs. One of the key concerns of the brave people who enrol to do these courses is how do I overcome my anxiety? There is no easy answer for that except it is…
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Good Presentations
I like showing my training participants (when I get the time) good and poor presentations. Here is one of the good ones. I might have blogged this before but I honestly can’t remember. A great presentation is funny, serious, makes its point and never gives you a chance to drift off. There is also a…
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Merry Christmas
Merry Christmas. I hope you are having a great day and enjoying a well earned break from work. I have released the next part of the A to Z Delivery series. It is called Character, Charisma & Christmas. I hope you enjoy it. It can be found at all of the usual locations – click…
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Story Telling
I tell a lot of stories when I deliver training. I used to feel a bit self conscious about this at the beginning but now I realise that it is a critical aspect of effective delivery. Of course the story needs to be interesting, often funny and most importantly relevant to the concept that you…
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New Video
Sorry about the lack of the Sunday Zephyr post but the internet crashed and I couldn’t do anything on the internet. Most amazing thing about that was how stuffed I was. No access to the internet means a lot of things stop for me. On the other hand it is quite liberating. Anyway, back to…
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New Delivery Video Series
I can’t believe that it has been approximately a year since I uploaded a video on training. Due to an easier week I finally put one of my ideas together and I have just uploaded the first video in a series titled, A to Z of Delivery – Assertiveness. I hope to release a…
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The first session
Setting the impression for the first session of a program is critical. Everyone is watching and judging. Will this be a good program or boring and a waste of time. All happens in 60 seconds. The slideshow below is about presentations which are generally shorter than a training program but the points are still critical.…
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Sunday Zephyr – Who see the real you?
I often tell new trainers in training that the person you are when you are training is often not the same person your family and friends see. It is an act, just like an actor in a movie or play. Maybe this isn’t the case for everyone but I know it is for me. I…