Category: Learning resources
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Free Workshops
I thought some of my readers may be interested in attending the free Business seminars run by the Australian Government. In particular the Marketing and Presentation Skills Workshop and the How to write tenders that stand out and win. To find out about the dates and how to book go to this website: Click Here
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Have you got a logo?
Here is a fun, simple website which helps you to design a logo. Maybe you need one for yourself or maybe you want your participants to create one for a project that they are working on. Give it a try. You can find the logo creator at Hipster Logo Generator
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International Body Language
I recently had the great fortune to train a group of people representing 10 different countries. It was a great learning opportunity for me as I was discussing performance management and we had some excellent debates about how people are managed differently across the world. Recently a participant asked me about cultural differences and I…
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Bad Bosses
I have been doing a great deal of training around poor management and bad bosses lately, with more to come next week. The slideshow below highlights 12 characteristics of horrible bosses which brought back some bad memories of some poor management I have experienced in the past. On a positive note I have also added…
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Learning Books
As you are aware I am very vocal about continuous learning and I thought that you might enjoy this list of books on learning. I must say though, that I have only read one of them which is Thinking Fast and Slow and despite that fact that it covers very interesting concepts it was by…
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Future skills
As trainers we are training people for the future, often without knowing what that future really looks like. Below are the most important skills for 2020. Maybe we should be training these skills? Source: Top10OnlineColleges.org
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Your Song
I forgot to put this post up last week when it was my birthday. A fun little website that tells you what song was number one when you were born. It could be a fun way of saying happy birthday to a participant in your group. It also links to the song on Youtube if…
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Learning how to Learn
I have been undertaking a program through Coursera on learning how to learn. This was for my own professional development and I hope to be able to use some of the content to assist my own training course participants. To complete the final project I have to submit a learning resource on learning. My effort…
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Simple web based timer
Do you need a simple timer for a training activity or to establish a time period for yourself to work on a project? The try the one below. It is simple and easy to use. Time Pop – click to access webpage
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Christmas Eve
Have a great Christmas and happy New Year everyone. If you are really bored you might want to check out the following slideshow on how to fix your really bad powerpoint. That might be a good new year’s resolution! Fix Your Really Bad PowerPoint by @slidecomet : based on an ebook by @ThisIsSethsBlog from Slide…