Category: professional development
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Elevator pitches
I still haven’t worked out my elevator pitch because my roles vary and I can’t find anything that times them all together. I will eventually. Anything I have tried just seems to get confusing. Maybe that is because I am still a little confused about what I exactly do most of the time. Here is…
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I told you to read more!
You heard it here, well actually you heard from Yale University, but I am happy to report that if you read you will live longer. It doesn’t take much effort to read and it also makes you a more effective, more informed trainer so maybe it is time to give it a go. Check to…
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Monday Blues
Do you have the Monday Blues? Having trouble getting started? Putting off some key tasks which you should start right now? It’s normal to procrastinate. Well just procrastinate for a few minutes more and watch the video below. It will not solve your problem but it might help you to understand. Can’t see the video…
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Searching Skills
I tried out the Google education program of Power Searching and then moved onto the Advanced Power Searching program the other day. There good. If you need to brush up on your search skills or just want to take on some of the tricky search challenges in the Advanced program try it out. Great program…
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DiSC Profiles
I use DiSC a lot in my programs when it is relevant. The cost is a bit prohibitive for some clients but there are some cheap (free) tools out there. The best one I have found recently is on Tony Robbins website. Check it out and do the quick assessment. The report is quite comprehensive.…
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Lewis Model
I am posting this article for everyone but in particular my Wednesday night leadership group. They need to know about the Lewis model as it is one of their assessment questions but every trainer should also be aware of the model and how it allows us to communicate cross culturally. Please read the article here.
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How do you keep up to date?
We all have to remain competent and in fact as a trainer we have to be a little better than that I think. But how do you do it with limited time and resources? Teaching doesn’t make you current. It might if you were doing something different all the time but doing the same thing…
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Coaching program
Coaching is a big part of every aspect of business now. It isn’t just a strategy for trainers and other development professionals. There isn’t an organisation that I have done some work for in the last ten years that hasn’t introduced coaching to its managers as a way to develop, enhance and re-invigorate employees. If…
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Virtual World’s Conference – Video
In a recent post I advised you of the Virtual World’s Online Conference – Best Practice in Education. Some of you may have attended. I didn’t get much of a chance due to the intrusive nature of the real world. Fortunately a series of videos have been produced to provide us all with the highlights.…
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Learning Principles
Below is a great 38 page document on the twenty principles of learning. It is written for school education but the principles still apply to adults and hence VET training. I have put a link to the document which you can download but here are the twenty principles. Principle 1 Students’ beliefs or perceptions about…