Category: Training skills
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Interview with Coach of the Year 2010 – Part 2
I have uploaded the second part of the interview with ANZI 2010 Coach of the Year, Debbie Hogg to the usual locations. This follows on from Part 1 which if you missed it can be seen here or again at those usual locations. You can watch below as well. Just remember with YouTube that the…
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Preparing a program
I recently ran in a local fun run. It went well and I achieved the time I was looking for. This was all due to the fact that I had prepared for the event months in advance. The next day I was a little bit sore which was to be expected but no where near…
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No. Really. We need good teachers?
Sometimes research really irritates me. Why? Because it states the bloody obvious. I know, we need to prove things but at times you wonder why they waste so much effort and time to prove something that the majority of us mere mortals (as opposed to academics) already know and understand. Straight from ACER eNews is…
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Interview with Coach of the Year 2010
I finally got the technology in order and managed to interview the ANZI 2010 coach of the Year Debbie Hogg. Debbie is a professional trainer, facilitator and life coach and obviously from the award she is very good at it. This is the first part of the interview and the second half will be…
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ELearning is still tough going
The majority of elearning articles are very up beat about the possibilities, enjoyment and interaction but often leave out the problems, technical issues and frustration. Personally I think that elearning is the future and it will greatly enhance our training capabilities but it is still early days and it doesn’t always work the way…
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Human resource management, training and getting a job
I lot of people ask me for career advice. In particular, how do I get into training, full time. This is always a difficult question to answer as there are so many different pathways based on the person’s qualifications, experience and their chosen area of expertise. Maybe I should do a more detailed blog to…
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Training and customer service
Can you be a good trainer and provide excellent customer service. I guess that really comes down to how you define excellent customer service. Typically excellent service can be defined as “Consistently doing something of value for customers in the way customers want it done”. If you like that definition great, as it is…
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Motivation
Having some motivational problems lately? Do you need to get inspire or re-inspired? Do you just want some resources to assist you in teaching motivation? Below is a fantastic website with a collection of motivational resources, in particular a good collection of free youtube videos. http://www.motivational-well-being.com/motivational-videos.html If nothing else watch the Tony Robbins at…
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E – Tools that every trainer needs
This is the first of a number of posts that I am going to write that explain and point out the benefits of a wide range of internet based tools that all trainers must be using. Yes – must be using. Why am I doing this? Basically because I am appalled at the lack…
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Inside a good training program – a real example
Ask Logicool 7 has been released and can be found at all of the usual locations. I don’t think anyone else has ever done it before but in this episode we look at a good (tested) program and why it was designed the way it was. This is a blend of learning theory, learning strategy…