Category: Training skills
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The A to Z of excellent trainer traits competition – Part 1
This is the first of six blog posts which will be made on each Monday covering the A to Z of excellent trainer traits. Of course there will be four letters each Monday but one of them will be left up to you, the reader, to comment on. I will leave the comments open for…
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Ask Logicool 2 Video
The second Ask Logicool video has been released and in this episode I am looking at the appropriate rate of speech and what video camera shouldou y use when shooting training videos. Hope you enjoy the answers and information. I am really looking forward to more questions so that I can start planning the next…
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Trainers are planners
This week’s Training Tips 56 video series is devoted to planning. Trainers can fall into three categories. Trainers who are good planners, trainers who are bad planners and trainers who think that planning is someone else’s job. Let’s make it quite clear, all trainers must be good planners and training is a highly planned process.…
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Learning by doing
Learning by doing is not a new concept in fact it was most likely the first teaching technique invented apart from demonstrating. Many of you (not all) know that I deliver a Diploma in Training and Assessment program. It has taken a while to develop the overall strategy and structure of the program and I…
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Sleep your way to better teaching
The nap is back, well almost. I came across this article recently which basically outlines that fact that if you have a one hour nap it will make you smarter, clear the mind and increase you learning ability. That is good news for all the nappers out there. As a trainer I think we all…
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Ask Logicool – First video!
Finally, I have managed to upload the first video in the series called Ask Logicool. This video series answers your questions. Use the Ask Logicool page (tabe on the blog) to ask your questions and every second Thursday I will attempt to answer your questions. At present the video can be seen on itunes or…
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Teachers must have Grit!
I have written a few posts on what makes an excellent trainer/teacher. I found some research on the Internet which appears to indicate that to be an effective trainer you have to have grit. This relates again to the emotional intelligence of the person, which I guess is really to be expected. The research paper…
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Complacency is the trainers worst enemy
If your doing the same thing all the time more than likely your bored and so is your audience. Worst still they have fallen into line with your delivery pattern and know what you are going to do, when you are going to do it and have even judged how effective it will be before…
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Do you use metaphors in training?
Episode 9 of the Training Tips 56 series has been released and it is covering the topic of metaphors in training. If you are a little hazy about what a metaphor is then click on this link for a definition. They are very important in training. With difficult, complex topics it is a good idea…
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Episode 7 and Happy New Year
I hope everyone had a great night and that your new year started off well. Episode 7 in the Training Tips 56 series was released today and it is a reminder that often the most important thing is to get the basics right before you start to explore a range of different tricks and tools.…