Category: Training Tips 56
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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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Yuck Moments
What is a Yuck Moment? Watch the video to check out what it means and their importance to trainers. I didn’t make this term up as it is a quite legitimate topic in moral philosophy. If you really want to know all of the detailed information, issues and moral and ethical considerations check out this…
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PowerPoint Power Tips
PowerPoint is a great resource for most trainers. But for others it can definitely be their downfall. The real trick is knowing when not to use it. I wrote a link piece to PowerPoint a while back if you want to check it out. It was time to condense this information down though into 56…
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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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Big or small that is the question?
One of the many dilemmas that trainers face is how to introduce a new topic or area of content. Typically the trainer and session/program designer is faced with do I explain the big picture first and potentially confuse everyone or start by taking the first small piece and adding piece by piece till you…
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Practice, Practice, Practice.
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The big line in real estate is Location, Location, Location. If there is statement with equivalent importance in training/learning it is Practice, Practice,Practice! The blogs name comes from this simple format. Learn something, Do it (Practice), Master it (be truly competent), and Challenge (take your learning to the next level of complexity). Then start the…
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Unique?
This weeks training tips 56 video has been posted at all of the usual places and this week it covers being unique. Being unique is what sets you apart from the average trainer and makes you a superior trainer. Of course being unique is just one factor. You also have to be effective. No point…
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More sides to the story
This training tips 56 video has a twist. Of course that is right at the end of the video but, hey, it is only 56 seconds. This video is a continuation of last weeks video on understanding the multiple sides of any story. This was brought home to me acutely when I was recently in…
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The Full Training Needs Analysis Series
I thought it might be a good idea to put in one place the full TNA series of Training Tips 56 videos. I would like to think that this is a good resource for trainers and students. Please let other trainers and students know of this address and allow them the ability to access and…
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Training Needs Analysis. It is a SUSPECT process – Part 7
The last part of the TNA process (suspect) has been posted to all of the usual locations. The last stage concerns ‘The Results and Recommendations’. Typically the result of this stage is a report outlining the data found, the results and conclusions from that data, the isolated performance gaps and the recommended solutions. A good…