Category: Training Videos
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What is intelligence?
Monday’s post was about how to improve your brain power or intelligence which does bring up the question what is intelligence? For trainers this is an important question as you are dealing with it, of the lack of it, everyday. Below is a short video which will help you to understand the meaning of intelligence.…
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Start playing music
Want to be smarter, more creative, have a better memory system? Well it appears that listening to music, but better still, playing music can assist you to achieve all of this goals. The video below will outline why. I was lucky as a child that my parents made me learn music, in my case the…
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Sunday Zephyr – Breathing
I have had a few stressful events over the last month or so, both work related and personal. That is normal I suspect during the holiday period. In the work area I have had some new challenges which have been very rewarding but have also required me to extend my abilities into new areas. I…
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Bad Habits
I think everyone has some bad habits that they would like to remove. A good time to start is at the start of the year. Tomorrow, being my official first day back at work (despite doing some work), is the right time for me to start. I have a few bad habits I would like…
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Good metaphors
The use of good metaphors is important in training to aid understanding and make learning easier. What does thee video below mean to you? Can’t see the video – click here
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Sunday Zephyr – Learning Tools
Hopefully a lot of you are now cruising into Christmas and the New Year. Work over, present shopping competed and now time to relax. It is also an excellent time to play around on the internet and discover new things. Below is a list of the Top 100 learning tools for 2014. A good place…
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Introductions
I think I introduce myself poorly. I am not even, really sure, exactly what I do as it is often very different for different people. Something I have to work on. All trainers need to know how to introduce themselves. Below are some handy tips. How NOT To Introduce Yourself from Bernard Marr
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Training Boom
Watch the video below. It sets out the future workforce crisis, which though daunting, is also exciting from a training point of view. One of the strategies that will get us through the crisis is training and development. Two things trouble me about the video though. One, Australia is not represented which surprises me, but…
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Meetings
Another week and another set of meetings. Are they effective meetings or a waste of your time? Below is a TED video on the importance of not attending poor meetings and a short video I use in meeting training which you might find useful. Can’t see the video – click here Can’t see the video…
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Sunday Zephyr – How did your week go?
How was your week? Mine was busy, fun and tiring but as we head towards the end of the year I was pleased with the result and at present everything is on track. Of course there were a few mistakes, as always, but they were not serious and they are apart of my job. Everything…