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Month: September 2013

  • Old School Rules

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    Below is an interesting article on old school rules for teachers. Things have changed a bit but maybe they have change too far. Teachers and trainers are important and their overall behaviour in and out of school or the training room is important to who they are and how they are perceived when they are…

  • Sunday Zephyr – Review

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    For vigilant readers of this blog you may have noticed that there was no weekly review yesterday. This was due to the fact that I was on Lizard Island for a week and it was basically impossible to post a report on the week. So here is my weekly review. All teachers, trainers, educators and…

  • Reading for development

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    If you are a regular reader of this post you know that I am a big fan of reading. I don’t really care what you are reading, fiction, non-fiction, comics etc. Reading is essential for good trainers. It increases your word power, literacy, brain activity, knowledge…..etc. I am currently on a week break and I…

  • The first session

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    Setting the impression for the first session of a program is critical. Everyone is watching and judging. Will this be a good program or boring and a waste of time. All happens in 60 seconds. The slideshow below is about presentations which are generally shorter than a training program but the points are still critical.…

  • Sunday Zephyr – Deception

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    Hope you are having a great weekend. Here is an excellent video on the power of deception. Training should not be about deception but we do need to use the same techniques at times to get an audience to follow us. No – not lying but leading people towards a conclusion at times without them…

  • Friday Review

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    This week I want to use a simpler review process. I don’t think it has a name but it consists of three questions. What do I need to stop doing? What do I need to start doing? What is important to continue doing? Ok – so those are the questions and these are my answers…

  • Open Online Learning

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    Just one of many recent videos on the brave new world of online learning. It is only 10 minutes but it does provide some good examples and might just get you to start thinking about where it may all be heading in regard to education.

  • Powerpoint Tips

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    I have three great tips for PowerPoint that are really simple and easy to remember. After watching a lot of people presenting over the last two weeks there are three areas that people have trouble with. 1. Starting the PowerPoint show. Most people grope around looking for the icon or the right tab to start…

  • Sunday Zephyr – Relax

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    I hope you are enjoying your weekend. When this post is published I will be making my way to Sydney to then fly to NZ. Today, for me, is a day of travel and relaxation. I like flying and enjoy watching a movie or reading a book. There isn’t much else you can do. I…

  • Friday Review

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    An interesting busy week. As stated last Friday I intend to review my week in this blog for a few weeks and encourage you to review yours. This week was marked by illness which gets all of us every now and then and really slowed me down. As a contract trainer you basically can’t  be…