Month: May 2014
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Productivity Tips
End of the week and you haven’t been as productive as you would have liked. Here are some productivity tips. Explore more visuals like this one on the web’s largest information design community – Visually.
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File Sharing
I do a lot of large file sharing. I have used a wide variety of tools to assist me and I have recommended some of them to you. Here is a very comprehensive list provided by Lifehack. Read the post here
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Monday Morning Inspiration
Got a big week planned training. Here are some inspirational education based quotes. 10 Inspirational Quotes for Graduation from Guy Kawasaki
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Good Training Resources
BookBoon is a site that contains many great resources for trainers. They just released a new one on How to increase the effectiveness of your training. Check it out. It’s free.
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Active Learning is Better Than Lectures
Really. Yes! I know, I hope that all of you reading this already knew that but just in case you didn’t or you need to see the proof read this article based on some research in the US. Read the article here at Wired.
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Google Doc – Templates
By mistake the other day I found Google Doc templates. There really are some good ones here for trainers. Type in teaching, training or teaching evaluation and you will find some very useful feedback forms etc. Find the templates here.
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Sunday Zephyr – Productivity
Sunday is a day of rest for many. It’s also a good day to reflect on the week past and the week to come. It can help you to be more productive. Here is a list of 12 apps that might also help your productivity. Read the article here at Business Insider
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Communication Tips
Training is all about communication. Here are some useful communication tips for trainers and for all life situations. Can’t see the video – click here
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Leadership Theories
Another area that I am training lots of people in is leadership. No surprises really as poor leadership is very common and causes many organisational problems. How much do you know about the various leadership theories? Here is ten theories in 5 minutes. Can’t see the video – click here
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Employee Engagement
Engagement is a term that comes up a lot in the type of training I have been delivering over the last few years. What does it mean though and why is it so important? The short video below is an excellent summary and also contains some very important points. Can’t see the video – click…