Training Assessment Education

Month: January 2018

  • Google Tools

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    Photo by Elyssa Zornes on Unsplash I use a lot of Google products and tools from Drive to Tasks to Photos. They are great and they are free. I am currently thinking about paying for an upgrade on Drive so that I can back up my whole system. I am pretty sure that I don’t know all of…

  • Sunday Zephyr – Value & Worth

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    Photo by Nik MacMillan on Unsplash How’s your Sunday going? For people in OZ it is a long weekend because of Australia Day. Hope you are enjoying it. This week I have been working on a complex program, part of which involves conflict, negotiation and conflict resolution. By chance I found a great video related to negotiation and…

  • Mind Fitness

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    I had a very interesting discussion with a colleague about a program I will be running soon, It is on emotional intelligence. Complex concept and many ways you can tackle it as a facilitator. One way is to venture into meditation. I have written posts on this before. I understand that not everyone is open…

  • Video downloader – Wow!

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    Photo by Jakob Owens on Unsplash I tried this video downloader out on the weekend and it is great. Very handy to have the video on your own computer or on a USB when you are in areas where the internet is dodgy or just doesn’t exist. It is much better than the previous one I had used.…

  • Sunday Zephyr – Read more this year

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    How is your Sunday going? Mine started with at least an hour of reading. Did yours? I think reading is so important. I don’t care what you read there is just too much research and evidence out there that indicates that reading is good for your brain and your soul. For educators I think it…

  • Can we train creativity?

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    Photo by David Clode on Unsplash The answer to my posts title is no. At least I don’t think so, not yet. I can train you in certain methods techniques etc which may provide some new insights but true creativity is something going on in your brain that I don’t believe I can touch or influence. The article…

  • Back to work

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    Photo by Joshua Sortino on Unsplash How was your weekend? I actually had a good week – off. Really, the only week I haven’t done any work even during Christmas and New Year. But now I am back with a whole set of deadlines and three days of delivery. It is difficult to keep up with all the…

  • Me and my audience

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    Photo by Kristina Flour on Unsplash Are you competent? Is the audience competent? Do they answer your understanding questions accurately? Watch the video below. Can’t see the video – click here

  • Story Telling

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      If you have ever been a participant in one of my programs you will know that I use a lot of stories to get my point across. That was just a natural thing for me to do. It’s the way I was brought up but many trainers I have found don’t use stories and…

  • Sunday Zephyr – 2018 Yikes

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    Photo by Samuel Zeller on Unsplash How is your Sunday going? By the way I hope you had a great Christmas and New Year. The video below is a bit dark but it is a not too subtle reminder of how we have treated the environment and others over many years. As trainers, educators and assessors it is…