Authenticity: How to be genuine when you present
How authentic are you to your audiences? Tom Bird & Jeremy Cassell, authors of The Leader’s Guide to Presenting, explore… Critical to your success as a presenter is recognising that your audience will be judging you from the moment you stand in front of them. They cannot help it and they do not consciously know they […]
L&D remodeling project
Hi. I am currently redesigning our L&D delivery system and am wondering if there are any guides or standards that should be followed to create the learning materials/resoucres? I am looking to produce training videos and step-by-step guides but am unsure of structure and content and am struggling to find templates or guides on this. Any help would be […]
Report Writing – Simple Marking Matrix
I am currently developing a programme of learning in two ‘chunks’ – one is for potential job candidates (internal) who need to brush up on their report writing / briefing note writing; the second is from the interviewers perspective – how to mark / assess reports quickly using a marking matrix approach. I am looking […]
A 360 degree view of learning: how to get organisations on board with learning design
When designing learning and development programmes, we need to think about the line managers and how they can help ensure that the learning intervention creates change. Jackie Clifford, Director of Clarity Learning and Development, looks at how to do this. In learning and development, I believe that most of us are concerned with helping individuals to learn AND, […]
Six Common Challenges in Managing Small Projects
There is a misconception that small projects are somehow easier to manage, due to their less complex nature. This is to miss the wider challenges that are perennial to all projects, such as the spectre of scope creep, lack or resources and lack of senior buy in. There are challenges very specific and inherent in […]
We Need to Get Real with Business Students
Two of my business students were debating the purpose of business. One said the purpose of business was to make money and the other said: “We don’t always know the purpose of a business”. While it’s true that some businesses have a social aspect or give a percentage of every sale to a certain cause, […]
Time management: do you know the ten commandments?
Few management strategies or self-improvement concepts stand the test of time. The original Ten Commandments is an enduring set of easy to understand life rules. Suppose there was another set of Ten Commandments focusing on time management. Bryce Sanders tell us more. I I am thy primary project. Thou shalt work on no other projects before me. Interpretation: For several years […]
Balancing Employee Development And Bottom Lines
Businesses rely on well-trained, competent, confident, empowered employees. Certainly part of this is investing time and resources into internally and externally developed training programs. There’s also the important process of assessing and evaluating skills and competencies. One of the challenges faced is that employee training and development can be costly. Yes, it is also an […]
How To Cut Onboarding And Training Costs
Keeping your team well-trained and flexible enough to survive and thrive in the 21st century economy is no easy feat, but businesses that refuse to frequently onboard new members and train existing employees are routinely those companies which fail first in the market. If the market is going to force your hand and demand your […]
Training of day trading and how to get started
Are you looking forward to get into day trading? Then you are about to make one of the best decisions in your life. Day trading can deliver a bunch of impressive benefits to you in the long run. You will also love the returns that you will get the chance to experience while you are […]
4 Tips for Finding Happiness in your Career
How about we begin things off with a few useful tidbits from the Chinese philosopher Lao Tzu: “He who controls others might be powerful, yet he who has aced himself is even mightier.” Finding happiness in work or career choice depends on taking a gander at happiness from a few alternate points of view, since […]
Digital Learning for an Evolving Workplace
The health and success of a modern company depends on people thriving in their given roles. And, just as importantly, employees need to feel that they are doing meaningful work, and doing it well. This means that in today’s hyper-competitive business environment, it’s imperative not only to identify and hire talented people, but also to […]
How to influence in the overwhelming world of communication
How can you influence your employees in the overwhelming world of communication? Presentation coach Simon de Cintra reveals his top tips. The art of effective communication is so critical in this modern, ever inclusive world, with the need to connect and engage effectively across countries, languages, religion, ages, gender and more. To get the best […]
How to make my training program mandatory?
In my previous article, I discussed how making training programs mandatory boosts participation, causing participants to learn more and put this into practice. Despite the fact that some clients find this scary, practice shows me that participants don’t nearly mind as much as their managers expect. The question is: how to make sure your training program […]
6 Types of Visuals to Spice up Your E-Course
At this point, there really isn’t much need to go into detail on the ways in which visuals can enhance educational content. We’ve known since before the term elearning was coined that most people are visual learners, and that using visual content improves both understanding and recall. So, rather than addressing why, let’s revisit how. […]
3 Tips For Better Training And Productivity
When you need to make sure that your small business is thriving, it pays for you to set up some parameters that help everyone succeed, improve through training and set up processes that help you all stay productive. With a small business, it’s crucial to set up a nucleus that will continuously grow. It’s important […]
How to turn digital learning content into revenue
With so much information freely available online, are there ways of harnessing your digital learning content to generate financial returns for your organisation? After working on just these challenges for many years, I’ve noted what I think are the top five opportunities that may give you a few useful ideas: 1. Sell your updates, training […]
How to Simplify Your Leadership in 7 Steps
Being an effective leader ultimately comes down to two things – leadership and communication. Of course, successful management is multi-faceted and often tricky, but at its core remains a simple truth – leadership is about an ability to influence and motivate other people, and to do this we must be able to clearly and effectively […]
How To Create Effective Online Training
Effective online training has grown to become a vital aspect of the contemporary economy, which remains more powered by emerging technologies than anything else. Despite how crucial it’s become to master the online training process, however, many businesses and entrepreneurs are letting themselves and their workers down when it comes to their online training programs, […]
5 Important Customer Service Training Skills
It is important to use the best resources you have to ensure that your products or services are of the highest quality. However, the success of your company relies on the effectiveness of your customer service. If you want to achieve sustainable business growth, your aim should be to leverage excellent customer service and good products […]
