Laughable lines from learners in training sessions
I’ve been a trainer for the best part of 25 years. I’m STILL amazed by the lines some learners come out with in the training room, thinking me and my colleagues haven’t heard them before. Can you relate to any of these humdingers?! A delegate barges into the training room for the first time, […]
Blended Trainers, You are Cannibals
All over the world people are worrying about the impact that technology will have on employment and existing industries in general. Self-driving cars, robots taking over the production chain, machines taking over manual chores, e-commerce… need I go on? Within each sector, the training world included, technology is disrupting businesses and replacing the workforce at […]
How to deal with participants from hell
There’s a common nightmare amongst those of us who run development workshops. It is guaranteed to rouse us from a deep sleep and transform us into feverish, agitated blobs of jelly. It concerns encounters with ‘participants from hell’! Whether you are a novice to development, or an experienced workshop leader, we can all be scared […]
How To Name Your Business
Many business owners don’t realize just how important the name of their company is. Choosing the right name can make or break the company right from the start. A company that has a great name is more likely to attract more customers and drive more sales. In an ideal world, the perfect company name is […]
Corporate Learning Trends in 2017
Corporate learning has now become one of the main business elements in organizations that want to focus on employee training. Over the years, corporate training has come far from classroom training. However, there still are a few aspects that need to be focused on to make it a universally adoptable and financially viable across geographies. […]
Create Better Landing Pages For Training Programs
The landing page is arguably one of the most important elements in your sales process. Just by entering your landing page, a potential customer has indicated that they are at least a little interested in your training program. However, whether they continue through the funnel and answer your call to action depends on the quality […]
Why presentation training pays off
Winning business is big business, with companies typically reserving significant budgets for the likes of advertising, websites and CRM systems. Often, though, those investments will only get a company’s foot in the door, with the final decision on a contract made by way of a pitch. You’d think, therefore, that companies would invest in their […]
Advance training tips for Business Managers
An employee training is one of the key factors which help you to move forward as a company. Productivity both in work and profits can’t be obtained without proper training and motivation. So why not pump up your employees by giving them gifts at certain point of time to make them realize how important they […]
Dealing With Bias In Employee Training
A lot of hubbub has been made about the effectiveness, or lack thereof, of training employees and managers to deal with unconscious biases in the workforce. There’s good reason for the criticism – studies have found training to be either ineffective or to be followed by worse performance numbers in terms of biases, and many […]
Why accelerated learning increases your L&D ROI
HR departments are always under pressure to reduce costs and reduce returns. How can you get better value for money? Can you really deliver more with less? Using accelerated leaning could be the answer. Advanced training methods based on the latest psychological research Accelerated learning is an advanced training method, designed to speed up and […]
Risk
Please could anyone provide any material to supplement a risk awareness workshop. As this tends to be a dry subject I would like to inject some fun into the sessions. Any ideas would be gratefully recieved. Please could anyone provide any material to supplement a risk awareness workshop. As this tends to be a dry […]
Theft is theft so sack ’em. Right?
Theft is normally written into contracts of employment as a good example of gross misconduct and leading to dismissal from the company. However beware …. things may not be as they seem: http://www.abctrainingsolutions.biz/blog_management_skills_Theft_is_Theft.html Theft is normally written into contracts of employment as a good example of gross misconduct and leading to dismissal from the company. […]
10 ways to liven up your training
A trainer is not an entertainer, so entertaining your audience should never be your primary focus. However training should never be dull either. Dull training is instantly forgotten so if you can keep your delegates interested and engaged, they are far more likely to learn than if you bore them to death with hours of […]
5 Training Tips for Sales People
Companies today should understand the long-term benefits of training more than ever, and this especially applies to your sales personnel. Those people are the primary contact between your business and customers, and a good, helpful sales experience will retain more customers than all of the marketing tricks in the world. Furthermore, a poor sales staff […]
FAQ – New Name
I’m looking for a creative / unique way to call FAQ’s for Training sessions. Typically when we talk about FAQs they aren’t actually Frequently Asked Questions at all, but questions that the Trainer creates that we think our participants will ask during our training. What would you, or do you, call your FAQ section of […]
Employee Training: Outsourcing vs. In-House
If you keep employee training in house, you ensure you retain control over the development of that training. On the other hand, by outsourcing, you avail yourself to having these services provided by people who haven proven expertise in educating employees. So, which is the best choice? Let’s take a look at the pros and […]
Creating a Work Culture Focused on Cybersecurity
Cybersecurity at the office doesn’t begin and end with the IT department. In fact, it takes everyone to truly create a secure network. That means you need to foster a culture of cybersecurity from the CEO down to the clerks and assistants. Everyone needs to know how to protect the network from viruses and hackers. […]
How AI will improve corporate learning
“Let me know if you have any questions,” is a phrase new employees commonly hear from mentors during the employee onboarding process, but new hire’s questions can be expensive. Managers’ time spent helping new employees learn procedures and basic company routines is time not spent on value-driven projects. For many, the ideal way to learn […]
Behaviour or Beliefs? What’s our Role?
When I began my career in Learning and Development, I remember being told that our role was about changing behaviours, not beliefs. The thinking in those days was that beliefs were too fixed and difficult to influence but that if you taught people a new behaviour, the effectiveness of that new behaviour would eventually influence […]
Coffee briefing: augmented reality, leveraging your board seat and the realities of point-of-need learning
Give yourself a well-earned break and take five to catch up on some highlights of this week’s L&D news and opinion. Let us know what you think of the articles we’ve shared, and tell us what you’ve enjoyed reading too! VR in Learning Research – Our Summary & Lessons Learned (Niall Gavin) Following a three-month […]
