Careers development at a young age
When I was at school, it would have been amazing if a teacher had said: "Adrian, the reason I'm asking you to trot around the playground with a trundle wheel is because…" and: "Ade, the reason I'm asking you to do this with a Bunsen Burner is…" If "careers" had been embedded into Maths, English, French, Science, […]
When are taster sessions most effective?
Which kinds of training do taster sessions work best for? My thoughts are: High-cost courses (£500+) Courses that run over a long period of time (4 weeks or more) The course covers very in-depth content which the delegate needs to learn more about This blog offers some top tips on holding effective taster sessions: https://www.accessplanit.com/blog/how-to-take-advantage-of-taster-sessions-to-promote-courses Which kinds of […]
How Mindfulness Enhances Productivity
The benefits of mindfulness can span many areas of our lives. Those can include heightened awareness, improved efficiency, better task performance and higher productivity, alongside many other professional and personal benefits, such as inner peace and harmony. Too often mindfulness is confused with meditation. However, the two are not the same, although the latter leads […]
“The Smiling Assassin”
You've had an amazing day's training. All your fears, doubts and apprehension around whether the session would go well are unfounded. Fifteen happy learners, fully engaged. They've loved the content, enjoyed the activities and even laughed at your jokes! Fifteen happy learners filling out evaluation forms – or so you thought! <Cue scary laughter> You […]
Do You Have a Virtual Support Team?
TEAM – Together, Everyone Achieves More. I love this acronym as it very simply describes, in a nutshell, the value of a team. The trouble is, that trainers often don’t have the luxury of working as part of a team in the traditional sense – we might, for example, be the only trainer in an […]
2016 Training Trends: Personalization
As the new year begins to unfold, take the time to look at the state of your training program. How effective has it been historically? Are current employees getting the most out of their training in respect to their career growth? It’s important that organizations evaluate their programs and jump on trends that their employees […]
Why Your Sales Training Will Fail
Improving the performance of a sales team is a key objective for many businesses and, as a result, a huge amount of money is invested into sales coaching. In fact, according to figures published by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, total global spending on this type of training has now exceeded the $1 trillion […]
Coaching – a partnership of trust
Whether in the sporting arena or in the office it is all too easy to see the coaching relationship in terms of hierarchy; between someone who needs help and someone who can provide the answers. Whilst that level of relationship may work on certain superficial levels, the best coaches operate on an entirely different plane. […]
System Training – How to keep it interesting
I am a system trainer for a company who designs and develops a billing system. It's my job to train customers on how to use the system, using a demo system and scenarios which can sometimes become a little boring . Does anyone have any ideas on how to keep this more engaging and stop delegates […]
Managing Creative Talent – Training Exercise Needed
I am running some leadership development sessions for a marketing agency. One of their problems is managing really creative people. They have a high turnover of staff and often lose talented people to competitors, clients or other agencies. Most of the executive team have good delivery or creative skills but not so good man management […]
How to overcome creative block
We all have those days where we struggle to come up with any ideas whatsoever. But if you have a big presentation coming up, or need an exciting structure for a workshop, here are some ways to get your brain juices flowing. Let us know if you have any extra tips and tricks for getting […]
Self-employed spies
I'd be interested to hear from those of you who run your own training business about how many emails and phone calls you get from – what you believe to be – fellow freelance trainers who are only interested in your prices? I received an email this week from a fella interrogating me about the […]
Training Cycle video recommendations
Hi I'm looking for a short video which explains the training cycle in a fun way. many thanks HiI'm looking for a short video which explains the training cycle in a fun way.many thanks
How to create engaging audio
Want to record an interview, or create a podcast? Jon Kennard is on hand with another quick round-up of tips to make sure that your broadcast is as good as it can be! Have a pen handy – and enjoy. Want to record an interview, or create a podcast? Jon Kennard is on hand with another quick round-up […]
How to create a good presentation
The word 'presentation' is enough to evoke feelings of dread in many of us – if we're giving them we want them to be confident & inspiring, if we're listening to one we just hope they're not dull. There are several key aspects to creating a good presentation – in this short video the imitable […]
Help with coaching workshop
Hi everyone! I'm currently working on bringing to life coaching content for a store managers workshop and wanted to know if anyone has activities or ideas on "Engaging your team through coaching". Thank you Clare Hi everyone!I'm currently working on bringing to life coaching content for a store managers workshop and wanted to know if anyone has […]
Organize Online Workplace Harassment Training
Today, e-Learning is a preferred method when it comes to delivering different kinds of training to employees, including harassment training. Everyone in the organization needs to be a part of this online course, including executives, managers, supervisors and other employees. In some cases, upper-level management may consider themselves excluded from this training, but they are […]
Training continuity after emergency drill
Hello everyone, Today we had a 2.5 hour training session taking place and a fire alarm sounded half way through. This meant our building got evacuated and once the Fire Brigade did its job of inspecting, we were let back in after 30 minutes.How do you handle this kind of problem in your oganisation? Do […]
You know you’ve been a trainer for ages when…
I was in the office today working through a client's training folder and exclaimed at the top of my voice: "Now! THAT'S a quality plastic wallet!" (or polypocket as I call them). I turned to a colleague and said: "I've been doing this job FAR too long!" Have YOU had any nerdy training moments like […]
Top tips for engaging webinars
How often do you engage others via a virtual platform? We live and work in an era where improved communication technology means we no longer need to be in the same room to interact with others. Examples may include: • Internal business meetings• Meetings/sales calls with clients or customers• Training interventions or employee briefings There […]
