Spectrain provide trainer tips for busy learning and development professionals. Sometimes they are in the form of stories, and occasionally they are simply “How to” guides to help you to manage a difficult situation.
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we design training programmes based upon guidelines, criteria, a syllabus (A map), only to find of course, that it looks slightly different from delegates real world experience their territory
Recently I have been “Optimising” a huge library of learning and development materials for an organisation who wish to transfer traditional teacher-focused learning to a flexible blended approach. The collection of learning materials has been "designed" by a variety of individuals and consists of a mixture of styles, [...]
The story book is the name of a folder in that sits in the corner of my office. Take a peep inside and you will find a source of magical stories they are printed on old, yellowing, torn, and decaying paper and while the paper slowly disintegrates the [...]
I received an email message from a lady in who had been on our Problem Solving Course, energised and enthused by her mastery of the tools and techniques she had recommended the course to her colleagues. Her organisation publishes a schedule for it's in -house courses. This particular [...]
Another article in the tips for trainers series...Imagine the scene, it’s the first day in front of a new group of people, this contract is important to you and you hope that your training course will attract favourable reviews. You are both positive and confident. You begin [...]
While developing a competency framework for a large telecoms provider in the Middle East I was interviewing middle managers who occupied a range of roles. One manager was involved in marketing the organisations products and services. An aspect of our conversation focused upon advertising and the challenge of [...]
I am a doodler! There....I said it! I can’t help but doodle, it’s not that I am bored, I am listening to you my doodling is helping me to pay attention, and if you look at my doodles you may notice some association that is linked to what [...]
If you were asked to list the things in life you fear the most, I dare say that the fear of speaking in public would be at or close to top of your list. According to statistics, it's stronger than the fear of dying followed by financial ruin, [...]