Sadly, this is all too true: “Many programmes don’t actually improve skills, says Nanette Miner, founder of the Training Doctor, a company in the US state of South Carolina that designs training programmes. Why? Most are too generic, too basic and too boring, she says. The misguided one-size-fits-all approach comes from companies training everyone, in…
This one in particular is one that I’ve seen in the training industry and it irks me to no end. People who can’t be bothered to prepare ahead of time to make sure they know exactly how the material and classroom exercises flow before teaching it the first time. “At a recent presentation training workshop…
These tips are good. If you are setting up your own training room, I’d absolutely go through this list and make the room as easy as possible for the students. If you do customer training, however, many of these things may be out of your control. In 5 years of customer training, I have taught…
Those of us who live and work with a large degree of travel are probably well aware of the US and UK’s recent ban on carry-on electronic devices from certain countries. It’s said to be based on specific intelligence, but is also set to be an “indefinite” rule, much the same way that the liquid…
Yes it’s true, Ralph and the eDiscovery Team have offered up 16 online classes on TAR for free as part of his attempts to “hack the industry”. I definitely plan to check it out when I get a chance to. We have come to understand very well the technical details, the ins and outs…
Storytelling is a big part of training and public speaking. Who better to get some tips from than Pixar? “Currently only Lesson 1 is online, but others will follow throughout the year. Even if you do not desire to make an animated film, the lessons — especially those related to structure and visual language coming…