Granted, I’ve been out of the real world of litigation, working in the confines of a nice training environment instead. But is this STILL happening? Why aren’t the people on the receiving end of these going back to the Court to complain? “In today’s world of eDiscovery it is still commonplace for a law firm…
The idea intrigues me, but the article doesn’t really list any examples of micro-certifications that are out there. If you’ve looked into this sort of thing, can you give me some examples? “”The problem with traditional certifications is they’re 20 feet wide and a foot deep, so to speak. Take Linux, for example. If you’re…
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…
It was recently pointed out to me that I tend to use humor quite a lot when doing any sort of presentation, including teaching a training class. That’s not an accident. As has often been documented, laughter provides immediate physical responses in the body that can increase the immune system, and various other effects: In…
“They don’t consider the audience’s motivation. Before I prepare a single line of any talk for any crowd, I ask the organizer ahead of time one question: Why are they there? And I’m not so foolish as to think that they’re there just to see me. “ This is one I see on the training…
“Training is a big part of protecting yourself from phishing attacks. There are a lot of ways to train employees, but giving them a phishing test is pretty standard. Can you recognize a phishing message? There are several free testing sites at OpenDNS or SonicWall.” Think you would always recognize a phishing attempt? Care to…