This recent NPR story on the brevity of the Gettysburg Address, Lincoln’s 272 Words, a Model of Brevity for Modern Times got me thinking a bit about training. I’ve often compared training to public speaking and the importance of having those skills, and this is definitely one of those skills. As Pascal said well back…
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Students, you have a problem. I see it frequently, and when in online classes, I can tell when it’s happening, and it almost always happens. The problem is that you are trying to pay attention to your training, but you’re also trying to get work done. You are being sent to this training class because…
According to this article, storytelling will be the number 1 business skill of the next five years. I don’t know that I’d make it the number 1 skill, but it’s definitely higher than most people think. When it comes to training, storytelling is a huge part of being successful. The dirty little secret of training,…
One of the few things people think about when accepting the option of working from home, is how much space the job is going to require. Sure, if you’re a freelancer, maybe most of your “work” is on a computer or two, and maybe a couple of external hard drives for backup purposes. That can…