As a trainer sometimes things don't go to plan. Grab my emergency kit bag now:
“How is your group this week?” “They are the best group ever”
When working as a Corporate trainer I often ran a course in one training room while other trainers were running other courses on different topics in an adjacent training rooms. Meeting over lunch the conversation regularly turned to the different groups we were...
Changes
Many years ago, I had a conversation with my late Grandmother about her life and the things she had seen. She recall seeing her first Zeppelin airship and the day that first car came down the road she lived on as a child. For a long time, I thought that she was the...
What I learned from attending training events during lockdown
Have you run training sessions that seem to be missing the mark then this article may be just what you need? During the first prolonged lockdown I like many others felt at a loss as to what to do and wondered what I could do to fill my time. At this stage I...
Webinars -who needs them?
How was lockdown for your business? I have been impressed by the many ways businesses have been able to adapt and evlove during this situation. Local Pubs becoming the village shop, Restaurants opening up street food stalls and a local theatre organising open air...
7 things to avoid in your training
7 things to avoid in your training Over my many years of training I had learned of lots of things to do to start off your training whether online or face to face however I have also learned of some mistakes to avoid at all costs. 1 Starting Late Even if there...
5 things to say and do in the first 10 minutes of your virtual training session.
With most of training sessions now being moved onto online platforms it is easy to concentrate on the mechanics of how to set up and run a virtual training session and neglect some of the things that we naturally did in the physical training room Here are some...
Training: My secret recipe
In 2011 the secret formula for Coca-Cola was moved by the Coca-Cola Company from a bank vault the to a new home at the World of Coca-Cola in Atlanta.The competition between the 2 leading soft drinks manufacturers is so fierce that they guard their secrets carefully....
What I learned from being a Gamesmaker back in 2012-
It hardly seems possible that 8 years ago this summer the UK hosted the 2012 Olympic Games. A once in a lifetime opportunity came my way-volunteering as a ‘Gamesmaker’ for the games. Fortunately for me the Olympic Sailing event was held just 30 miles away from my...
Oh no course introductions!
You have just joined the course which is either online or face to face and the trainer tells you that it is time for course introductions and your heart sinks. This can be for a number of reasons such as you find it boring or simply struggle to say something...Want To Become A Better Trainer? Click The Image Below
