Last week, Paul was running a workshop with a new group with a new colleague who was familiar with the group. At the end of the session, the new colleague expressed surprise that a normally difficult learner seemed very happy and didn’t disrupt the group. Paul reflects on this experience and pinpoints the reasons why he believes the normally difficult delegate responded well during the session.
Paul reflects on a highly enjoyable afternoon with a client designing a 2 day training session around a very specific process. By challenging the common design practice of training the sequential process in a logical fashion, he demonstrates how to increase effectiveness by beginning with the learning outcomes.
The Friday night ritual of watching TV while waiting for the Indian take-away to be delivered inspires Paul to double the amount of visual imagery he uses in his workshops this year.
We have regularly mentioned the fact that humans are programmed to make meaning. It is this genetically hard wired need that has led to our position in the world today.
What is the evidence for this?
Imagine the scene: It is several million years in the past. Early humans have scrambled ( or more likely fallen) down [...]
Occasionally we like to share real life examples of life as a brain friendly trainer on the road. This week Paul reflects on a challenging week where the training was not as successful as expected, exposing the importance of Training Needs Analysis and the consequences of letting this slide.
