In this first post in a short series about icebreakers and energisers, Paul challenges our reasons for using them and the true impact they have on us and our learners.
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Perfection – when 80% is good enough
One of the things I love about my work as an external trainer is working in organisations who practice ‘traditional’, front-led, death by Power Point style training. The look on the faces of learners who walk into my training room with music playing, decorated walls and desks piled with coloured pens, paper & craft materials, [...]
6 Tips for training in a recession
For many of us the economic downturn has brought added pressure at work and home. For me, the economic downturn has not produced any new issues in the training room. It has perhaps magnified issues that have always been there. Ally explores how we can make things better for our learners and not worse.
Learners smell your fear
New Scientist magazine recently reported a study that concluded that:
… anxiety prompts the release of a chemical that bypasses conscious experience, automatically triggering similar feelings in anyone who sniffs it. This may allow fear to spread quickly and speed our ability to flee danger.
What does this mean in the training room?
Managing your own state is [...]
