It’s a big day in our family. My eldest son is 17 and the only thing he has wanted for his birthday since last year has been driving lessons.
So this morning, having spent a large proportion of his inheritance on insurance, I drove him to a quiet street in his mother’s car where the learning [...]
As we discover more and more about neuroscience and how the brain works, I find myself making more and more connections to learning and training.
For sometime Ally and I have been talking about the importance of really good set-ups in brain friendly learning; whether it’s the pre-programme invitation or the set up for the day [...]
For a lot of us, the exam season is upon us; for some it’s mocks, for others it’s the real thing. Whichever is your current situation, all over the land parents can be heard encouraging their loved ones as follows:
“Turn off that (delete as needed):
laptop
x-box
playstation
ipod
TV
mobile
Wii
… and DO SOME REVISION!”
So I thought I would share some [...]
We hear a a fair bit about being congruent when delivering training and I have struggled at times to truly understand what that means.
Recently I was watching a TV “reality show” involving Amanda Holden (to be fair she was the reason I was watching it….) and a very famous country and western singer ( see [...]
The state of our learners is crucial to the quality of their learning and their state can be profoundly influenced by our state so this is as important for them as it is for us.
In this post, Paul explores how Focus and Physiology can enhance learning and improve the experience for both learner and trainer.
