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How to Influence Others When You Have No Authority or Power: Part 2
In part 1 of this three-part blog series, I discussed the first of three influence styles proposed by John R. Hook in his book, The Agile Manager’s Guide to Influencing People—logic. The second...
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4 Tips for Becoming a Successful Trainer
Achieving success is an ongoing process of learning and growing. All of our experiences become teachable moments during our journey to become the best that we can be. As a trainer, it is important to...
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How to Effectively Use Color in PowerPoint Slides
Color me crazy but I’ve always been a big fan of color. We start learning the primary colors as children, graduate to the 64-color Crayola crayon box as older children, and finally, as adults, we go...
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How to End a Course with Impact
The end of a workshop can be a critically important time. Certainly, it is the final chance to reinforce the learning that occurred during the training. However, a strong, well-organized ending serves...
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7 Tips for Giving Effective Feedback
It is difficult to give feedback, and it can certainly be difficult to receive if it is not done properly. The last thing we want to do is attack someone or make that person feel bad. I can think of...
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7 Key Questions to Ask Yourself Before a Meeting
As trainers, we find ourselves attending as many meetings as those staff members in other parts of the organization. The types of meetings we might attend are incredibly varied; they can range from a...
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How to Listen More Effectively in Your Classroom
Isn’t it great that we were given two ears and only one mouth – and isn’t it too bad that we sometimes don’t take advantage of that 2:1 ratio? We are all familiar with the sounds of a baby crying, the...
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How to Influence Others When You Have No Authority or Power: Part 3
In parts 1 and 2 of this three-part blog series, I discussed two of three influence styles proposed by John R. Hook in his book, The Agile Manager’s Guide to Influencing People—logic and common vision....
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How to Spot the Modern-Day Difficult Learner
Sure, you’ve all heard of the side-conversationalist, the late-comer, and the teacher’s pet, but I have four new types of difficult learners to add to your list. These learners (and their accompanying...
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How to Market Training Internally
Written By: Ron Simple Internal Marketing Techniques That Can Have a Big Impact With so many tasks on our training plates, from needs analysis to course evaluations, we often forget about the...
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Best Practices for Blended Learning in Training
Written by: Paul What is blended learning? Must it combine an e-learning component with something else? Are the terms hybrid solution or mixed-mode solution different from blended learning? Everyone...
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How to Overcome Barriers to Creativity
Written by: Ron My first experience with personal creativity came when I was asked to design an evening management course for a university. I took the task very seriously as I wrote up a few lesson...
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5 Steps to Writing Effective Training Department Policies
Written By: Steve Your accounting department has policies, your HR department has policies, and IT has policies, so what about your training department? Training managers and departments in many...
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5 Tips for Projecting Confidence
Written by: Melissa It happens every four years in the United States; it’s time for the presidential election. A crucial part of any election campaign is the debate between the candidates. This is the...
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Why People Resist Change
Written by: Jeff I’ll be the first to admit I’m not one to quickly and lovingly embrace change. There is something very comforting about ordering the same dish at my favorite local restaurant. I’m more...
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How to Prepare for the Unexpected in Training
Written by: Linda We know, as trainers, how important it is to prepare. We must prepare and learn our content, we must prepare our classroom to make it inviting for our participants, and we must...
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Participant Bingo: A Fun Icebreaker
Written by: Paul We’re always looking for icebreakers to get a workshop up and running. Here’s one that gets people interacting with each other, acknowledges participant experience, and provides the...
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How to Avoid Making Snap Judgments in Training
Written by: Ron Imagine you are the instructor in a classroom when one of your students falls asleep. Quick! What is your immediate reaction? “That student is so rude” or “OMG! Am I that boring?” The...
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How to Prepare Your Learners for Anything Back on the Job
Written by: Steve My wife and I recently had the opportunity to travel to Costa Rica. It was a memorable trip to a beautiful country. The volcanoes, the beaches, and rainforest are spectacular. After a...
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10 Traits of Successful People
Written by: Melissa It’s been a while since the beginning of 2013. How are those New Year resolutions going? Do you even remember them? (Did you even make any?) Well, even if you didn’t set goals for...
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