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Training Without Words

Training Without Words I, and about 30 million of my “closest friends” watched this summer’s Olympics. I was totally amazed as .01 seconds was all that separated the gold medalist from the silver medalist in some events – .01 seconds! … Continue reading

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The Season of Back to YOU! by Maria Chilcote, Managing Partner, The Training Clinic

Here are 5 things you can do RIGHT now to improve your game before the end of the year. 1. Game ON! So busy running around taking care of everyone else’s needs your own are neglected? Well, snap out of … Continue reading

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A Glimpse into Training in China

By Jean Barbazette, Founder, The Training Clinic During the last two weeks of August 2012, I spent 11 days in China visiting Shanghai, Beijing and Guangzhou.  I was the guest of Training Magazine and our host ACT Consulting who are … Continue reading

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Aren’t they all the SaME?

Are you in a love-hate relationship with your SMEs? Maybe it’s because they’re not the right ones for the job. The biggest mistake most folks make when adding SMEs to their training force is thinking SMEs are all the same.  They’re … Continue reading

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Can-Can’t, Will-Won’t

Although this sounds like a dance move, its’ really a great approach to use when your clients want a “training fix” for each and every one of their employees when they’re “not doing what they’re supposed to be doing.” This … Continue reading

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Climate Change in the Learning Environment

Setting the learning climate is nothing new – it’s just been tossed aside due to “not enough time” or “not important enough to include.” Yet when we ask trainers (especially SME’s) what they want to get out of our train-the-trainer … Continue reading

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What can Aikido teach us about training?

I don’t know much about martial arts. So when the subject of aikido came up as it relates to training at a recent facilitator training, I was intrigued. I began to ask myself, “How does aikido relate to training?” Aikido … Continue reading

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Marketing Plan for Training – Where Do I Start?

Marketing training starts with building a solid partnership with your clients while you are developing the product or service in order to get their feedback throughout the creation process.  Close to roll out or shortly after, it is essential to … Continue reading

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Instructional Objectives: Friend or Foe?

When I was first taught  how to write behavioral-based instructional objectives, my initial reaction was, “You have GOT to be kidding!” It seemed such a vast waste of time to include all four elements (write from the learner’s point of … Continue reading

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The Role of the Training Coordinator is Changing!

Years ago the job of a training coordinator was very much an administrative function in the department – but not any more! Today’s training coordinators are the GLUE that holds the department together.  They are meeting with outside vendors, coordinating … Continue reading

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