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Who Needs Training: Who Gets to Decide

By Jack Shaw on February 13, 2011

My last article about Was the Guy Who Won the Client’s Audition Better than You? may have really seemed off-topic to some, and my apologies to those who didn’t find my sentiment to their liking, but I think it was a valid point. Maybe I can re-address it here in different and more positive terms […]

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Was the Guy Who Won the Client’s Audition Better than You?

By Jack Shaw on February 11, 2011

This post fits loosely in the training and development category, I admit, but I think within this tale runs a thread that affects how we should look at people we are training. In this case, we are talking creative types, voice-over actors. Granted, voice-over actors need training or coaching as much as anyone. Here a […]

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Purposeful Stage Movement for Trainers, Speakers, Actors…

By Jack Shaw on February 8, 2011

Although we could be seen as going off the training and development reservation on this one, once you read the entire article, you’ll agree we are actually too close to the subject not to bring it up.  This blog is probably the most direct way of saying I think training, public speaking and acting are […]

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Training Assessments: Personality Counts

By Jack Shaw on February 1, 2011

Personality theory and tests are useful also for management, recruitment, selection, training and teaching, on which point see also the learning styles theories on other pages such as Kolb’s learning styles, Gardner’s Multiple Intelligences, and the VAK learning styles model. — Personality Theories, Types and Tests at www.businessballs.com Believe it or not personality really does […]

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When Learning Takes Place: PowerPoint vs. Presenter

By Jack Shaw on January 20, 2011

Running a presentation skills seminar at a large federal agency’s training forum, I was impressed by how much learning takes place when participants share ideas in a Power Point-free environment. I found this post on my LinkedIn Training and Development group and some of the responses given by professional trainers and speakers gave me pause. […]

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Courtroom Drama – Training Lawyers to Act

By Jack Shaw on January 14, 2011

What does an actor have to teach an attorney? Acting, improvisation, communicating, moving on stage. Sounds like an acting class. Don’t be surprised. It is. Most of us would agree a lawyer’s education is mostly about the law; but the practical application of law requires research, practice, experience and some knowledge of speech and acting skills that […]

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Training Solutions for the “Dumbest Management Concepts of All Time”

By Jack Shaw on January 7, 2011

I just read an article on BNET, an online resource like the Free Management Library–no disrespect intended to FML, nor am I promoting BNET. I get my inspiration from all over. The article was titled the The 5 Dumbest Management Concepts of All Time. The author says, “These five commonly-held management concepts are responsible for […]

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Training to Prevent Customer Service Disasters–Whose Fault is It Anyway?

By Jack Shaw on January 6, 2011

We all know the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is engaged in the important work of preventing disasters involving extreme loss of life, and because its job is so important to us, the TSA as the big dog in charge, has been getting the brunt of the criticism for any appalling incident involving airport security. The administration […]

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Training Using Life Simulations

By Jack Shaw on January 2, 2011

I recently had the pleasure of reviewing Naomi Karten‘s book on Presentation Skills for Technical Professionals and found it an excellent resource, not only for its intended audience but for others who may be giving technical presentations such as trainers. Naomi Karten, the author of several books, including Presentation Skills for Technical Professionals: Achieving Excellence […]

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Training Sessions and Seminars: Who Should Do Most of the Talking?

By Jack Shaw on December 22, 2010

The Ongoing Debate Between Subject Matter Experts and Communicators To most who have read other blogs by me, you will think you know my answer to this question.  You might be surprised.   In my usual style I will try to delineate why I believe as I do and why others disagree.  As always I […]

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