presentation skills training train the trainers articles for trainers, teachers, and speakers from a former Disney training leader

presentation skills training train the trainers news for trainers, teachers, and speakers from a former Disney training leader

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Color Your World

Color. The sky. The grass. The earth. The oceans. Their rich colors are a joy to behold. On a bright, sunshiny day, their colors lift us up. On a dark, stormy day, their colors subdue us. Color clearly affects us. And yet, color is often an afterthought, if thought of at all, in our classrooms. This is unfortunate because ...

The Butler Did It

Imagine two different movies. One starts with a foggy night in an ornate mansion with a villainous murderer killing the manor lord. The other starts with a four-word statement of fact, “The butler did it.” The first grabs and holds attention. The second encourages the mind to drift. There’s no mystery in it: nothing left to see. Both movies probably continue for another two hours. But the second cannot maintain audience interest: kind of like some trainers ...

Babysitting the Brain

The little girl is scared. This place. It’s new. Different. Bright. Hot. She wonders, “Why is this strange man talking to me? ”He raises his voice. “Look over here,” he demands. She’d look but the lights are bright. He holds up a toy. He squeezes it. The toy’s eyes pop. It catches her interest. It’s fun. She smiles. A bright flash of light pops. Her mother says, “Good girl!” Then, they are done. The picture has been taken.

This scene repeats itself millions of time a day at Wal-Marts, Olan Mills, Sears, photography studios all over the world, and in classrooms filled with adults afraid of learning ...

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Since 2003, Lenn Millbower has been writing his influential Learnertainment® essays. Each week he emails his subscribers the latest in learning news.

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Avoiding Icebergs: How To Prevent That Sinking Feeling

In 1912, an unsinkable ship, the Titanic, sank when it hit an iceberg. In 2008 learning situations, unwitting trainers sink training programs every day when they begin the session by announcing, “We’re gonna’ start with an icebreaker.” In response, most participants experience a sinking feeling. And, they may be right. There are three reasons to steer clear of icebreakers during learning. Those reasons are ...