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Lost and Desperate

Random ramblings that might, or might not, relate to training, learning, development, and management

Tag: training

All Present! And correct.

I’ve seen some rubbish presentations with PowerPoint.  I mean some absolute horrors, almost as bad as some of these. Apparently, lots of us are poor at using Powerpoint.  It has become synonymous with dry, lecture style content, wordy slides and crass images. Confession time – how many of you reading this blog post still create slides like… Read More All Present! And correct.

November 14, 2012November 14, 2012 andrewjacobslnd7 Comments

Does it have to be like this?

I wrote last month about a presentation we gave to help L& D in changing the learners mindset.  It went down well because we were able to tell a story and suggest a way of working that doesn’t rely on the provision mentality that we have in L&D.  Over the next few posts, I’ll explain… Read More Does it have to be like this?

November 6, 2012November 6, 2012 andrewjacobslnd4 Comments

Yeah, but what do I write?

Well, that was a bit of a strange experience last week. I’ve written posts on this blog for over a year in calendar terms but maybe 6 months in real terms.  I made a concerted effort to post more earlier this year and the results are clear.  I’ve posted 4 times as often as I did… Read More Yeah, but what do I write?

October 22, 2012October 22, 2012 andrewjacobslnd3 Comments

If everyone’s here, we’ll start

So thanks to everyone for coming to this blog post today.  Please make sure you’ve signed in so I have a record of who’s here and who was late.  I won’t use this information for anything other than to count the number of attendees and latecomers. Before this post starts, I think it’s a good… Read More If everyone’s here, we’ll start

October 18, 2012October 18, 2012 andrewjacobslnd25 Comments

5 Simple ideas to transform your learning function

I saw this article on TeachThought the other day and thought it would be an interesting exercise to reflect it in the corporate world of L&D.  Some of the titles don’t tally so I’ve substituted as appropriate.  I was surprised that it led to more questions… Don’t measure everything The tone in the piece is… Read More 5 Simple ideas to transform your learning function

October 16, 2012October 16, 2012 andrewjacobslndLeave a comment

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