by Mike Thomas | 24 Oct 2012 | Training Tips
This post was originally written on my blog in January 2011. As someone who has delivered online courses on a weekly basis for the past 2 years, I’ve experienced my fair share of interruptions. In this post I offer two tips for dealing with noise-based interruptions...
by Mike Thomas | 23 Oct 2012 | Training Tips
“I’d need training on pivot tables please”. “I’d need some help with vlookup please”. “I need to be trained on using system X”. These are three genuine training requests that I’ve had recently. The third request...
by Mike Thomas | 22 Oct 2012 | Training Tips
It is well accepted that training is both necessary and beneficial for employers and employees. However, there are instances when a training program does not produce the expected results. A recent post on the alnmag.com website discusses some common causes of training...
by Mike Thomas | 19 Oct 2012 | Productivity Tips
Being a Trainer is not for everyone. Not only do you need to be knowledgeable in what you are teaching (some people would go so far as to say you should be a subject matter expert), you need to be articulate, patient, able to think on your feet, passionate. In fact...
by Elaine Giles | 18 Oct 2012 | Tutorials
This is a recording of an Office 15-Minute Webinar from Microsoft. The webinar covers: What Visio does for you Charts and diagrams with ease Explore new themes, effects & styles Doug Thomas hosts these free how-to tidbits from the Office.com help writers. More...