My name is Lisa Jeskins. I’m a freelance trainer and I have issues with ice breakers. Some people really like them and some people HATE them. They’re a bit like Marmite. As a trainer who designs interactive training, I know…
(*Warning: there are no answers in this post and it’s pretty long) It’s now 10 months since I went freelance. I run pretty interactive sessions as I don’t enjoy the chalk and talk approach. But the more training I do,…
Over a glass of wine or two last night, I was chatting with my friends Gil and Louise about how it was all going with the business and what work I had coming in. We got to talking about my website…
Photo Credit: Billy Rowlinson via Compfight cc This isn’t an exhaustive list – just a few suggestions that might help. Practice… It’s good to do this in front of a mirror so you can see whether you are looking up…
Toys can be used to appeal to different intelligences and to generate a relaxed atmosphere. Photo Credit: Ryk Neethling via Compfight cc Emma Davidson asked me to talk about how you plan and integrate successful interactive exercises into training sessions. She said, “I’ve…
Warning: pretty long post. To be honest, it’s really hard to define what makes a good exercise and I don’t believe there are any hard and fast rules. It may sound like a cop out but there are so many…
Photo Credit: db Photography | Demi-Brooke via Compfight cc I’m having trouble coming up with topics to blog about. I went for a drink with a friend over the weekend and she suggested that I starting using themes. I thought…
I recently did a training event on social media for librarians and I wasn’t particularly satisfied with how it turned out. So I’ve had a think about some of things I did wrong/could have been better and thought I’d blog…
I haven’t written in an age. So I’m stopping beating about the bush and thought I’d quickly share with you a blog post which I just read on how to create engaging elearning with PPT. I’m reading Jane Bozarth’s Social…
Something to think about when planning and designing training or presentations. I’ve spent a little time going through the portfolio that I created in 2003 when I was getting my CLIP certificate in, what was then called, teaching and learning…