Is Conventional Wisdom Hurting You?

Unscientifically, I'd guess that 86% of speakers believe these popular presentation myths.

Are you one of them?

Don't Blow Your Credibility

Training Tips from the U.K.

David Gibson, co-director of Britain's Eureka Train the Trainer, offers these tips to increase participant buy-in before the workshop:

• Send learners an article from a newspaper, magazine or internet highlighting information relevant to the session.
• Send a content-relevant PodCast or auditory file that learners can listen on their MP3 player.
• Telephone learners to welcome them and answer questions.

These tips will enhance your learner's readiness, and make YOUR job easier.

See other training tips from Eureka

The World's Easiest Quiz

Take this quiz yourself or use it as on on-line energizer in a training session.

How can you fail?

See You Again in May

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