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We provide leadership and resources to Human Resource Development professionals interested in enhancing their
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Be aware of your "paralanguage" when presenting
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Demonstrate empathy of your audience's "tornado"
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Know the power of appropriate "touch" in engaging the audience
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Editor: Mike Schellen,
VP Communications
Copyright 2007
All rights reserved.
February 2007, In This Issue:
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Will you
buy my popcorn? What would it be like if I could increase results 400% over last year? I wanted to find out.
Listening: The Foundation of All Communication - Part 1 of 5
As a trainer, consultant, manager of training or HR specialist you are expected to be a pro at communicating. And you probably realize there is always more to learn (or at least revisit) to stay fresh and current.
Free is Good! Answers to Popular e-Learning Quandaries
There are two topics that come up a lot during dinner before Chapter meetings. One of these topics is Learning Management Systems (and their cousins, Learning Content Management Systems).
President’s Pen – The Dallas ASTD 2007 Balanced Scorecard Goals I am pleased to share our Dallas ASTD goals, which we consider challenging but achievable. The
Leadership Team took a slightly different strategy this year and
defined our Chapter goals in a “balanced scorecard” type format.
The Emotional Impact Of What A Leader Says and Does
Daniel Goleman, author of several popular books on emotional intelligence, shares a story about two leaders who are both highly intelligent, but one has an edge – his EQ or Emotional Quotient.
Leadership Skills Training – The Truth about ROI
Recently,
a client of mine conducted some first-rate leadership training and was
disappointed by the outcome.
The courses were well received, but they had little or no impact.
Most participants returned to their comfortable but ineffective habits
within 30 days of the training. Seeing is Believing: A Trainer Learns A trainer learns. So it was with me when I worked with 16 Dallas chapter ASTD members teaching a four-hour course in graphic facilitation this January. |
February
20 Freese and Nichols, 2006 Best Place to Learn Award winner discusses the challenges of building Freese and Nichols University. You don't want to miss this program!
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