Communication Skills Training

Communication Skills Training

Poor workplace communication skills is more than simply an irritant. Paul Golden writes on how it can have a direct impact on the efficiency of the organisation, employee productivity and revenue. Communication in the workplace is the key to a successful business. Most businesses can do more to ensure their organisation has effective lines of […]

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We welcome the Creative Institute to Corporate Training

We welcome the Creative Institute to Corporate Training

We are proud to welcome Tracy Aspel and her Creative Institute to Corporate Training. The Creative Institute specialises in communications, creative thinking and personal development. The Institute offers a variety of workshops and training courses. These include team building, using NLP in business and idea generation. They also offer bespoke training solutions sales, marketing and […]

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Top 10 tips for planning a corporate event

Top 10 tips for planning a corporate event

Planning a successful corporate event takes time, as well as attention to detail. Here we round up 10 tips that keep you and your event on track. 1. Location, location, location The first and most important factor to take into account when booking your conference is the location as well as its proximity to the […]

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Team building days: making sure they work towards company goals

Team building days: making sure they work towards company goals

Team building days have had a resurgence in popularity. Kilian Murphy explores how team building exercises have moved on from endurance programmes. When the subject of team building arises, you may imagine a paintball session or a rain-sodden obstacle course. For a long time, a lot of outdoor team building exercises were basically endurance tests. […]

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Return on investment: Why ROI for training does not matter

Return on investment: Why ROI for training does not matter

Is return on investment analysis really worth the effort? Donald H Taylor does not think so, and his article cautions fellow trainers and their clients to steer clear of this troublesome issue. Wouldn’t it be wonderful if we could prove training’s value in money terms? Sure, really wonderful. So why don’t we do it? A […]

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Banks need to face up to the challenges posed by fintech

Banks need to face up to the challenges posed by fintech

Financial technology, or fintech, is changing the ways we bank and interact with our financial institutions, says a report from PwC. Fintech, broadly speaking, is the use of technologies to solve customer problems or offer solutions in financial services. Online banking is an early example. As new fintech offerings become available, they change the way […]

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The slow disappearance of training manuals

The slow disappearance of training manuals

Monica Keaveney mourns the slow disappearance of training manuals from more and more courses. She outlines the key reasons for using a manual and offers a few tips for designing one. Call me old fashioned, but even with e-learning, webinars, forums, blogs and knowledge management systems, I’m still a fan of the training manual. Many […]

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Persuasion: The learnable art of positive influence in training

Persuasion: The learnable art of positive influence in training

This article will introduce the trainer to the world of persuasion. Successful trainers need to influence learners to create a positive learning experience. We also show you how to adopt a more influencing style in your training workshops and indeed in your life! Persuasion is not manipulation When most people hear the word persuasion they think […]

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Harvard leadership styles: Six leadership strategies

Harvard leadership styles: Six leadership strategies

Which leadership strategies will give you the results you want? Research published in the Harvard Business Review (HBR) may just have the answer. Corporate cultural components The study used a random sample of nearly 4,000 executives. It found that the most effective leaders choose from six distinctive leadership styles. The research investigated how each of the […]

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Informal learning: opportunity or threat for L&D professionals?

Informal learning: opportunity or threat for L&D professionals?

Donald H Taylor takes a hard look at informal learning and asks if it is an opportunity or threat for learning and development professionals. For a while there everyone was talking about informal learning – at conferences, in books and on the internet. But what does informal learning mean? In particular, what does it mean […]

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Learner resistance: how NLP can help you become a better trainer

Learner resistance: how NLP can help you become a better trainer

Master NLP Trainer, Brian Moore explains how useful it is to believe that there is no such thing as resistant trainees, only flexible trainers. In this article you will explore how some of the principles of NLP can be used to avoid, reduce, minimise and even eliminate learner resistance from the training room. What is […]

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Working on Presentation Skills

Working on Presentation Skills

In her popular series that looks at the trials and tribulations of a trainer, Monica Murphy helps a group of engineers to acquire presentation skills. Giving a presentation is one of the most useful skills anyone can have. The ability to apply it to numerous different situations in both a professional and personal capacity is one of […]

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Train the Trainer courses: make sure your workplace training is effective

Train the Trainer courses: make sure your workplace training is effective

Knowing something, and knowing how to teach it to other people are different skills. That’s where Train the Trainer courses come in. A quick explainer Train the Trainer courses teach students how to design and deliver, as well as assess and evaluate training programmes. In addition, they look at issues such as learning styles and […]

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Don’t stand still: the importance of CPD and lifelong learning

Don’t stand still: the importance of CPD and lifelong learning

Lifelong learning, upskilling and continuous professional development are more important than ever before. Business and technologies are changing. As a result, it has become crucial for employees to upskill. You may have thought you were through with learning once you finished formal education, but it is unlikely to be the case. An educated workforce attracts […]

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Core competencies and competency frameworks: a primer

Core competencies and competency frameworks: a primer

Joe Hanley of UCD simplifies the concept of competencies and competency frameworks, how they work and why they are so popular. Competencies and competency frameworks The terms competencies and competency frameworks can evoke confusion in the minds of many line managers and HR practitioners. This need not be the case. The concept underpinning competencies and […]

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Publicising your corporate event: a step-by-step guide to success

Publicising your corporate event: a step-by-step guide to success

The clamour of shows, product releases, conferences and exhibitions makes it hard for people to notice your corporate event. That’s true, even of your  target audience. Good publicity can be the difference between success and failure. Luckily we have is a simple step-by-step process to ensure your event is a success. STEP 1: PREPARATION Designate a […]

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Irish firms offering upskilling and development to retain staff

Irish firms offering upskilling and development to retain staff

Four in five Irish organisations have experienced skills shortages in the past two years. As a result, business are increasing offering development opportunities and upskilling. That’s according to new research from CIPD Ireland, the professional body for HR and people development. Their report found that more than half (57 percent) of Irish businesses would offer […]

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Crossing cultural borders: How businesses can bridge the gap

Crossing cultural borders: How businesses can bridge the gap

Phillip Khan-Panni, MBA, FPSA and ATM, discusses the many reasons why cross-cultural training is important to every business. The whiskey liqueur, Irish Mist, is sold around the world, but had limited success in Germany. Clairol’s curling iron, the Mist Stick, also failed in that country. The reason was the same for both products – mist is […]

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Trainee Resistance: an alternative approach by Professor Raanan Lipshitz

Trainee Resistance: an alternative approach by Professor Raanan Lipshitz

A brief overview of an alternative strategy for dealing positively with trainee resistance, developed by Professor Raanan Lipshitz of Haifa University. Kurt Lewin’s unfreezing Professor Raanan Lipshitz of Haifa University has published extensively on ways to approach trainee resistance without acknowledging it. As a result, trainers can keep the focus on learning. This differs from […]

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Learning Styles: improving your training effectiveness

Learning Styles: improving your training effectiveness

Brian Moore and Guy Flouch outline how to improve training effectiveness by developing a greater understanding of the different learning styles of trainees. Learning is the goal of training. As trainers, you have probably noticed that some trainees appear to learn ‘quicker’ or ‘more easily’ than others. While we are all natural learners, research has […]

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