David Yau & Associates

‘Ask, Not Tell’ – I wrote before in this blog such advocate is essential in presentation, training, facilitation and coaching. I was in...

I am writing this on the SQ flight leaving Chennai. I just attended a 4-day Strengths-finder coaching class in Chennai last week. This...

Following my learning from the William Rothwell’s session, I now incorporate a course-end quiz into most of my new courses.  There are...

I was one of the participants in a short group discussion session last week. Like other facilitated sessions, there was a debrief...

I spot an interesting analogy about question type raised in the book - Six Thinking Hats by Edward de Bono (though this book is not about...

I always want to dig deeper the reasons why questioning is powerful. I find one of the reasons in the book - Six Thinking Hats by Edward...

This post is a bit off the blog topic i.e. Training / Facilitation / Presentation. It is more about communication in general, or...

It is now the 1st break time on Day 1. Learners rush out to enjoy their break and you now some quiet time. You probably want to...

It is real!!A lot of people talk about Generation Y and argue that they need different kind of training. I hear and see a lot of these in...

Audience can get bored when you talk for some time. And this happens earlier than you think (or wish). It is around 18 minutes. ...

Let me share another piece of learning from the workshop. I learnt it from a fellow facilitator who was being TTT-ed there as well. He...

I attended a 6-day TTT course for a management course in Singapore last week. I learnt a lot from it. I wish I could have shared my...

A reader asked me recently why this blog is called ‘Ask, Not Tell’ (or ANT as I call it sometimes). I am embarrassed to realise that I...

Underlying Problem – Most presenters (at least those in our organisation) allow the white screen to take the stage rather themselves. ...