David Yau & Associates

A very interesting experience in June – I have organized with a reputable university a general management workshop for our branch...

I was getting my daughter to brush her teeth this morning.  A thought came to my mind – if we ask 100 people around us the following 3...

I recently heard the following argument about the value of training delivery. It lingers in my mind for long. “..… for a learning or...

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

I had an opportunity recently learning together with a number of trainers on selling / negotiation stills.  The event was led by a very...

I observe something amazing when I looked at my posts in this blog in the last 12 months.  There are a few posts which I wrote about...

I learnt this analogy during my trip in Singapore. I like it a lot. It is a good reminder when we have to stay learner-centric. ...

Another key learning in the Shenzhen TTT experience – I met a training veteran. He gave me a lot of valuable feedback on my delivery. ...

This post is the last of the ‘Continuous Improvement’.   The 1st one is ‘Continuous Improvement‘, and the second one is ‘Continuous...

Further to my previous post ‘Continuous Improvement‘, let me share some more thoughts on how to make our own training skills better...

I am now in the Changi aiport waiting for my flight back to Shanghai….  It would be a tiring overnight flight…. I just attended a TTT...

I conducted an internal 2-day training skills course in Shenzhen last week. I enjoyed the 2 days very much. I made new friends and...

Let me share my learning from the rare opportunity I mentioned in my last post. Summarizing the various feedbacks from the others, my...

I recently delivered a Training Skills course to a local bank in China. It turned out to be a wonderful learning experience for myself. ...

What would be your reaction as a trainer if less than half of your class shows up? I think I would be rather upset. But I learnt from...

Further to my last post, let me share aother learning from our Master Facilitator. In short, the point is that if the learners go...

I have the pleasure to attend the facilitation skills class by our internal Master Facilitator this week. I learnt a great deal. The...

I raised a question in my previous post i.e. whether the 70/20/10 principle is about 'how learning normally happens' or 'how we should...

I facilitated a half-day team building session last Friday in Sheshan (outskirt of Shanghai). It took me quite a lot of preparation. ...

Other than coaching skills, I picked up some great facilitation / training techniques in Chennai. In fact, the 2 facilitators are...