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To illustrate my previous post of the same topic, here is a real example which one presenter used in the Toastmaster lunch session this...

Reading from the traffic report, I am delighted to learn that there are quite a few of you visiting this blog, from different banks and...

My organisation puts together a Toastmasters demo session today and I went to find out what it is actually about. I have heard about it...

Underlying Problem – Presentation to a lot of people in organisations that I have worked is equal to ‘I tell you something’. They would...

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

Presentation skills class is my favourite class among all. Since there are only a few participants and the outcome is more observable...

It took me quite some time to finish this book, and more importantly, to comprehend the content since it is a bit wordy and some ideas...

Thiagi is another great person I met during the ASTD conference. And more importantly, his website thiagi.com. There are a lot of...

I conducted 3 presentation classes last week in Shenzhen and Beijing. Like most other classes, some participants picked some general...

I attended our university alumni lunch gathering today. A casual one where the speaker introduces some tourist attractions to around 24...

Today is the first day when I move my blog to my own domain www.ask-nottell.com. (but not again to move the comment..) I started my...

I was an observer for an advanced level technical knowledge training class recently in Shanghai.   The trainer is an ultra-experienced...

Last week, I was in Singapore attending a 5-day management training. There was a facilitator from Indonesia with his own unique style...

Recently, there are 2 occasions which educated me how I should (or should not) react when participants mis-behave. Here is the first...

I am running a presentation class in shenzhen this week. Like many presentation class, the participants have the chance to present for a...

I ran a 5-day training course last week. More than a trainer, I was a course coordinator who composed some 15 SME (Subject Matter...

I was delivering a new class (not the presentation one) in Shenzhen this week. Because of the hectic training schedule these few weeks,...

'The person doing the most talking is doing the most learning’ – a great quote I learnt from Sharon Bowman during the ASTD conference....

I always argue we should not give to the participants the handout before the class, because they will focus on the handout instead of...

In my organization, we sometimes video-taped some class delivery and send to remote branches for their viewing. Not many colleagues...