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In a session of ‘Top 10 questions which trainers ask’, I asked Bob Pike who is a well known figure in the corporate training field a...

I am now in the Chicago airport waiting for my connecting flight back to Shanghai. Contrary to my original plan, I did not write my blog...

ASTD 2007 International Conference & Exposition next week in Atlanta. I very much look forward to experiencing it and sharing with what I...

I was chatting with a senior professional today. He was real kind and he tried to coach me on my future career direction. I was really...

This was the question wandering in my head before my trip this week in Hsinchu, Taiwan. The background is that the organization I am...

My simple answer is ‘Deliver something which you truly believe in.’ And this was exactly my reflection for the SPIN class which I...

I always remind my presentation class participants that you should avoid letting the screen / powerpoint to be the focus of your...

We have spent a weekend in Chengdu, China last week for holiday. Whilst I once travelled there in 1993, there is almost no place I can...

I attended a briefing for new-joiners by the internal HR profession. The briefing is to both to give information and welcome them into...

I facilitated a program last month which consisted of sessions delivered by various speakers. Wearing the hat of a trainer, especially as...

无论你所处的场合是training, facilitation或presentation，与台下参与者的互动也是有效沟通的重要技巧。简单来说，互动是重要的原因包括以下： 增加信心 -在你的环节开始的时候与台下互动是其中一种减低紧张的方法。大部分的演讲者在开始前也会因为考虑太...

Interacting with the participants is essential to make your communication essential - no matter whether the communication take places in...

As a trainer, you always want the participants to have take-aways by the time they leave the training room. (And as a great trainer, you...

How would you answer the above question? Probably the answers will include ‘How to use powerpoint?’, ‘How to manage your body...

What is the difference among a Presenter, a Trainer and a Facilitator? Here is my thought: A Presenter is simply the one who is getting...

我（作为培训师）刚从本周为期2天演示presentation训练中学习到非常宝贵的一课。在课上，我告诉同学说,其中一个presentation失败的主因是信息超载，这是常见错误因为主讲人往往是演讲题目的专家，因此，当主讲人热情和投入的时候，他/她就会很自然的提供了很多他/她...

I just conducted a 2-day presentation training this week, and I received a very valuable lesson from one participant who is also my...

A 100-minute movie about one presentation delivered by a politician on global warming. This description is basically what 'An...

I am running a 5-day training workshop this week. I am not only a trainer for a few sessions but also the overall manager for the...

Another book recommended bythe presentationzen.com. There are a lot of good tips about how to get your message across effectively. On top...