ANT in Negotiation
‘Ask, Not Tell’ – I wrote before in this blog such advocate is essential in presentation, training, facilitation and coaching. I was in...
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ASK, NOT TELL
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David
Nov 21, 20091 min read
Learning Coaching from Chennai, India
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...
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David
Feb 21, 20093 min read
6 levels of questions
Following my learning from the William Rothwell’s session, I now incorporate a course-end quiz into most of my new courses. There are...
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David
Aug 9, 20082 min read
“Are we answering the same question?”
I was one of the participants in a short group discussion session last week. Like other facilitated sessions, there was a debrief...
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David
Jul 26, 20081 min read
Fishing Question and Shooting Question
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...
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David
Jul 13, 20081 min read
Power of Questioning
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...
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David
May 31, 20083 min read
Selling High-value Training Interventions
This post is a bit off the blog topic i.e. Training / Facilitation / Presentation. It is more about communication in general, or...
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David
Mar 9, 20082 min read
‘Did I deliver?’ vs ‘Did they learn?’
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...
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David
Feb 26, 20083 min read
RAC – Generation Y
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...
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David
Feb 11, 20082 min read
A 18-minutes Wall
Audience can get bored when you talk for some time. And this happens earlier than you think (or wish). It is around 18 minutes. ...
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David
Jan 22, 20081 min read
Singapore TTT - 'Make the learners own the learning'
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...
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David
Jan 19, 20082 min read
Singapore TTT – ‘The Knowledge is in the room!’
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...
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David
Jan 13, 20082 min read
Why ‘Ask, Not Tell’?
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...
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David
Sep 13, 20071 min read
PQF #1 – ‘Blank the screen for the 1st 1 minute’
Underlying Problem – Most presenters (at least those in our organisation) allow the white screen to take the stage rather themselves. ...
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