David Yau & Associates

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...

The single most important insight I gained in Chennai is the Strength-based Approach. I am already aware of this before the class 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...

I am now in Shenzhen conducting a SPIN class. Somehow, I feel like I get back in touch with the basic - the reason why I do training....

Internet is more useful than I understand before. It is the online video this time. You can almost get any kind of video from the...

There is a very cool company called IDEO. It designs things. It designs great things. Its classical works include the Palm V (my...

Further to my last post, I was thinking to myself – how do we really learn from doing and from the others? In other words, if these 2...

I was introduced the “70/20/10 Principle” a few months ago. It is being practiced by a lot of big corporations e.g. HP...

I love the 'Sound of Music' movie. Most do. I have watched it a few times. I learnt something new when I watched it, in particular...

I conducted a presentation class for 9 newly-joined management trainees in our firm. They are mostly fresh undergraduates i.e. they are...

We, as the trainers often ask the learners to write down their action items on their workbooks at the class end or at the end of a...

I came across another interesting quote. It is useful in making your learners more receptive to new ideas introduced in classes. You...