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My Answers from LinkedIn (Fifth in an Occasional Series)
Do Good Trainers really NEED PowerPoint? I’m not a fan of PowerPoint, and find it too restrictive for learner-centric training. So, I don’t create PowerPoint slides for my materials unless they are specifically requested. Am I out of step with … Continue reading
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My Answers from LinkedIn (Fourth in an Occasional Series)
As noted in the first post of this series, I am posting answers to procedure and training-related questions posted on the LinkedIn groups I participate in. As appropriate, I will expand on answers here (read, I thought of additional things … Continue reading
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My Answers from LinkedIn (Third in an Occasional Series)
As noted in the first post of this series, I am posting answers to procedure and training-related questions posted on the LinkedIn groups I participate in. As appropriate, I will expand on answers here (read, I thought of additional things … Continue reading
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My Answers from LinkedIn (Second of an Occasional Series)
As noted in the first post of this series, I am posting answers to procedure and training-related questions posted on the LinkedIn groups I participate in. As appropriate, I will expand on answers here (read, I thought of additional things … Continue reading
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My Answers from LinkedIn (First of an Occasional Series)
I have been an active participant in several LinkedIn groups, most of which are concerned with Technical Writing and Training and Development. (Note to LinkedIn: I have been waiting months for some groups to act on my request to join.) … Continue reading
A Return to First Principles (Part 12), Institutionalizing the Process
The outcome of the process analysis effort is that I have defined the very best way I currently know how to perform the process. That is, I know the way to most effectively achieve the process desired outcomes with minimal … Continue reading
A Return to First Principles (Part 11b), Unearthing the Treasure!
Process analysis and improvement are not for the faint of heart. There is a lot of work that has to take place. I hope the reader appreciates that what I am doing here is scratching the surface of analysis and … Continue reading
A Return to First Principles (Part 11a), Unearthing the Treasure!
The quest: to find that one, real, current-state best way to do the task. The reality: the best way likely contains elements of the performance of several workers. Of course, you may encounter some resistance in your quest. Let’s look … Continue reading
A Return to First Principles (Part 10), Do I Really Know the Best Way?
The exciting aspect of process analysis is the learning you will gain. Of course, the amount of learning will increase with the amount of work put into the process analysis. Remember that process analysis is based on the three characteristics … Continue reading
A Return to First Principles (Part 9), Analyzing the Process Current State
In the last post, we discussed looking at a process through the lens of desired outcomes. Every step in a process, every action has (or should have) one or more results that indicate the step was successful. For this reason, … Continue reading
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