We’re in a fortunate position, getting to see the “best of the best” trainers in action and hear their best advice. Here are their tips. Beware, many sound simple but applying them consistently yields fantastic results. Set the dress code in advance You don’t want to be that person in jeans when everyone else is […]

The last thing you want to spend your time doing is updating your training material every few weeks – re-printing references, hand-outs and slides. But everything has a shelf life…So how many of these training offences are you committing? Slides are two years old Aside from the date on your slides, the content itself starts […]

For some people, undertaking CPD is something they take pride in – something they would do even if they didn’t have to. But others do the bare minimum to be compliant with their industry body. So, which are your clients, and why does it matter, as long as they do it? Let us first take […]

Know your Accreditation renewal dates When are your different clients’ renewal dates for CPD?  For example, Accountants CPD renews on 1st January each year.  So what? Well, if you were to log the CPD hours that each delegate has accumulated with you over the year and send this, along with a copy of their certificates during October, […]

It’s easy to get stuck in the rut of delivering the training that you have always delivered. So here are five thinking points to help you make your training more relevant and attractive to your clients. Re-structure your courses Instead of running a 3 day course over consecutive days, allow / encourage delegates to split […]

Imagine (or maybe you don’t have to imagine) sitting through a training course where the trainer is just going through the motions… It’s not good for the trainer or their company and a poor experience for the paying delegates. So here are the three tell-tale signs that a trainer is getting bored delivering a course. […]