by ida | Designing a Learning Experience, Difficult Situations
This quote from playwright George Bernard Shaw really hits home for presenters… “The single biggest problem in communication is the illusion that it has taken place.” As presenters we often struggle with our wording… Spending hours to find what...
by ida | Designing a Learning Experience, Engagement, Presentation Strategies
Quick quiz…. As you sit down at your computer and get started with the planning of your workshop, talk, or retreat session, which of the following questions goes through your mind? (a) What information should I give my audience? or (b) What can I do to ensure...
by ida | Creativity, Designing a Learning Experience, Engagement
The movie opens with a car chase… You sit forward in your seat… It grabs your attention right away… You’re engaged… What goes through your mind? “This is exciting. I can hardly wait to find out what happens!” I don’t advocate having a car chase...
by ida | Designing a Learning Experience
“The mind is not a vessel to be filled but a fire to be kindled.” I get a vivid cartoon-like picture in my mind every time I come across this quote from the ancient Greek philosopher, Plutarch. Imagine it with me… A brain flipped open at the top...
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