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Digg it UP - Seven Ways to Get the Most Out of the Next Training You Attend
There are principles of marketing, and there are marketing strategies.The principles of marketing have never changed. However, marketing strategies change all the time to reflect the marketing medium in which they're being used... and the products and services the marketers are selling.One core marketing principle is to arouse curiosity within the target market by using a benefit laden "Preview" (or teaser) technique.There is a LOT one can learn about marketing on the Internet - and the use of this curiosity/ teaser technique - by watching TV.How does one do this? Watch TV sports shows.These TV sports shows clearly demonstrate this t
7. Teach someone else. If you want to really lock in what you have learned, share what you have learned with someone else. Talk to a colleague back in the office. Share the concepts with a friend. Not only have you helped the other person, but you have increased your mastery and clarity of the ideas in your own mind.
Bonus tip # 8 – Review your notes. If you want to really retain what you have learned for the long term, set up a process to review your notes. Rev
For a certain percentage of the population, going to work derives the same level of pleasure as does dropping bowling balls on one’s own feet. If you’ve ever felt stuck in the wrong job, you know that the misery of it permeates your whole life, not just your working hours. Being unhappy at work can take its toll on your health, your relationships, and your future.When you complain or try to improve things at work, you might even get the glib advice to quit and go work somewhere else if you’re so unhappy.There are a lot of reasons we feel unable to follow this advice:- Our qualifications level isn’t high, so if we quit this job, we’ll just have to
Many people approach training as an adult much like they approached classes when they were in school – and those strategies aren’t always the best ones to maximize the value from a learning experience. Regardless of the length, situation or topic, there are some very specific things that you can do to convert the experience into useful learning you can apply in your work and life.
Following are seven strategies that you can apply to convert your time and energy spent in training into real useful learning.
1. Have a goal. Been signed up for some training at work? Decided to attend a seminar on a topic you are interested in? Great! The first thing you should do in any case is set a learning goal. If you are already knowledgeable about the topic and have specific things you want to improve, setting your goal or goals should be easy. If this is training you are less excited about attending, or are unclear about, you can still set a goal like: “Learn one new thing I can apply at work,” or “Meet one person I can add to my network.” Having a goal and writing it down focuses your mind and will help you gain real practical value from any learning situation.
2. Take personal responsibility. Take responsibility for your own learning experience. The training may not be the most dynamic or engaging you’ve ever been to, but that is ok, because you have a goal. Make that your focus. Perhaps the trainer isn’t going to cover that topic exactly. That’s ok – use their expertise. Ask them at a break, probe for other resources. Stay focused on your goal. Your learning is in your control. Take responsibility for getting from the experience what you want and need.
3. Ask questions. Don’t understand something? Ask for clarification. Want a little more information? Ask for it. A big part of being responsible for your on learning is asking question to get what you need.
4. Ask the Golden Question. The most important question is the one you won’t likely ask out loud. “How can I use what I am learning?” This is the golden question because it helps us translate the learning to real life. Ask this question of yourself through the training experience. I keep a separate place to keep notes on the application ideas I get from asking myself this question when I am in training. This truly is the golden question. Ask it of yourself when you start to get distracted, ask it of yourself at breaks. Soon it will become a natural response and an amazingly valuable habit.
5. Learn from everyone. There are more people to learn from than just the speaker/trainer. The other people in the room can be a great way to learn. Tap into their experience and knowledge. Talk to the people at your table or around you. Think of them as peer coaches. These people can help you learn during the session and might become great people in your network after you leave. Be involved, participate and allow yourself to learn from everyone, not just the person in the front of the room.
6. Build an action plan. At the end of the training, build an action plan. Review your goal(s) and build a plan to implement what you have learned. Reflect on your answers to the golden question and resolve that you will apply those ideas too. If the training has been really valuable, you may have several ideas. This is great, but be realistic on how much you can apply at a time. Build your plan recognizing that you ay be able to implement some things tomorrow, but that other things might need to be spread out over the next week or more.
7. Teach someone else. If you want to really lock in what you have learned, share what you have learned with someone else. Talk to a colleague back in the office. Share the concepts with a friend. Not only have you helped the other person, but you have increased your mastery and clarity of the ideas in your own mind.
Bonus tip # 8 – Review your notes. If you want to really retain what you have learned for the long term, set up a process to review your notes. Revi
Moving your company from a small office or a home to a larger office can be an exciting time but it can also be a very expensive time. Office furniture can be expensive and depending on the type of business you are running can inhibit your employee's energy and productivity. I have often found that walking into an office with neon lighting and gray cubicles on all side takes the energy out of me as soon as I move into the room. I feel this is to often the way that companies find solutions for their office needs. With a little creativity and some advanced planning for you move you can setup your office to run with as much efficiency as a traditional corporate atmosphere
1. Have a goal. Been signed up for some training at work? Decided to attend a seminar on a topic you are interested in? Great! The first thing you should do in any case is set a learning goal. If you are already knowledgeable about the topic and have specific things you want to improve, setting your goal or goals should be easy. If this is training you are less excited about attending, or are unclear about, you can still set a goal like: “Learn one new thing I can apply at work,” or “Meet one person I can add to my network.” Having a goal and writing it down focuses your mind and will help you gain real practical value from any learning situation.
2. Take personal responsibility. Take responsibility for your own learning experience. The training may not be the most dynamic or engaging you’ve ever been to, but that is ok, because you have a goal. Make that your focus. Perhaps the trainer isn’t going to cover that topic exactly. That’s ok – use their expertise. Ask them at a break, probe for other resources. Stay focused on your goal. Your learning is in your control. Take responsibility for getting from the experience what you want and need.
3. Ask questions. Don’t understand something? Ask for clarification. Want a little more information? Ask for it. A big part of being responsible for your on learning is asking question to get what you need.
4. Ask the Golden Question. The most important question is the one you won’t likely ask out loud. “How can I use what I am learning?” This is the golden question because it helps us translate the learning to real life. Ask this question of yourself through the training experience. I keep a separate place to keep notes on the application ideas I get from asking myself this question when I am in training. This truly is the golden question. Ask it of yourself when you start to get distracted, ask it of yourself at breaks. Soon it will become a natural response and an amazingly valuable habit.
5. Learn from everyone. There are more people to learn from than just the speaker/trainer. The other people in the room can be a great way to learn. Tap into their experience and knowledge. Talk to the people at your table or around you. Think of them as peer coaches. These people can help you learn during the session and might become great people in your network after you leave. Be involved, participate and allow yourself to learn from everyone, not just the person in the front of the room.
6. Build an action plan. At the end of the training, build an action plan. Review your goal(s) and build a plan to implement what you have learned. Reflect on your answers to the golden question and resolve that you will apply those ideas too. If the training has been really valuable, you may have several ideas. This is great, but be realistic on how much you can apply at a time. Build your plan recognizing that you ay be able to implement some things tomorrow, but that other things might need to be spread out over the next week or more.
7. Teach someone else. If you want to really lock in what you have learned, share what you have learned with someone else. Talk to a colleague back in the office. Share the concepts with a friend. Not only have you helped the other person, but you have increased your mastery and clarity of the ideas in your own mind.
Bonus tip # 8 – Review your notes. If you want to really retain what you have learned for the long term, set up a process to review your notes. Rev
I started in the search business in 1972 (GASP!) and it didn’t take long for me to notice a few simple, yet understandable behaviors among employers.They include:The longer someone is looking for work, the few choices they have. Companies start to look at your resume and believe that others have interviewed you and found your skills lacking so why should they waste their time meeting you?The longer that someone is out of work, the less negotiating leverage someone has come salary negotiations. Firms often adopt the attitude of giving you two choices when they make an offer—Take it. Leave it. They act from the belief that you don’t have many choices
3. Ask questions. Don’t understand something? Ask for clarification. Want a little more information? Ask for it. A big part of being responsible for your on learning is asking question to get what you need.
4. Ask the Golden Question. The most important question is the one you won’t likely ask out loud. “How can I use what I am learning?” This is the golden question because it helps us translate the learning to real life. Ask this question of yourself through the training experience. I keep a separate place to keep notes on the application ideas I get from asking myself this question when I am in training. This truly is the golden question. Ask it of yourself when you start to get distracted, ask it of yourself at breaks. Soon it will become a natural response and an amazingly valuable habit.
5. Learn from everyone. There are more people to learn from than just the speaker/trainer. The other people in the room can be a great way to learn. Tap into their experience and knowledge. Talk to the people at your table or around you. Think of them as peer coaches. These people can help you learn during the session and might become great people in your network after you leave. Be involved, participate and allow yourself to learn from everyone, not just the person in the front of the room.
6. Build an action plan. At the end of the training, build an action plan. Review your goal(s) and build a plan to implement what you have learned. Reflect on your answers to the golden question and resolve that you will apply those ideas too. If the training has been really valuable, you may have several ideas. This is great, but be realistic on how much you can apply at a time. Build your plan recognizing that you ay be able to implement some things tomorrow, but that other things might need to be spread out over the next week or more.
7. Teach someone else. If you want to really lock in what you have learned, share what you have learned with someone else. Talk to a colleague back in the office. Share the concepts with a friend. Not only have you helped the other person, but you have increased your mastery and clarity of the ideas in your own mind.
Bonus tip # 8 – Review your notes. If you want to really retain what you have learned for the long term, set up a process to review your notes. Rev
You have decided on the right marketing strategy for your particular real estate investing career, but are still convinced that it isn’t getting quite as much as it could. After careful consideration of what you are putting in your print ads you decide that you aren’t invoking enough of a call to action from the readers of the paper or magazine. You didn’t enter this field because of a zest for writing or an innate ability to market to a specific type of reader or consumer; you entered because you had a knack for selling face-to-face and had a fool proof plan for profiting from the sale of real estate. Don’t worry; you can tweak a few things to make this work.
5. Learn from everyone. There are more people to learn from than just the speaker/trainer. The other people in the room can be a great way to learn. Tap into their experience and knowledge. Talk to the people at your table or around you. Think of them as peer coaches. These people can help you learn during the session and might become great people in your network after you leave. Be involved, participate and allow yourself to learn from everyone, not just the person in the front of the room.
6. Build an action plan. At the end of the training, build an action plan. Review your goal(s) and build a plan to implement what you have learned. Reflect on your answers to the golden question and resolve that you will apply those ideas too. If the training has been really valuable, you may have several ideas. This is great, but be realistic on how much you can apply at a time. Build your plan recognizing that you ay be able to implement some things tomorrow, but that other things might need to be spread out over the next week or more.
7. Teach someone else. If you want to really lock in what you have learned, share what you have learned with someone else. Talk to a colleague back in the office. Share the concepts with a friend. Not only have you helped the other person, but you have increased your mastery and clarity of the ideas in your own mind.
Bonus tip # 8 – Review your notes. If you want to really retain what you have learned for the long term, set up a process to review your notes. Rev
Direct mail marketing has become more and more popular over the past couple of years. Companies have been searching for direct marketing solutions that help to grow their business for the cheapest amount of money possible. Direct mail marketing has stepped to the forefront in this arena, which is obvious by all of the direct marketing solutions firms that are being formed every year.A simple internet search will give you results for thousands of direct mail marketing firms. After checking out some of the sites you will realize that while most of them are generally the same, their prices and quality of information can vary greatly.By this point you are
7. Teach someone else. If you want to really lock in what you have learned, share what you have learned with someone else. Talk to a colleague back in the office. Share the concepts with a friend. Not only have you helped the other person, but you have increased your mastery and clarity of the ideas in your own mind.
Bonus tip # 8 – Review your notes. If you want to really retain what you have learned for the long term, set up a process to review your notes. Review them the evening after the event. Review them the next day, and the next day. Then put a note in your to-do list to review them one week later and one month later. Each review only needs to be five minutes long. You are simply trying to build the concepts in your mind through repetition and giving your mind a chance to spark new connections and new ideas.
As you can see, these strategies don’t require any additional monetary investment, just an investment of your focus and approach. Applying just one of these strategies can have a major impact on your results. Applying them collectively will put you among the learning elite.
Put these strategies some where so that you can review them before you attend any training event. Over time the reminders will turn these strategies into your own habits – habits that will help you move towards your goals and potential.
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