The Training Show

In this episode, we discuss working from home. Can Trainers and people involved in Learning effectively work from home? Links that we mentioned in the show: - Recording of Elaine's Podcasting in Learning webinar - Elaine's slides from the Podcasting in Learning webinar - Marissa Mayer breaks her silence on Yahoo's telecommuting policy - Emma Keller (The Guardian) on Marissa Mayer - Erin Meyer article on Marissa Mayer - The Excel Trainer - Mike's Yammer webinar - The Power of PDF webinar - Elaine's Blog - Derek's iAnnotate review

A special webinar episode of The Training Show So why is it a special episode? Well I'm recording just before I go live with a webinar where I'm going to publish this show live … yes live in the webinar! What's the webinar? It's a webinar outlining the many uses of podcasting in Learning and Development. I'm delivering live to an audience from the Learning and Performance Institute. There will be a recording made available and as soon as I have the link I'll add it to the show notes. I'll also make my slides available via slideshare and my blog as usual. So if you have any interest in using podcasting in learning watch the webinar recording and let me know what you think. And even if you don't think you do take a listen - you never know what ideas it might give you!

Just Do It! In this episode, we discuss Task Management for Trainers. When it comes to managing tasks, do Trainers have to "be different"? Can the popular GTD methodology help us to be more productive? Links that we mentioned in the show: - GTD - OmniFocus - Things - Evernote - Excel Dashboards webinar - Photoshop Blend Modes webinar - iBooks Author webinar - Office 2013 webinar - SkyDrive webinar

It Shouldn't Happen to a Trainer Following a couple of technical hitches during the recent Training Show Live webinars, Elaine and Mike discuss how to handle technical and non-technical failures. Links that we mentioned in the show: - The Training Show Live webinar recording - Skitch and Evernote - http://thetrainingshow.com/the-training-show-live-screen-capture - The Training Show Live webinar recording - iTunes U - http://thetrainingshow.com/the-training-show-live-itunes-u - Replacing the whiteboard with an iPad - http://mthomas.co.uk/can-the-ipad-replace-the-whiteboard - MacBites Live - 12th September - http://macbites.co.uk/its-almost-here - Automating Photoshop webinar - 20th September - http://macbiteslearning.co.uk/automating-photoshop - Excel Formula and Functions webinar - 27th September - http://macbiteslearning.co.uk/excel-formula-and-functions-101

Are you a Trainer? Facilitator, Consultant or do you call yourself something else? Do job titles really matter. In this show we discuss "What's in a name?" The two links mentioned in the show are: The rise of inflated job titles - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-18855099 25 inflated job titles - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-18983009

In this, the first episode of The Training Show, Elaine Giles and Mike Thomas, 2 IT Trainers from the UK, introduce both themselves and The Training Show. The link to book on the Presenting with an iPad webinar is http://thetrainingshow.com/webinar-presenting-with-an-ipad. Listen to the show to claim your code that will enable you to attend for free.