training
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Sign Your Kids Up for My 826CHI Workshop
826 Chicago, the nonproft writing & tutoring center, just published a series of workshops for the next few weeks. I am teaching one: Finding You in Stuff One Session: Saturday, January 28th Time: 10am – 12 Taught by Daniel X. O’Neil Limited to 12 students, grades 2-4 Who are you? This workshop will use Stuff…
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Keys to Successful Training: Prepare, But Not Too Much
Anytime you do stand-up training there are likely going to be a set of materials that you’ll be teaching from. It is important to be prepared and master the materials, but don’t be a slave to them. If students ask questions that are covered later, answer the question briefly then get back on track. Never…
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Keys to Successful Training: Lunch
For the last month I have been preparing training for employees of a large department in a large Midwestern city. I’ve learned a lot about what it takes to put together a successful training initiative, and one of the most important ones is one that is often overlooked: lunch. People have to eat. People in…
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DevCorp North offers computer classes in Rogers Park
DevCorp North, a great neighborhood organization in the Rogers Park neighborhood here in Chicago, has a mission to "improve the business and economic climate of Rogers Park through business, community and economic development." One of the ways they do that is bilingual computer classes in English and Spanish. Here’s their announcement: DevCorp North is happy…