Hello
I am a German speaking soft skills and management trainer looking for opportunities. Does any of you have clients with offices in German speaking countries? Do you run courses in English for German companies and want some cultural advice? Would you like to run bi-lingual and/or cross-cultural workshops? I offer courses in all soft skills areas, leadership and sales training. I am certified by a reknown German training and business consultancy. This includes a sales trainer and sales manager certification. Do you need your training material to be adapted for the German speaking market? I am also an accredited translator and can translate training material. I do coaching as well and am an NLP Master Practitioner.

Kind regards,
Marit Finze
07958973120

Experienced Trainer and Coach is looking to join a Training company as Associate or as Employee.
Psychologist, strong background in Sales and Business Development, speaking three european languages fluently, I offer my services part time or full time in London.
Available for Business Development and Training.
Drop me an e-mail for a confidential chat : gtrolese@inspiringtalents.com

Greenhouse Training is offering to run a three day Group training course in house for up to 6 delegates for a cost of £1500, plus accomodation (if required)

For more information, please contact us

REHIS Basic Food Hygiene run in house by Greenhouse training for £45 per person until the end of March 2010

Call us for more information

New service which enables anyone to record their outgoing calls regardless of whether they have equipment or not!

So many organisations are lucky enough to have live call facilities but so many more do not. We now have a solutions for trainers and managers. An 'on demand' service that is easy to use.

Great for trainers because:
* you can record mystery shopping calls before and after training programmes to ensure learning has taken place or to identify learning gaps
* you can coach people at a moment's notice in their place of work
* You can cement the learning already made with the role-play kit with the real call recordings
* You can give responsibility to managers for coaching once trainees are back in the workplace.

Comments received so far include:
"this is exactly what I've been hoping for! Very exciting"

"Just tried this out and it's brilliant"

"I think it is a very clever piece of kit and really easy to use"

"So many companies don't have the facility for recording, it's something I urge them to do after the workshops that I run as a way to cement learning and enhance self awareness"


For more details contact mandy@phonecoach.com or call 01323 765111 for your free trial.

brainfriendlytrainer.com is a free site for all those wonderful people who design and deliver brain friendly learning.

My colleague Ally McCulloch and I started the site about a month ago and we are already being read in over 30 counties

We regularly post articles and links to other sites where we feel the content will enhance and drive our understanding in the application of brain friendly learning.

We would welcome postings from anyone in the community who feel they have an insight that they would love to share with the rest of us.

Just go to brainfriendlytrainer.com and send us your thoughts.

Horses for Courses® and Breath of Fresh Air® are showcasing our combined approach with a workshop designed specifically for you as a modern day leader.

Today’s world requires a new style of leadership; we call it “Connected Leadership”,where self mastery, the talent for connecting with others and the ability to both adapt to and influence the environment in which you do business are paramount. Connected leadership is about leading from the inside out; it is about authenticity, congruence and alignment.

In bringing together Horses for Courses® and Breath of Fresh Air® we are offering two unique approaches to learning. We create multi sensory experiences that amplify, accelerate and anchor the learning, creating lasting change.

The cost of our one-day programme would normally be £300.00 plus VAT (£345.00) per participant. For this showcase event I would like to offer you a 50% discount. Please quote discount code ‘Showcase’ when you book and your fee will be £150 plus VAT (£172.50). This amount will be refundable on future booking with Horses for Courses® or Breath of Fresh Air®.

For all the details and to book please go to www.connected-leadership.eventbrite.com/?discount=Showcase .

At Last! A Unique Workshop Created for Trainers To Show You The Steps You Need To Take To Go Freelance And Create A Successful And Profitable Training Business

This 1 Day Workshop called How To Launch a Training Business in 30 Days is the quickest and easiest way to learn how to become a successful freelance trainer.

You Will Discover:

* The Biggest Mistakes New Freelance Trainers Make and How You Can Avoid Them
* How to Overcome the Fear of Marketing and Selling
* How to Choose Which Marketing Methods Will Work For You
* How to Build Relationships to Get Direct Clients and Corporate Business
* Getting Clients to Come to You - Even in this market!
* How to Get Associate Work That Is Worth Doing
* Working Out What To Charge - How To Stay Competitive Without Going Broke
* How to Create Your Own Unpaid Sales Force

And much much more …….

Date: July 2 2009
Venue: Westmead Hotel, Birmingham
Cost: £295 plus follow up Coaching Session

Register at

http://www.thetrainerstrainingcompany.co.uk/events/30daysworkshop/

With our fast track Coaching for Performance programme you get increased performance that is sustainable.

DPG now offers the ILM Level 3 Certificate if Professional Workplace Coaching. It is a highly practical 5 day programme scheduled over just 4 months. Group sizes are limited to 12 to ensure you get the appropriate mix of group interaction and 1 to 1 attention. Plus, as with all DPG programmes we guarantee you’ll be successful or your programme is free.

http://www.dpgplc.co.uk/coaching-for-performance.asp

Download a full information pack now:

http://www.dpgplc.co.uk/fileupload/media/dpgDoc63.pdf

Call 0161 975 7777
Email: tracy.taylor@dpgplc.co.uk

Could you benefit from the Coaching for Performance programme?

If you who want to develop a high standard of performance from individuals and teams then this programme is designed for you.

Throughout the programme you will quickly develop the skills and processes that improve the performance of your team members or clients and ensure the changes made are sustainable.

Once completed you have the ILM Level 3 Certificate in Professional Workplace Coaching.

This programme is ideal for:

Improving business performance
Creating a coaching culture
Developing managers as coaches

http://www.dpgplc.co.uk

Hi there,

I just wanted to let you know that here at ADG, an experienced management consultancy based in Lancashire, we are launching our new suite of Coaching Programmes.

These programmes have been piloted over the past 12 months at Unilever UK and have made a difference to the empowerment of the people and the behaviour of leaders in the organisation.

As a Chartered Management Centre we are able to provide accreditation for the programmes.

If you are a leader looking to develop your skills then developing coaching as part of your leadership style can really improve your influencing ability. If you want to use coaching as part of a change process then these programmes can give you the tools to get started.

Investing in coaching is a good use of your time and money, as this is one skill that can, and will, spread the more you use it.

See our website at www.adgroup.co.uk for course leaflets, dates and prices, and information on the other opportunities
we support performance improvement in your organisation.


Anita Wild
Director

Tel: 01772 679154
email: anita@adgroup.co.uk
web: www.adgroup.co.uk

Can you or your business relate to any of these statements?

o Businesses are demanding greater efficiency, increased value for money, shareholder confidence and customer satisfaction………….

o In today’s world customers have less money to spend and want more for their money. Do all employees understand how the business works and what differentiates you from the crowd?

o Not all staff see the big picture, think outside the box and pull in the same direction; impacting your competitive advantage.

To address these issues it is not enough to just tell people to do it. If you want people to learn how to run a business, you need to provide them with a business they can practice with.

Business Simulations provide the solution that will give your business the edge, by replicating the day to day challenges – in a safe, learning environment. Participants experience deep, enduring learning and real empathy with the challenges of running a successful business.

APPLES & ORANGES (http://tinyurl.com/ctnumj)
Business Finance For Everyone
Apples & Oranges brings financial statements to life by inviting people to think like business owners so they can base future decisions on sound business thinking.

DECISION BASE (http://tinyurl.com/dxsflq)
Pulling In The Same Direction
Taking on the role of the management team (finance, production, marketing and corporate intelligence) people understand how and why their decisions influence the entire organisation.

CAYENNE (http://tinyurl.com/cper8h)
Securing Project Success
Reviewing a project that did not deliver as much business as was expected participants identify the hot buttons and deliver a better result.

Find out more about these Business Simulations, and more, on http://xlearning.co.uk/business_simulation.html and feel free to contact us for a no-obligation conversation.

mikenewman@xlearning.co.uk

McCullough Associates have designed a flexible and affordable outplacement package to enable employers to offer a support programme for staff who are affected by redundancy in the south/south west. Our service enables your company to achieve financial imperatives whilst fulfilling your commitment to valuing your staff and maintaining a strong ethical profile. Other benefits include: avoiding negative press; and preventing low morale and motivation in the remaining workforce and replacing it with the reassurance that the organisation will support them.

We provide a group programme and individual coaching:

Our group programme supports people through a systematic and sympathetic review of their circumstances, fianancial and otherwise, as well as guiding them through job search methods. It uses practical tools to build up an action plan for overcoming the negative impact of redundancy.

The courses have been planned so that they can be delivered over three half days. Their flexibility means that they can be adapted to suit a tighter time schedule if required.

Individual coaching is suited to the needs of management and includes a wider variety of career search tools. In addition to the core units offered in the group programme, individual coaching may include:

CV creation
Psychometric profiling
Personal marketing guidance
Personal impact and presentation
coaching for assessment centres and psychometric tests

Why choose us?

we have a range of coaches bringing versatility, diversity and professionalism
our small size means we are responsive to your needs
we have a wide range of experience in the private and public sectors, in both large and small organisations.
we are a local business in the south west and therefore we are flexible in our delivery location- we can come to you!
www.mcculloughassociates.co.uk
james@mcculloughassociates.co.uk

How to supercharge your selling

Sales Excellence

A two-day programme to help you
develop the effective way to winning new clients

10th March and 1st April 2009, Dorney Lake, Windsor

There are opportunities for all of us out there. It is a matter of finding them and being more effective at helping potential clients buy from us than our competitors.

We often say in sales that you have to kiss a lot of frogs before you find a prince and – or you have to get better at kissing. In this programme you will discover how many frogs you need to kiss and how to improve your kissing – with a bit of practice!

Discover the secrets, skills, confidence, tips and techniques of some of the best sales people and learn how to embrace this within your own personality and your business to attract the work you want.

You will work on your own sales scenarios and challenges during the programme.

Attend this workshop and you will take away…

• A clear plan for your sales activity
• Actions and ideas for handling your current sales challenges

learn

• How your beliefs can affect your sales success
• A sales model of excellence
• About rapport in a sales environment
• Outcome thinking in selling
• Following up and gaining commitment with ease

and how to:

• set up a sales relationship to increase your chance of success
• put yourself in you buyer’s shoes to help them to buy
• sell to different buyers

How much will it cost?

The fee for this two-day programme would normally be £700 plus VAT and in my eagerness to help you be successful under the current economic conditions, I am charging only £300 plus VAT.

The details

The workshops will take place at Dorney Lake, near Windsor, www.dorneylake.com, between 9.30am and 5.00pm each day. Lunch and refreshments are included.

How to book

To book or for further information, please contact Gerry Hyde - g.hyde@auricresults.co.uk or telephone me, Jacqueline Harris, on 0118 969 0783.

Is the phrase "if only I had time... " one of your most used sayings?

Do you never seem to get to those projects that would actually make all the difference?

Are you making plans for 2009, but lacking confidence in how you can complete them?

If this is the case for you, then we can help. Attend our FREE How to Take Control of Your Time tele-seminar and we will help you to find practical ways to take control in just one hour.

The session covers an overview of the key areas of Preparation and Planning, and will give you a realistic set of tools to increase your productivity. Including how you can easily gain 35 minutes more time each day! - and all this for free!

Our FREE 60 MINUTE SEMINAR will take place on Monday February 23rd at 4pm GMT (5pm CET, 8am PST).

For more information and to book your place, visit www.takingcontrolofyourtime.com, email your name to bookings@takingcontrolofyourtime.com or call +44(0)20 3286 3693.

Access a huge online resource - all current and future material.

Currently over 5000 one liners - great material for developing your own specific activities.

The resource includes 165 leadership Power point slides; 100 customer service, and 55 on mentoring

In all over 900 slides in 19 sets...coaching; change management; sales and marketing; performance management, and a lot more.

As well as currently more than 900 slides, have access to 23,000 words of Word files - this really will save you days.

Click www.andrewgibbons.co.uk for details and a lot of free downloads.

With the current financial climate the way it is and the worries that people are having with regards to job security, it is no wonder that stress levels are at an all time high.

It would be a very brave organisation that chose to ignore early warning signs that stress was having a major effect on productivity and performance.

You can change this by raising awareness of what causes stress and how your organisation can manage it.

For further details, contact Lin Lawler on lin.lawler@brookfield-associates.com

Sam Walton, Founder of WalMart said that There is only one boss. The customer. And he can fire everybody in the company from the chairman on down, simply by spending his money somewhere else.

Attend our FREE How to give the best customer service - Putting Customers First tele-seminar and we will help you to find practical ways to take control in just one hour.

The session covers the key fundamentals of customer service and discusses why putting customers first is critical for organisations. Learn about the Moment of Truth, the features and benefits of your product or service, how to think like a customer and much more - and all this for free!

These FREE sessions will take place on Tuesday December 9th at 4pm GMT. To join a FREE tele-seminar, email your name, the session you would like to join and your email address to bookings@freshlearning.co.uk and we will send you joining information.

For more information about this or any of our courses, please email enquiries@freshlearning.co.uk.

Dear Colleague

Is the phrase "if only I had time... " one of the most used sayings, either by yourself or by people across your business?

Do you never seem to get to those projects that would actually make all the difference?

If this is the case for you, then we can help. Attend our FREE How to Take Control of Your Time Preview tele-seminar and we will help you to find practical ways to take control in just one hour.

The session will cover an overview of the key areas of Preparation and Planning, and will give you a realistic set of tools to increase your productivity. Including how you can easily gain 35 minutes more time each day! - and all this for free!

Content for the session is taken from our intensive two-day Taking Control of your Time session; which highlights key ways to take control and become more effective and productive - a key requirement in today's business environment.

Why not call it Time Management?
The term Time Management is misleading - it is not possible to manage time, as time is a constant - 60 seconds to each minute and 6o minutes to each hour - what we should concentrate on is taking control of how we use time and how we make that use as productive as possible.

These FREE sessions will take place on Monday December 2nd at 9am, 4pm and 10pm GMT. To join a FREE tele-seminar, email your name, the session you would like to join and your email address to bookings@freshlearning.co.uk and we will send you joining information.

For more information about this or any of our courses, please email enquiries@freshlearning.co.uk.

Kind Regards

Richard Newton
Fresh Learning

What every business owner and customer account manager
needs to know in the current trading environment……

HOW TO NEGOTIATE THE DEAL YOU WANT

ONE DAY SALES MASTERCLASS

Wednesday 3rd December, Nottingham

Recently have you or your team found yourself saying things like:

“They want cash up front and I don’t want to lose the business so I have no option but to give in to them”

“They are demanding better terms and because our competitors are giving in to them we will need to do the same just to stand still”

But…it doesn’t have to be that way…

There is a way to negotiate your prices on your terms without losing your customers to your competitors and all be revealed on December 3rd.

Here are just a few of the things we’ll be covering on the day:

⇒ The no.1 secret to successful negotiation.

⇒ How to get ‘inside the head of the customer’ and why this really matters.

⇒ How to manage stress and pressure in a negotiation …effortlessly.

At the end of just one day, you’ll walk away with a complete toolkit to ensure you negotiate the deal on your terms and still keep the customer on your books.

Places on this one off event will be strictly limited so to guarantee your place for the special price of £229 + VAT call free on 0800 043 6073

Note: We are convinced that you will get huge value out of this event. So much so that, if you don’t, we will give you a full 100% refund of your fee..guaranteed!

Do you ever wish that you could assess your students' understanding of subject matter after they've left the classroom, and have gone back to their offices too far away to visit?

I have developed an online multiple choice quiz programme (MQuiz). The entire system runs through a browser, and allows the tutor/manager to set up and run mutiple choice quizzes on the internet. The student logs on, takes the test, is informed how he or she did, and then logs off. The results are stored on a database which can then be viewed by the manager. They can be sorted by name, department, who failed and who passed, and you can even see which questions are least well understood.

I can set this up to run with your logo, appearing to run through your URL within a very short timescale. Alternatively, you can buy the whole MQuiz code and database to run yourself.

You can try it out, and see its management reporting functionality by going to http://www.petercollett.com/quiz.

If you're interested, I'm on 07870 219624 or at peter@petercollett.com

As a national training provider Training Support (UK) Ltd is ideally placed to offer a range of nvqs, many of which may be fully funded subject to set criteria.

Unique to Training Support, is the added value that we automatically build into the nvq training, once we have carried out a training needs analysis, should your staff need First Aid, Health & Safety or Food Hygiene training we will build this into their nvq training at no additional cost to the individual or employer.

Nvqs currently available include:

Business Administration
Customer Service
Sales/Telesales
Diploma for IT Users
Retail
Warehousing
Security
Spectator Safety
Bus/Coach Driving
Rail Operators Award
Haulage
Taxi Driving
Cleaning
Team Leader
Hospitality Supervisors
Catering and Hospitality

Fully accredited courses offered include:

Food Hygiene levels 1 - 4
Health and Safety levels 1 - 4
First Aid: We are able to deliver both fully accredited and non-accredited first aid courses.
Management Training

To find out more about the nvqs we offer and the additional training which may be able to build in at no extra cost, please:

phone 0845 652 1003
email: enquiries@trainingsupport.co.uk

Step up performance through the power of Coaching Conversations - a practical tool for managers

A unique opportunity to experience this practical programme - starting 30th September 2008.

We are delighted to be able to offer you a unique opportunity to experience Coaching Conversations in a showcase event. We have a limited number of places available at a special showcase rate of £ 500 (normal delegate rate for an open programme would be £ 1600).

Coaching Conversations is an intensive, modular blended learning programme designed to overcome these and other barriers to harnessing the immense power of coaching as a management tool. It is grounded in the reality of getting things done through others with limited time available. Come and taste it for yourself.

For more details please contact Sara Rowe - srowe@recruit2retain.com or call her on 07973 963406.

We are looking for 4 or 5 potential joint venture partners who want to grow their businesses.

We are hoping that the venture will provide everyone with opportunities for expansion.

We are The Institute For Business Technology UK (IBT). We are a mature organisation (23 years) and we have provided a range of training and coaching services to mostly FTSE 250 companies.

I do not know the size and remit of your company, but I believe we can be of most benefit to smaller or highly specialised outfits, or single practitioners – all with a client base that would benefit from additional service offerings.

I want to make it clear from the outset that we do not want to interfere in any way in your client relationships. The way we see it working is that you would, of course, retain your client listings, relationships and full control of scheduling - but have the opportunity to offer them services that you might not already provide.

To give you an idea of some of the services you could add to your portfolio, click on the links below.

Manager As Coach 2 day course, open programme and in-house
http://www.developingmanagers-uk.co.uk/members/1591421/uploaded/MAC_2008.pdf

Performance Management Programme (consisting of 12 stand-alone modules)
http://www.developingmanagers-uk.co.uk/members/1591421/uploaded/Modules.pdf

The internationally acclaimed, Personal Efficiency Programme
http://www.developingmanagers-uk.co.uk/members/1591421/uploaded/About_PEP.pdf

If you have a client base you believe could benefit from some of these offerings, please get in touch. We will obviously work out a mutually agreeable financial arrangement that makes it worthwhile and a win for all of us.

I look forward to hearing from you.

Jay Hurwitz
http://www.ibtonline.co.uk
0044 1306 887944
jay.hurwitz@ibtonline.co.uk

The Business Consortium is a group of major companies who work together to organise and deliver a self-directed learning programme for their middle and senior managers.

Current member companies include: Zurich Financial Services, JCB (J.C. Bamford), The BBC, and Rolls Royce plc.

The self-directed programme is run over 5 two-day residential modules completed over a 9-12 month period.

Each module is hosted by one of the member companies on site.

The programme whilst self-directed tends to cover common themes relevant to middle and senior managers in any organisation, for example: managing change, mergers & acquisitions and integration, customer centric strategies, outsourcing, latest trends in marketing, managing talent etc.

We are currently looking for new members to join the consortium.

Would your organisation benefit from such a unique (and cost effective) development programee for your middle and senior managers?

If you would like to find out more, please contact Ian Hughes at Wizz Training. Tel: 0118 9797890 or e-mail: ian@wizztraining.co.uk.

The Ultimate Train-the-Trainer course!

Next Event: December 3-4-5 2008

Venue: Cotswold Conference Centre, Farncombe Est., Broadway, N. Cotswolds

Are you looking for that extra special spark that inspires delegates?

Whether you have 30 years training experience or 30 days, you can upgrade or augment your training/learning/presenting skills on this amazing workshop. Accelerated Learning, Multiple Intelligences and practical NLP concepts will all be presented over a framework of basic training skills.

Facilitated by Ross Page, creator of the TOM concepts, ‘TOM delivers En-Lightning Training’ could radically change the way you present information to others.

For course details and to read what other trainers and presenters have said about the 'TOM delivers En-Lightning Training' Advanced Training Sills Workshop at:
http://www.tom.gb.com/ELT-training.pdf

...then contact us for a booking form.

Investment: Only £975 + VAT

September 14-19 2008

Cotswold Conference Centre, Farncombe Est., Broadway, N. Cotswolds

Would you like to be a part of something new that is revolutionizing the training world?

To ensure high standards of quality for our clients, and to guarantee an organization built on the principles of greatness, we are being very selective about whom we invite to attend the TOM Academy. We want to work with people who fit the TOM style and who feel totally comfortable with the TOM principles and models. Ask yourself the following:

Are you a creative, enthusiastic and experienced trainer or presenter? Do you live what you teach? Do your participants learn things and have a good time?

Do delegates use words like… challenging, exciting, enjoyable, different, innovative, results-focused, powerful, and life-changing…to describe your training and communication style?
Do you have experience in management and leadership training; accelerated learning; NLP; personal development facilitation; experiential learning methods; and/or multiple intelligence activities?

If you answer “yes” to most of the above - especially the accelerated and experiential learning aspect - and you are interested in delivering powerful learning events based on proven principles and content, then we ought to arrange a call to further explore the fit.

We are looking for confident, independent trainers and training organisations to become successful trainers in the TOM models, based on the book Everyone agrees with TOM! by Ross Page, TOM International’s founder.

Costs: £2495 + VAT for the most complete advanced training skills course you are ever likely to attend.

Go to:

http://www.tom.gb.com and

http://www.tom.gb.com/tom/whats-on.html

to find out more about the TOM concepts and download a some of the TOM e-brochures including TOM Academy e-brochure.

Visit York in the Spring!

Open event in York - come and see how lovely it is in the Springtime! - May 19th to May 22nd.

Introducing our unique methodology of Structured Pragmativity, come and join this event to see how brain-friendly learning, creativity and pragmatism combine in structured learning events.

Excellent Learning Facilitation (ELF) 3-day workshop followed by 1-day assessment against ELF delivery criteria.

Total investment - £1,095, plus VAT for the 4-day event (excluding accommodation, which can be arranged at a highly competitve rate).

For more information or to book a provisional place, contact Matrix FortyTwo on 01759 304321 or email info@matrix42.co.uk.

www.matrix42.co.uk

Do you want to become a successful Coach or Mentor and develop leadership capabilities in others?

If you would like to learn new and dynamic skills that will enable you to understand yourself and other people more dramatically then join us on our 7 day development programme. We start the programme with the relationship you have with yourself – how you will understand what you do and why, is key to developing a greater sense of self awareness and personal presence.

When you have more skills as a Coach and Mentor you will experience a greater sense of confidence in your ability to create trust and inspire people. Personal coaching and feedback will be available from trainers as well as peers to ensure that you develop your skills over the five month period of the programme.

What Happens On The Programme?
From the outset, the experience will be highly practical and great fun. It’s a time to learn and practice powerful interpersonal coaching and mentoring skills. The programme uses concepts and theories drawn from Psychology, NLP, Transactional Analysis, MBTI and FIRO B. There will also be plenty of time for questions, discussions and feedback.

Programme dates:
The programme will start on Saturday 17th May and will run on the following Saturdays: 7th June, 28th June, 19h July, 30th August, 20th September, 11th October, 1st November (this a catch up day should you not be able to attend one the scheduled days above)

Venue:
The Essex Suite, Writtle Agricultural College, Lordship Road, Writtle, Chelmsford, Essex, CM1 3RR

Investment:
£2500.00 plus VAT
£2000.00 plus VAT for Trainerbase and CIPD members
£1500.00 plus VAT for those self funding

Email me on peterwatts@compasstraining.com for more information. The ILM also have a web-site, the link is
www.i-l-m.com

If you have attended the Trainerbase conferences for the past few years you may have sat in on a session given by Duncan John on TA and Human Givens.

I would like to offer you first refusal to attend a full day workshop on Human Givens, presented by Duncan John.

As previously mentioned Duncan has presented for the past two years and has gone down a storm for his simple, pragmatic and entertaining approach to delivery.

Cost for the day is £150 which includes lunch, teat, coffee etc.

Date is 29th May 2008
Venue is the Village Hotel, Cardiff (http://www.village-hotels.co.uk/hotels/Cardiff/).

This is an excellent opportunity to get some very valuable, high quality low cost CPD under your belt at the start of the next financial year (don't forget to update your Trainerbase profiles!!) and see in my opinion) what has to be one of the UK's most entertaining and knowledgeable facilitators at work.

If you want to come along please let me know as soon as possible. Spaces are limited to a maximum of 15; and I have six provisional names already.

This event is being organised by Rubus Consultants on behalf of Trainerbase.

Contact andrewmiller@rubus-consultants.co.uk or call him on +44 (0) 1633 400 051

Launching our new executive development & meeting venue.
Exclusive offers for Trainerbase subscribers!


As a trainer or facilitator, you know the value the actual venue can have on the workshop or programme you are delivering.
Ascensio, a leader in executive and management development, is pleased to launch the first of its purpose built “retreats” and we are offering Trainerbase subscribers the opportunity to use the venue for their own client needs. (Some examples in the past have included Board Meetings, NLP programmes and Coaching).

Welcome to Au Barbut, our new executive retreat situated in the beautiful landscape of South West France, a short budget airline flight from the UK to either Pau or Toulouse. (We’re not mad! The venue has proven easier to get to than London!). Designed by and for the development professionals!

Key features include:

• 6 double or king sized bedrooms with private en suite facilities
• 1 double room with shared bathroom
• 1 single room with shared bathroom
• Huge conference room, seating for 9 with full audio/visual equipment and break out areas
• 2 lounges
• Kitchen (chef provided, or do it yourself!)
• Private outdoor pool, gymnasium
• Internet and broadband
• Excursions and activities available (at additional cost)
Outside, there is an ample garden area to enjoy with outside eating, seating and relaxation furniture available for use. There is a barbecue area to also enjoy as well as a little valley and woodland to explore. For those wishing to blend meetings with some “r n r”, the closest golf course to Au Barbut is Marciac (about 15 minutes away) and skiing in winter is at the St Mary Soulan resort. Tarbes is the nearest main city which is approximately 30 mins by car. The Pyrenees is 80 minutes drive and Lourdes is 60 minutes drive.
Please note, the venue is entirely no smoking (except for designated outdoor areas).


For more information please call 0845 838 2270 or www.ascensio.co.uk/retreats.html

Run your own Outdoor Training Courses - a Resource for Trainers

• Technical expertise and resources available to trainers or training managers considering an outdoor training solution for teambuilding or leadership courses
• For trainers with no outdoor experience and whose clients have requested outdoor training
• No need to approach an outdoor training provider – design and deliver your own bespoke course with our help
• We organise and set up the tasks and exercises, you facilitate the reviews
• Technical expertise on hand to monitor safety and setting-up of exercises
• Ideal for your graduate development programme
• Courses can be run anywhere in the country

As used currently by Peugeot, Volkswagen and PULSE

Call 01248 430730 or contact mikeketcher@globalnet.co.uk for more detailed information.

Fun Is A Serious Business has its first event of 2008 on February 6. Paul James will lead an exploration of how to set and achieve business goals. The event - "What's It Like To Score A Goal?" - will be held at Wembley from 2 to 5pm. Places are limited, but all delegates will be invited to join Paul in the evening at Fabio Capello's debut game, when England play Switzerland. Paul has helped large international companies set and achieve goals for over two decades. The afternoon will explore both the mechanics of goal setting and how to use visualisation to help individuals and teams better achiev those goals. The event will be fun and highly participative, aimed at managers and leaders from all industries, and will cost £250. Contact Paul on 07889 789776 or paul@betterbusinesscommunication.co.uk.

“ The Brand ME” is a programme designed for Women ---

WHO ARE COMMITTED TO FINDING OUT WHAT THEY REALLY WANT

AND WHAT GETS IN THE WAY OF THEM ACHIEVING IT.

WHO WANT SOMETHING MORE OR DIFFERENT FROM LIFE.

WHO WANT TO ACHIEVE RESULTS THAT UNTIL NOW, THEY HAVE BELIEVED IMPOSSIBLE.

You will find out as a Woman how to ---

BRING BALANCE TO YOUR LIFE.

CHOOSE WHAT YOU REALLY WANT WITHOUT COMPROMISE OR GUILT.

ACHIEVE WHAT YOU REALLY WANT IN BUSINESS AND YOUR PERSONAL LIFE.

FIND THE “Brand ME” AND LEARN HOW TO MARKET IT.

What to expect from the programme ---

THINKING OUTSIDE THE BOX.

RIGOROUS COMPASSIONATE CHALLENGE.

IN-DEPTH PERSONAL INQUIRY.

ONE ON ONE COACHING BETWEEN SESSIONS.

CHAT ROOM AND EMAIL SUPPORT.

The workshops will be delivered over 2 x 2 day workshops on 13-14th March 08 and 10 - 11th April 08

For more information on the programme and to book your place visit www.mclanegroup.co.uk/brandme or phone Tracy Regan on 07809 498 949

An Exclusive and Time-Limited Opportunity to become an MTC Affiliate. Mobile Team Challenge is very pleased to write to you with an exciting development. This message is only for the budding entrepreneurs who want to take control of their own destiny. MTC are offering an exclusive and highly limited opportunity for you to become an “MTC Platinum Partner and to become part of this exciting, profitable and low-risk business model. As an MTC Platinum Partner, you get all of the benefits of trading under the highly regarded and well known brand and you are trained and can access to all of the tried, tested and unique products and programmes. All of this, combined with one to one mentoring and on-going support from the MTC team in the UK and USA, gives you an exclusive opportunity to build your own MTC business and generate a substantial monthly income.
MTC Platinum Partners Benefit from:
MTC Experiential Learning Equipment Standard Kit - comprising 53 hardware activities + MTC Teambuilding Pack comprising 63 activities
• MTC Facilitator Training + MTC Appreciative Inquiry Training – 5 days
• MTC Programme Training ranging from Customer Service, Team Building, Conflict Management, Change Management etc
• Business Start up advice – MTC Collateral, Marketing Support, Documentation Templates, Strategic Planning, Marketing Plans, Pricing Strategies etc
• Three days of on-site mentoring where MTC personnel will assist you in delivering your first programmes
• On-going support to assist in programme design and advanced MTC Facilitator Training
This is a fantastic opportunity to build a successful business with support from a team of people who have over 100s years of experience of building for success throughout all sectors. Take control of your life, gain financial freedom and start planning for your future and focusing on turning your goals into reality.
Limited Availability, Great Opportunity, Call Today
0870 165 7314 or Contact info@mtceurope.co.uk

The art of challenging self-limiting beliefs.

Many people comment that they cannot draw; or are otherwise 'graphically challenged'. In a short a time as 1 hour, for the vast majority of individuals attending workshops, this limiting belief is dispelled.

How:

As a qualified illustrator, I have long held the belief that, if I can draw, so can anyone else (all things being equal). Back in 2004 I came across a concept that to me, prooved the point.

Uses:

Do you know of or are you part of a group that would like to challenge self-limiting beliefs; either within your working environment or your personal development. This workshop (from a 4 hour introduction to a 7 day holiday) will in the words of previous delegates "change your life".

Is creativity a bit stale within your group; do you need to kick start the creative flow within an endeavour; either at work or in your personal life. This workshop engages with a part of your brain that may well have been dormant (literally) for some time.

We all have the ability (all things being equal) to be creative to some degree; most however don't believe this. Take part in "Anyone can draw" and have your self-limiting belief dispelled.

PJM
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We have spaces available on our 8th September LifeCraft Experience retreat. Very special rates. To request further information visit www.thelifecraftexperience.com

The LifeCraft Experienced is featured in:
Body and Soul escapes by Caroline Sylge
has been reviewed in Conde Nast Traveller and Toni and Guy.

This is a personal development programme that we guarantee will change your life.

Complete package includes full board aboard a circa. 100ft Gulet, flights, transfers, profiling and coaching.

Hi all

This is our new Market Place where you can make Sales Pitches and Product and Service announcements.

This page is totally commercial and gives you the opportunity to openly advertise what you do.

I have an open mind about the type of post that can be placed in here. Apart from recruitment (no tenders please) illegal, defamatory, unsubstiantaited or other seriously questionable message, I don't see much that I would dissalow on this message board. If you are unsure whether to post, then please do run the message past me first.

There is a cost involved in posting messages (no free lunches I'm afraid). Your score will be reduced by a number of points. The default is currently 100. Depending on how this facility progresses, I may increase or decrease the points (supply and demand).

Lets see how this goes. Any suggestions about enhancements (constructive please), let me know.

Onwards and Upwards.

Peter
AKA Ed.