Tech-savvy Trainer Gifts

"New tricks CD Rom"

"Sorry, give me one second."

"I take it you don't get out much?"

"Virtual workouts are getting so realistic."

"I've just been offered a job sorting out the Y1K bug.."

Life with a professional baseball catcher.

"Why won't you teach us how to handle complaints?"

I'm going to practice on you before I start managing other people.

"Any questions?"

'Now THAT'S a presentation! Great delivery, great graphics, and he moonwalks from the room.'

"I don't believe I've missed a single sign since you made the switch to Power Point."

"I'm not sure about this new trainee - he asked me when does he get to see the actual ropes."

How to deliver a successful presentation.

"Any questions?"

'One of the new targets is targeting which targets we're meant to target.'

Mozart on a computer,

City Marathon.

"I'm weighed down with so many gadgets, I'll need a push to start me off."

"Good news...I found a doctor who says you can still play!"

"The anger management consultant said he wasn't going to alter his **** dates at this t****stage which fits in with the 'managing change' consultant who said it was to late to change her plans..."

"How can I be a lead learner without the technology needed to lead?"

"We hardly ever intercept hard copy notes anymore, Stanley."

Hanging off every word...

"I believe I can create a great presentation if I can only tap into my cognitive dissonance."

Quality Control

"Excuse me a moment, whilst I just change hats."

"Just go with the workflow."

"The GOOD news is that 94 people want to attend the leadership training, the bad news is that 64 of them want to change the venue, 56 the time and 45 want to be course leader."

'I hope that training aid doesn't give him the idea that bigger laptops could mean more output.'

'Let's go! Let's go! Hustle! ...Relatively speaking.'

'First of all, relax.'

"You may inflict pain, but it mustn't be severe or prolonged."

Targets.

"This is the communications workshop, right? Let’s get started, I’m prepared!"

"Try not to think of them just as a 'customer' but rather as your only chance of paying your mortgage and putting food on your plate."