Friday
Dec311999
128 - Telephone Coaching System Saves Awkward Moments & Classroom Learning Tip: Rise and Shine
December 31, 1999
1. Michael Milken to Host CEO Panel at TechLearn '99: We are pleased to
announce that Michael Milken of Knowledge Universe will be hosting a very
unique keynote session at TechLearn '99. I recently spent an afternoon with
him dialoguing on the future of the learning industry and we discussed the
need to hear from the leading CEO's in the country on their views of the
importance of training and learning investments. Michael has agreed to
play a "Larry King" role at TechLearn and to interview several CEO's live
and via video. We will also stream this presentation over the internet if
you would like to invite your CEO to view this briefing.
The panel will also include Jerry J. Jasinowski, President of The National
Association of Manufacturers, who is an advocate for a 3% of payroll
investment in training. This will be a rare opportunity to see and hear the
top level of management at our leading companies talk about learning and the
future of our field. Registrations for TechLearn '99 are over 1,300 and we
will have a HARD ceiling of 2,500 attendees to respect the design model of
the conference. Dates are 10/31 to 11/3 at Walt Disney World in Orlando.
Registration and information online at http://www.techlearn.com
2. WARNING: Email Virus is Real. Training Alert! The most recent email
virus warning is very REAL! Worm.ExploreZip is a virus capable of
destroying data. It enters your system through email. If you don't catch it,
it may destroy crucial files on your system. Mail systems at major
corporations have been shut down in a protective response to this virus.
Training and Learning professionals should make sure that the IT department
is working on informing the employee base about this latest virus. A great
summary of the virus is located on Jesse Burst's Anchor Desk today at
http://www.zdnet.com/anchordesk/story/story_3500.html
3. Telephone Coaching System Saves Awkward Moments: If you haven't figured
it out yet, I don't sleep a lot! Sometimes I am up at the wee hours of the
morning to do some work or even to make phone calls that will end up in
email boxes. Yesterday, I got a wonderful surprise when the I heard this
announcement after I dialed and before the phone started to ring: "It is
now 4:14 AM at the location of this number." Wow. AT&T has added this
feature to coach you about the time zone difference. Since I am often
returning calls from people that have not left their physical location, this
is great. It is a wonderful tool for when I am calling friends and don't
want to wake them up (as opposed to the people that I would rather actually
send a voice mail message). Kudos to AT&T for adding this coaching system.
Now, if it only could access a database to see when my buddy Mitch Edelstein
goes to sleep at night, it would be awesome.
4. Learning Quotation: Henry Ford: Heinrich Koenen, the Dean of The MASIE
Center, sent me the latest Learning Quotation from Henry Ford:
"Anyone who stops learning is old, whether twenty or eighty. Anyone who
keeps learning stays young. The greatest thing in life is to keep your mind
young." - Henry Ford
5. Classroom Learning Tip: Rise and Shine: A simple tip for trainers.
Ask your class to stand up from time to time. When I give keynote
speeches, I always ask people to get up, move a few feet and have a 90
second conversation on a topic with a colleague. The energy that is
created when people stand up is enormous. Most of us are not used to
sitting for an entire day. A few minutes standing up gets the blood
flowing, the mind more active and people love to talk. I keep it short,
though after lunch, I sometimes have folks stand for 15 minutes and work on
an activity. Have them rise and see them shine!
Notes to TechLearn '99 Participants and Alumni:
- TechLearn Pins have been sent to all current attendees. Wear these at
regional and national training events to hook up with other folks that are
planning on coming to Orlando in October.
- Information on the TechLearn Cruise (3 days to Nassau right after the
event for only $330 a person) is now posted on the site at
http://www.techlearn.com
- Case Studies Wanted: We are filling in the last slots of content at
TechLearn. We are looking for a few case studies in the Learning Technology
or Computer and IT Training arena. Case studies must be presented by
organizations that are implementing new models of learning or technology and
cannot be presented by a vendor or supplier. Please email Heinrich Koenen
at hk@masie.com if you want more info on the case study segments of
TechLearn.
- A personal favor. Many of you met Ed DiMiceli, my father-in-law at
TechLearn. He was the man who danced on stage with Loretta LaRoche at the
end of her Joy of Stress keynote. Ed is 60 today. Can you send him
birthday greetings at dimiceli@bigvax.alfred.edu
announce that Michael Milken of Knowledge Universe will be hosting a very
unique keynote session at TechLearn '99. I recently spent an afternoon with
him dialoguing on the future of the learning industry and we discussed the
need to hear from the leading CEO's in the country on their views of the
importance of training and learning investments. Michael has agreed to
play a "Larry King" role at TechLearn and to interview several CEO's live
and via video. We will also stream this presentation over the internet if
you would like to invite your CEO to view this briefing.
The panel will also include Jerry J. Jasinowski, President of The National
Association of Manufacturers, who is an advocate for a 3% of payroll
investment in training. This will be a rare opportunity to see and hear the
top level of management at our leading companies talk about learning and the
future of our field. Registrations for TechLearn '99 are over 1,300 and we
will have a HARD ceiling of 2,500 attendees to respect the design model of
the conference. Dates are 10/31 to 11/3 at Walt Disney World in Orlando.
Registration and information online at http://www.techlearn.com
2. WARNING: Email Virus is Real. Training Alert! The most recent email
virus warning is very REAL! Worm.ExploreZip is a virus capable of
destroying data. It enters your system through email. If you don't catch it,
it may destroy crucial files on your system. Mail systems at major
corporations have been shut down in a protective response to this virus.
Training and Learning professionals should make sure that the IT department
is working on informing the employee base about this latest virus. A great
summary of the virus is located on Jesse Burst's Anchor Desk today at
http://www.zdnet.com/anchordesk/story/story_3500.html
3. Telephone Coaching System Saves Awkward Moments: If you haven't figured
it out yet, I don't sleep a lot! Sometimes I am up at the wee hours of the
morning to do some work or even to make phone calls that will end up in
email boxes. Yesterday, I got a wonderful surprise when the I heard this
announcement after I dialed and before the phone started to ring: "It is
now 4:14 AM at the location of this number." Wow. AT&T has added this
feature to coach you about the time zone difference. Since I am often
returning calls from people that have not left their physical location, this
is great. It is a wonderful tool for when I am calling friends and don't
want to wake them up (as opposed to the people that I would rather actually
send a voice mail message). Kudos to AT&T for adding this coaching system.
Now, if it only could access a database to see when my buddy Mitch Edelstein
goes to sleep at night, it would be awesome.
4. Learning Quotation: Henry Ford: Heinrich Koenen, the Dean of The MASIE
Center, sent me the latest Learning Quotation from Henry Ford:
"Anyone who stops learning is old, whether twenty or eighty. Anyone who
keeps learning stays young. The greatest thing in life is to keep your mind
young." - Henry Ford
5. Classroom Learning Tip: Rise and Shine: A simple tip for trainers.
Ask your class to stand up from time to time. When I give keynote
speeches, I always ask people to get up, move a few feet and have a 90
second conversation on a topic with a colleague. The energy that is
created when people stand up is enormous. Most of us are not used to
sitting for an entire day. A few minutes standing up gets the blood
flowing, the mind more active and people love to talk. I keep it short,
though after lunch, I sometimes have folks stand for 15 minutes and work on
an activity. Have them rise and see them shine!
Notes to TechLearn '99 Participants and Alumni:
- TechLearn Pins have been sent to all current attendees. Wear these at
regional and national training events to hook up with other folks that are
planning on coming to Orlando in October.
- Information on the TechLearn Cruise (3 days to Nassau right after the
event for only $330 a person) is now posted on the site at
http://www.techlearn.com
- Case Studies Wanted: We are filling in the last slots of content at
TechLearn. We are looking for a few case studies in the Learning Technology
or Computer and IT Training arena. Case studies must be presented by
organizations that are implementing new models of learning or technology and
cannot be presented by a vendor or supplier. Please email Heinrich Koenen
at hk@masie.com if you want more info on the case study segments of
TechLearn.
- A personal favor. Many of you met Ed DiMiceli, my father-in-law at
TechLearn. He was the man who danced on stage with Loretta LaRoche at the
end of her Joy of Stress keynote. Ed is 60 today. Can you send him
birthday greetings at dimiceli@bigvax.alfred.edu
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