Jack Shaw

Looking for information. Have to make a trip to SSA. Not looking forward to the long wait, but I expect I’ll be riled up enough to comment on training and customer service. While I have nothing against the agency, I have looked at websites and been on the phone with them. The people are great, and I know they are overworked. While I’ll be looking…[Read more]

I’ve been away for some time concentrating on teaching the soft subjects of English and speech. Wife has a new government job, so I “consult.” Also, I am busy with training for Cruise Ship passengers on how to have a good time in the Port of Calls. Any resources out there?

What has happened to training with the government shut-down and now that things are relatively back to normal?

I ran across the comment on my article The Anatomy of a Trainer. Basically, the main idea was to say trainers can come from anywhere in the organization. I did compare would be trainers are noticed like leaders, but being junior makes training a good place for them and I applaud the idea that trainers should represent the company and the CEO at…[Read more]

One of the gentlemen in my class, a very large gentlemen, came up to me at the very first of class and said, “You flunked me on the group project, and I didn’t deserve it.” He walked away, head bowed. I said, “Tell me what you said in the group discussion.” He just shook his head and said, “It don’t matter.” “This is a communication class.…[Read more]

Carol, Not to out do you, but I left home at 15, worked and stayed in school, went to college for awhile, joined the Marines, got out a Sergeant, went to work in radio and TV doing commercials mostly while I went back to college, then joined the USAF as a public affairs officer, got out as a Major. My choice. I had had all the interesting…[Read more]

“My compromise with not acting: I’m going to do an audio link for my training blogs. Wondering if anyone has done that on a co-op basis.”