For my May review, I thought I would look through my bookshelf and decide on a book that was relevant to the work that I am doing today. As my project work ramps up with the company I am contracted to, delivering training to employees in two countries is going to be challenging so it […]
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Book Review: The New Social Learning by Marcia Conner and Tony Bingham
Training often gives people solutions to problems already solved. Collaboration addresses challenges no one has overcome before. Last week, I overheard a colleague say that she saw a post on Yammer regarding a customer service situation that occured in the company. She communicated this to the Change and Communications team sitting near her and queried […]
Book Review: Social Media for Trainers: Techniques for Enhancing and Extending Learning by Jane Bozarth
Are you a learning and development professional who is hearing more about social media lately and quietly wondering how it will affect your role? Are you an instructional designer who believes that social media is a passing fad and one that cannot be incorporated into training programs for learners? Think again. Jane Bozarth’s new book […]
Weekly Rapts
Welcome to Weekly Rapts Every week I come across some exceptional articles, books, videos and other stuff that captures my attention and inspires me to action which could be to write about a blog post; have a conversation about it with someone; create something from it; escape down a rabbit warren to learn more about […]
Using Scrivener
Yesterday while Andrew was using the home office to work, I took the laptop into the kitchen and sat at the table with it. I pondered what to do on it. Should I surf YouTube? Should I work on my YouTube channel Life Lessons From Books? Should I write a short story? What? I decided […]
How to Read
Continuing onto the second skill highlighted in Robin Good’s article “What We Really Need to Learn to Be Successful in Life – Part 1″ is How to Read. Reading is my most favourite activity. Reading is critical thinking for me. However, it’s also HOW we read that is the most important skill and I believe […]
New Video Book Review: Man-Made by Tracey Spicer
If you haven’t already heard about artificial intelligence then you may have been living under a rock but trust me, if you could move over a bit, I’d like to come in there under with you too. This book is a collection of chapters based of research and interviews on how technology today is using […]
Confession: I Never Want To Work Again
This week while chatting with a good friend, I confessed that I can never see myself working ever again in a corporate business with companies or leader who put profit over people. The mere idea of working for such a business doing exactly the same thing that I’ve been doing for the last 25 years […]
Microsoft Viva Engage: It’s Beginning to Look A Lot Like Facebook
I had to squint my eyes and shake my head to scrutinise the user interface of Microsoft’s rebranded Yammer which they’re calling Viva Engage (through the Microsoft Teams app). Whoa! 😲 Look how similar it is to Facebook or Meta or whatever you want to call it. 😂 I really do hope (!) that this […]
Notification Literacy
In the post, “Some Thoughts on ‘Home’ Pages for Individuals Within Communities and Social Networks” by Doug Belshaw, explains he’s “thinking out loud” in his post on a solution that allows him not to feel overwhelmed when returning to community or social network sites and having to face an onslaught of notifications that cause him […]
Yammer & Viva Engage: Same? Same?
Yes. Okay you can stop reading now. Seriously, it didn’t take long for the new announcement by Microsoft for people to start pinging me at work and on the phone (thankfully, I’m off social media or else my notifications would have been out of control). “Helen, you’re a Yammer fan, what do you make of […]
Books, Bootcut & Bubble Tea
Just home from a lovely day out. Today was our Book Club Day. I was invited to join my good friend Jasmine’s book club. A club she started with a few of her girlfriends whom she has worked with or connected over interests. The book we discussed today was Radical Candor by Kim Scott and […]
My Notion of Microsoft Loop
Things at the beginning of the work year are always a little bit quiet until people get back from holidays and commence projects for the upcoming months. As such, it’s always the “calm before the storm”. So what I have been doing is catching up with all the Microsoft changes and using this quiet time […]
Smarter Note Taking
First book I read in 2022 on my new Kindle (a nice gift from Santa, thank you very much) was How to Take Smart Notes by Sonke Ahrens who also has a great website Take Smart Notes. Why Did I Choose This Book? Some time back in early 2021, I started on the journey of […]
Creative Challenge – Day 23
I am doing Meredith Lewis (@dangerousmere) and thinking I may have missed a day somewhere. No matter. Today she asks us: During this busy time of year, did you have time to respond to all of them and make stuff, or were some or all of them treated as thought-exercises that could only be responded […]
Microsoft Teams Rooms: A Mini Masterclass
Yesterday I put the final touches to a mini-masterclass on Microsoft Teams Rooms. I had started this over a month ago when there was talk at work about how organisations now are preparing their people to return to the office. In particular, how to help organisations with their actual physical space requirements for hybrid work. […]
Radio Girl
I’m currently reading a book by researcher David Dufty called Radio Girl: The Story of the Extraordinary Mrs Mac, Pioneering Engineer and War Time Legend (what a cracking title) and the more I read it, the more I believe that Australian film makers MUST make a film or a series about her. Violet McKenzie grew […]
Building a Digital Profile
Some time ago, I was asked to present at an upcoming conference on the topic of Building a Digital Profile. I accepted as it was not only an interesting topic, also I valued the person who asked it of me, and it was also a paid opportunity. Since accepting the work, I have been doing […]
What Did You Miss in May?
Blog Posts Alone in My Car (on Digital Minimalism) Time to Get Serious About the Next Phase (of My Life) Loving the Crafty Side of My Network (on preferring to read about the lifelong learning pursuits of my personal network rather than anything to do with their actual work because it’s what they do outside […]
Day 2: Guèdelon Castle
I’m continuing my discovery of the Burgundy region in France, taking my time to explore the Top 50 places in France on a whim. (See more WHY I’m doing this and where I started the journey here at Virtual Tour of Les Hospices de Beaune) This morning, I checked out of the delightful accomodation and […]