It's been a while since I last attended academic classes. Been in work for more than a year. As stupid as it sounds, I missed the good ol' days of university...
The *ehem* girls *ehem*, the classes, lecturers, meetings, events, hang-overs, stay-overs, and of course, theassignments (WA-DA-FAK)!
Gaining knowledge had been part of my everyday routine since a year ago.
As the famous Lance Armstrong always said, “Knowledge is power, community is strength and positive attitude is everything” . This believe was what made him 7x Tour De France Champion, and it'll surely bring me towards what I want too!
And thanks to cheap books which I could get from a bookstore near my office, gaining knowledge had never been easier! Though that's that. It's a different story learning in a classroom environment, where there're the teachers and the teachees.
Today was the 1st class of a series of training scheduled by my department, both on-work skills/knowledge, and developmental skills (A change of culture and structure thanks to the whole group of lovely colleagues who provided constructive feedback to the Director!).
I didn't expect much from the presenters as they were colleagues to me and not trained to teach. I was more interested in indulging myself in that classroom experience, which brought back the university moments 2 years ago. But to my surprised, they explained their materials and slides well enough to the extent of the 3Ss (Short, Sweet, & Simple) and easily understood! There's only 2 reasons for silence during a Q&A session - 1. The presentation was clearly understood; 2. The presentation was a mess that we (the teachees) didn't even know what to ask. This was surely the former.
I had a great time absorbing all those information that was otherwise ignored by the management to us - the analyst (shall we never brought it up in the first place), which were very essential in both development and improvement of task efficiency and productivity! I had fun too acting like a judge for the presenters (bringing back memories of my Psych Research Colloqium!), though of course, keeping the comments to myself (nevertheless, all gained positive ones from me!).
I hope the trainings will maintain its standards set today, if not better. Am definitely anticipating for the one in December, where my mentor will be conducting it!
The *ehem* girls *ehem*, the classes, lecturers, meetings, events, hang-overs, stay-overs, and of course, the
As the famous Lance Armstrong always said, “Knowledge is power, community is strength and positive attitude is everything” . This believe was what made him 7x Tour De France Champion, and it'll surely bring me towards what I want too!
And thanks to cheap books which I could get from a bookstore near my office, gaining knowledge had never been easier! Though that's that. It's a different story learning in a classroom environment, where there're the teachers and the teachees.
Today was the 1st class of a series of training scheduled by my department, both on-work skills/knowledge, and developmental skills (A change of culture and structure thanks to the whole group of lovely colleagues who provided constructive feedback to the Director!).
I didn't expect much from the presenters as they were colleagues to me and not trained to teach. I was more interested in indulging myself in that classroom experience, which brought back the university moments 2 years ago. But to my surprised, they explained their materials and slides well enough to the extent of the 3Ss (Short, Sweet, & Simple) and easily understood! There's only 2 reasons for silence during a Q&A session - 1. The presentation was clearly understood; 2. The presentation was a mess that we (the teachees) didn't even know what to ask. This was surely the former.
I had a great time absorbing all those information that was otherwise ignored by the management to us - the analyst (shall we never brought it up in the first place), which were very essential in both development and improvement of task efficiency and productivity! I had fun too acting like a judge for the presenters (bringing back memories of my Psych Research Colloqium!), though of course, keeping the comments to myself (nevertheless, all gained positive ones from me!).
I hope the trainings will maintain its standards set today, if not better. Am definitely anticipating for the one in December, where my mentor will be conducting it!
Remember folks, KNOWLEDGE is POWER!
AWESOME!
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