This was a good training for those of use who are currently as official supervisor roles as well as those of use who are supervisor/managing classroom online or in traditional settings. Much of the information I have learned before but found this training to be a great refresher and highlight for me the applicability of the various techniques and information in an online class environment.

Skills are very important issue when dealing with students.because the diversity,people from different cultures,make more challenging when it came to deal with it , also when we find students with bad attitude.

At my workplace, we use the Situational Leadership coaching model. I have weekly one-on-ones with my team members, who come prepared with their list of topics to discuss broken down in terms of how much assistance they need. For example, a D-1 topic would be one that requires a lot of direction and informatoin whereas a D4 topic would be one they just want to share with me or update me on. There is also a section on the form for "next steps by you (the coachee)" and "next steps by your leader." This is helpful in keeping track of what we each are committing to after our session. So far, I have had good results with my team. Recently, however, I had a new team member added, who was previously reporting to another director, who did not follow this style of coaching/"checking in" with his team members. She was very resistant to the idea of doing this indicating that she has nothing to talk about and felt it would be a waste of time. My goal is ultimately to provide my team members dedicated time to get their needs met amidst our hectic daily schedules. Any suggestions for promoting "buy-in" to this model or adapting this model to better fit her needs would be greatly appreciated.

many times communication is dropped. To achieve greater goals you need to do your homework first on a topic, then gather information. Then you need to choose your audience and who will be the most effective. Once you choose your audience you need to gear your presentation to with all the learning styles.

Setting up a presentation consists of, Brainstorming Ideas, Identifying your message, Selecting and organizing your points, preparing for questions, and preparing visuals.

Appropriate feedback is vital to the future success of the supervisor, the subordinate and the team as a whole. Good feedback and open communication makes or breaks the team

I would be interested to hear the case for 'banning' the word NEGATIVE when giving or dicussing feedback, In my view, feedback should either be positve of constructive, the latter used to correct behaviour. Welcome thoughts? David

As an Executive Coach, its interesting to read the differences the programme gives between coaching and mentoring. Whilst I accept that the programme focus is on the role managers play in coaching, coaching itself fulfills a much greater need than just performance issues. I would be intyerested in how you might describe the difference between an external coach (one whose job it is to coach) and that of a manger (one whose job it is to manage performance). David

Career education instructors need to take in to account the type and skill level of students. The vast majority of students attending career education institutions fall under the classification of nontraditional students and as such we need to tailor our presentation skills towards their learning abilities. Most of these students have been out of the classroom for a large period of time which creates a difficulty as they may have loss a large percentage of their basic skills, namely, reading, math, language handling. Our presentations need to be tailor in such a way as to enable us to reach all our students and allow them to attaint the program learning goals.

Presentation anxieties can sometimes make an incredible presentation a memorable nightmare

I'm currently involved in developing a presentation to potential investors in a new fast food concept. What key information should I present regarding our product/concept?

it is so crucial for an instructor to have exciting presentation skills. If not you will lose the subject and not meet overall objectives

I have found that several adjustments need to be made depending on whether I'm speaking in person or online. I've found the online format to be a bit more restrictive but am still experimenting with it. Anyone else have this experience and any suggested strategies?

When I am giving feedback I view the body language of the person to become sensitive to how they are accepting or rejecting my criticism.

I've learned that the more intense communication becomes in a meeting, the more I listen and the less I talk.

I have to teach an inservice on a new method of tracking assignments and grades to my faculty and fear they will resent me because I am forcing them to learn something new and some are already calling it "double work"...How can I put this in a positive light?

It is very important to be clear about your expectations of your students' when posted discussions online is one of the requirements for a course grade. Being clear and precise is the key.

As the coach, coaching is not always easy; nor is it always comfortable to the one you are coaching. To be successful in coaching one must keep the ultimate goal in mind------improvement and continued success to reach as a team organizational goals

The first step must be to listen carefully. Some of us only hear what we want to hear and that puts us in a defensive mode.

it is a good practice to recap with what was discussed at the prior meeting. Also is a good practice to get the thumbs up for a decision making.