Rule number one?
Be prepared!
I was glad I read everything in the email that came back from the event booking system on the extranet – so I turned up with the right kit at the right time, having first completed the online training modules [took a couple of hours on Sunday afternoon].
The session started bang on time, that’s always the sign of a well run job.
Again the thing that most impressed me was the ordinaryness of the people attending, and I say that not in a bad way – I was really encouraged by the down to earth, practical nature of everyone there.
The room was full of normal everyday people from very different backgrounds – a young lady who makes bespoke jewellery, a police officer, a young guy from a call centre, two or three IT folks, a driving instructor, an accountant and around 15 other trades were represented at the session.
Importantly though, despite their many differences -they did have one thing in common, they wanted to learn how to make money! And that’s a good thing!
The training was extemely comprehensive, very intensive and positive – so by around 3pm I was flagging a bit!
It’s forty years since I sat in a classroom situation and/or had to focus on anything for more than a five minute stretch!
Coffee, buns and a bit of role play after the first break helped to gee things up, and by the end of the day I felt I had learned a ton of stuff – there’s definitely an air of ‘Information Overload’ towards the end!
Most training of this kind costs someone good money and it’s usually the participants who stump up – This session was free, and you can attend as many times as you like, for free.
Seems to me that this company is as keen on personal development as getting sales and that can only be a good thing.
I’ve already booked to go on the same event again, this time in Hull on August 15th – to meet new people and to refresh the stuff I must have missed last Monday!
Right now though, I need a dark room and a good lie down!