How to Run Seminars and Workshops by Robert L. Jolles

Author:Robert L. Jolles [Jolles, Robert L.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781119374343
Publisher: Wiley
Published: 2017-03-27T00:00:00+00:00

20. Try an Offbeat Approach

Now, doing something offbeat is not necessarily an area that I would dabble in…exactly. If I did, however, I would probably recommend a number of ideas that I have used.

One of my favorite unique finds actually came to me as a result of a trip to the supermarket. At the time, I was battling a boredom problem at work. My trainees were writing papers every night, and every morning I would read them and return them with my comments. I began to get creative and put symbols like checks and smiley faces on the homework, but that still just did not seem to be motivating the trainees one way or another. Then I stumbled on an amazing find. It happened to me harmlessly enough. I slipped away from my wife at the grocery store, promising to pick up a couple of items. One item I usually volunteer for is the cereal. I do this because for some strange reason, I still like to see what is being offered on the back of those cereal boxes. As a kid growing up, I used to send away for many of the strange little items and then anxiously wait for their arrival in my mailbox. I have never gotten over this thrill. Well, on this fateful day at the supermarket, my perseverance paid off. As I began turning cereal boxes around, I became transfixed by the Cheerios box. For a whopping $1 (and a couple of proofs of purchase), the company was offering to take a photo you sent them and make a rubber stamp out of it. With four boxes of Cheerios in tow, I ran home and put my plan into operation. No more smiley faces; now I could be using my face! I immediately shot two pictures, one of me happy and one of me not so happy. Cheerios was kind enough to make good on this kid's request and provide me with a stamp of each. The great thing about these stamps is that my trainees become seriously concerned when they see the Unhappy Rob and vow to do what is necessary to get the Happy Rob next time.

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