Moray Council Payments Section Teambuilding Day!

The remit was to get a large group of people working together and understanding one another (and thus their service users too!) better.

I appreciated the resources brought along to make the day fun; I will use key words and “how” instead of “why” over the phone; need to work more on my own communication skills; appreciated working together as a team; working with others, working with my team was fab; will use 'how’ instead of ‘why’, need to work on not looking down and thinking more about other people and how they communicate, not taking it personally; the day was educating, knowledgeful and fun it makes you think; will use more positive language specially with my family (kids); I appreciated each team's different perception, it was interesting and enjoyable; I will think before I speak to people to get the most of what I want, getting to know others better; it gets people talking and to have a laugh at work; I plan to use the words from the sheets; I will work on how I ask people to do something; I appreciated working with my colleagues and how talented they are; the day is useful for team building; I plan to use less jargon in communication; I need to work on being more receptive to colleagues; it was very enjoyable; it was better than expected, but then we didn’t know what to expect; it was well worth attending; I need to work more on realising not everyone is the eternal optimist; I appreciated the chance to work the rest of payments; it was fun!

Courses at Inspire, Aberdeen 2008 - 2009

I’ve always been interested in how the mind and the body can be used to influence and understand the way in which we communicate.  The likes of Derren Brown and others have always fascinated me by the way they use a variety of methods to facilitate their communication.  I got the opportunity to attend three training days provided by Rosie O’Hara.  Each day has made me think and reconsider my own ideas about the effect that I can have on people and the effect they can have on me.  It’s made me challenge some of my own viewpoints.  I’ve maintained an open-minded scepticism throughout the courses, but have always been able to discuss any points I had with Rosie.  As a facilitator, I always found Rosie very willing to listen and help individuals to understand the different bits of knowledge that she was imparting.  I have come away with a better understanding of how myself and others communicate and a desire to find out more.”

George Agnew, Learning & Development Business Partner. Aberlour Child Care Trust - Aberdeen

I found the training that we did absolutely brilliant, I felt really positive after the training, and I will have the courage to try and resolve the issues I have at my workplace.

Thank you very much - Louise Walker. Support Worker - Inspire

Quotes from course participants in Aberdeen at Inspire 3rd October 2008 - course Get Motivated

What would you say to another person taking this training?

"Enjoy and interact without being afraid of what others might think.", "Have an open mind.  This has definitely encouraged me to find out more about NLP."  "Go with an open mind and be willing to question it."  "Well worth it and keep your mind open."  "Enjoy it, it's very informative." "I would recommend this training." "Suspend disbelief.  Useful and interesting day." "It is a good life opportunity. Would like to do  more."  "Go with an open mind, don't over research first.

Quotes from course participants in Inverness from the Royal College of Nursing 20 March 2008

Participants are asked to respond anonymously to the following questions

One thing I appreciated about the trainer is:

“She was very interesting and easy to understand.", "She is very down to earth and explains everything so that we could understand it.", "Her ability to hold my attention and her good sense of humour", "Her refreshing honesty," , "Her openness and she is approachable."

Quotes from April 2006 Course for Working for Families, Inverness

One thing I appreciated about the trainer is:

“her openness and frankness”,   “a lot of time explaining her life experiences and unusually helping me to attain information”,    “Putting everyone at ease and creating a pleasant atmosphere”,   “She was funny and made the course enjoyable”,   “Rosie is honest and has a great way of teaching” 

Quotes from training for Working for Families, Skye and Lochalsh - Sept 2006

Things I appreciated about the trainer:

"Not being patronised", "Her honesty and well explained", "Flexibility", "Relaxed", "Rosie enabled me to feel very relaxed, comfortable and open-minded", "The way Rosie explained everything", "Friendly and nice", "Had a good laugh", "She had a great sense of humour, was honest and motivating." "Rosie presented the course with sensitivity and warmth and made it most interesting." 

Quotes from training for Working for Families October 2005, Inverness

What I appreciated about the trainer was "Very friendly and approachable, enthusiastic." "She was understanding and helpful", "Informal approach" "Putting situations into realistic context." "Confident came over really well, explained well."