IAF Global Flipchart, the International Association of Facilitators’ official newsletter, has already released its very first issue for 2010 which includes:

- Member of the Month, Jon Jenkins, Groningen, The Netherlands,

- News from Professional Development

- Candidates for Editor of the Global Flipchart

The issue also shares a technique called Organization’s History, which is an activity that helps a facilitated group capture an organization’s history.

To read the issue, click here.

One of the best communicators of today is Steve Jobs, the CEO of Apple, Inc. And this is because of how he successfully turns product launches into theatrical experiences for his audience. If you wish to learn more about his presentation techniques, his secrets are shared to us by Carmine Gallo, a columnist from Businessweek.com, on this link.

The Asia Facilitators Network (AFN) has recently announced its schedule of various workshops on facilitation for the year 2010. For more details, please visit the AFN website www.fns.sg.

In response to the requests from our Chinese participants, the Chinese version of the PPMS/DMF as well as the implementation and change management modules is now in full production. Shooting began in December 1 with Edan Empainado as our videographer. This time, we have a special star in the person of Rebecca Hong. Rebecca is a linguist and the current District Governor of Toastmasters International (www.chainatoastmasters.org) representing District 85, Mainland China.  She also works as facilitator and consultant as well as co-owner of TeamsWork (www.globalteamswork.com), a training-cum-consulting house in Shanghai . Continue reading e-Learning Chinese Version now in Production

The Russian version of the PPMS/DMF, Implementation Planning and Change Management e-Learning modules are now in post-production phase and will soon be online. This version is being made in response to the requests by the Russian speaking facilitators and former participants of the face to face courses. The video shooting happened from 9 to 13 November, 2009 at the ADB TV studio room by Edan Empainado as the videographer. Continue reading Russian e-Learning in Post Production