Hello, thanks for stopping by! You've seen my headline so you know my official job title but I'll be honest even after my 15+ years standing in front of rooms full of people cramming information into their heads, when I'm at a party and someone asks the classic question "what do you do?" I still find the official line unsatisfying. I think it's because what I really want to say is that I'm a Hostage Conversion SpecialistTranslator and Interpreter& Human Amphetamine but it's a bit of a mouthful and I'm worried they'll think my drink’s been spiked!You’ve read this far though, so let me explain.Hostage Conversion – the happy ideal for any trainer when they walk into their room for the day is that it is populated exclusively by excited, willing participants who are ready to learn. But let’s face it, not everyone at a corporate training session has chosen to be there. So, with a bit of careful body language observation, some respectful listening, no small measure of humour and a little bit of love, the trainer’s job is to convert those hostages to willing contributors. I like to think I’m pretty good at that.Translation & Interpretation – No two minds are the same. Easily my most favourite part of the job is converting information into a form that other brains can more easily absorb. Maybe it’s finding that perfectly relatable example to help a manager see how delegation can really work or that tasty metaphor that helps the non-nerd really understand a formula in Excel, I love finding new ways for people to understand stuff – and understand each other!Human Amphetamine – Anyone who’s experienced day 3 of a training session at 3.30 on a Friday afternoon knows it’s going to take more than that little bowl of mints to survive to the end! I’m happy to say, most of my participants would agree that I bring that extra ingredient.So, if you think my particular skillset might come in handy – get in touch with me – I’d love to hear from you!www.discern.com.au