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		<title>Instructional Methods Comparison Table #lrnchat</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Mar 2010 14:45:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Bacal</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is a nice little chart/table I came across that allows reproduction. It presents some presumed strengths and weaknesses of various instructional methods available to trainers and teachers, along with a short comment. Might be helpful to print out. INSTRUCTIONAL &#8230; <a href="http://www.thetrainingworld.com/wp/training-wisdom-or-training-foolishness/training-for-trainers/instructional-methods-comparison-table-lrnchat/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Corner of Social and Media: Where Glib, Cute and Stupid Meet (A U-Write It Article)</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Feb 2010 03:07:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Bacal</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I have an article in mind, entitled Corner of Social and Media: Where Glib, Cute and Stupid Meet, but it&#8217;s late, I&#8217;m tired, and nobody pays me anything for blog writing. So I had a thought. What if I post &#8230; <a href="http://www.thetrainingworld.com/wp/uncategorized/corner-of-social-and-media-where-glib-cute-and-stupid-meet-a-u-write-it-article/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Employee Engagement &#8211; The Mad Fad of the 2000&#8242;s &#8211; A Poor Construct</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Feb 2010 03:19:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Bacal</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A colleague asked me where one could find criticisms of Employee Engagement, the buzzterm championed by marketplace monster, Gallup. There&#8217;s tons of stuff about it pushing it and making it appear to be as vital and important as&#8230;well, let&#8217;s see, &#8230; <a href="http://www.thetrainingworld.com/wp/roberts-learning-and-development-editorials/employee-engagement-the-mad-fad-of-the-2000s-a-poor-construct/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Special Tweet Series #2: Dealing with difficult people and customers-Get Ready</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Dec 2009 21:52:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Bacal</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We&#8217;ve set up our second special tweet series, this time on dealing with difficult people and customers. We&#8217;ll be tweeting regularly with help on this subject over the next days. Follow us at http://twitter.com/rbacal Search for all topics/items via #bacal &#8230; <a href="http://www.thetrainingworld.com/wp/site-news/special-tweet-series-2-dealing-with-difficult-people-and-customers-get-ready/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Special Tweet Series Announced (Today-Leadership Styles</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Dec 2009 19:43:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Bacal</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[At the same time as Bacal &#38; Associates reduces blog posting, we&#8217;re doing something exciting to go along with the development of our World&#8217;s Greatest Training, Development and Learning Search Engine, and the other search engines we are working on. &#8230; <a href="http://www.thetrainingworld.com/wp/site-news/special-tweet-series-announced-today-leadership-styles/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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