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	<title>The Curmudgeonly Trainer</title>
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		<title>Paranoia Increases as Owner/Moderators Insist on Destroying the TRDEV Community</title>
		<link>http://www.thetrainingworld.com/wp/2008/09/11/paranoia-increases-as-ownermoderators-insist-on-destroying-the-trdev-community/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thetrainingworld.com/wp/2008/09/11/paranoia-increases-as-ownermoderators-insist-on-destroying-the-trdev-community/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Sep 2008 23:44:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Bacal</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[trdev discussion list update]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[trdev]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Time for an update on the TRDEV forum (training and development) currently hosted at yahoogroups. First, the number and quality of posts continues to fall from previous years. Attempts (feeble and somewhat pathetic, but at least well meaning) by Owner/Moderator Bev Ferrell to stimulate discussion continue to fail badly, so what remains is the occasional [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Revresponse - A Resource for Learners, Trainers, Website Owners</title>
		<link>http://www.thetrainingworld.com/wp/2008/07/14/revresponse-a-resource-for-learners-trainers-website-owners/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thetrainingworld.com/wp/2008/07/14/revresponse-a-resource-for-learners-trainers-website-owners/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Jul 2008 15:06:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Bacal</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[FREE!]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[learners]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[publication]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[revenue]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[revresponse]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[trainers]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[webmasters]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Rarely is there a reputable company that can add value to learners, trainers and website owners in a professional way. Revresponse is just such a company.
Many major companies, like IBM and Microsoft produce publications designed to educate their customers, and prospective customers, and to inform about their products. Other lesser known companies do this also, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Free - Coaching Skills For On-The-Job Trainers Manual</title>
		<link>http://www.thetrainingworld.com/wp/2008/06/19/free-coaching-skills-for-on-the-job-trainers-manual/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thetrainingworld.com/wp/2008/06/19/free-coaching-skills-for-on-the-job-trainers-manual/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jun 2008 19:13:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Bacal</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[FREE!]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Training For Trainers]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[coaching]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[OJT]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thetrainingworld.com/wp/?p=75</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[This is a free manual designed to cover off coaching skills for trainers and managers who do on the job training. It&#8217;s produced by the CDS, Workplace Safety and Health Division.
You can get it in pdf format free of charge by clicking here.
It&#8217;s in the form of a workbook with exercises. Watch out for common [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Problems with test administration training (DISC, MBTI)</title>
		<link>http://www.thetrainingworld.com/wp/2008/06/14/problems-with-test-administration-training-disc-mbti/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thetrainingworld.com/wp/2008/06/14/problems-with-test-administration-training-disc-mbti/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Jun 2008 00:33:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Bacal</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[MBTI - Learning Styles]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[disc]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[mbti]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thetrainingworld.com/wp/?p=71</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The recent exchange with Gary Lear about reliability and validity really highlights one of the major problems with these instruments and their usage. THIS IS IN NO WAY MEANT TO COMMENT ON GARY, BUT ON THE GENERAL SITUATION.
Even the companies that train and certify people to administer these tests are turning out people with a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What Happens When the Ox You Gore Is the MBTI?</title>
		<link>http://www.thetrainingworld.com/wp/2008/06/13/what-happens-when-the-ox-you-gore-is-the-mbti/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thetrainingworld.com/wp/2008/06/13/what-happens-when-the-ox-you-gore-is-the-mbti/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Jun 2008 00:24:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Bacal</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[MBTI - Learning Styles]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[mbti]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thetrainingworld.com/wp/?p=69</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Ok, I guess it&#8217;s time to really wrap this up, this MBTI question. I realize that there are those that believe and those that don&#8217;t. I have to offer the observation that this is like discussing religion or politics. No amount of facts, research is going to change the minds of those that hold the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>More On MBTI use, statistics, validity and astrology</title>
		<link>http://www.thetrainingworld.com/wp/2008/06/11/more-on-mbti-use-statistics-validity-and-astrology/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thetrainingworld.com/wp/2008/06/11/more-on-mbti-use-statistics-validity-and-astrology/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jun 2008 00:10:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Bacal</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[MBTI - Learning Styles]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thetrainingworld.com/wp/?p=67</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Below is part of a discussion on MBTI, learning instruments, assessments and so on.
Someone wrote:
&#62; I&#8217;m not sure what was &#8220;proved&#8221; or &#8220;disproved&#8221; here other than a personal
&#62; disapproval of learning instruments.  It seems that a debate over the
&#62; meaning of the terms &#8220;validity&#8221; and &#8220;reliability&#8221; was suddenly turned into
&#62; a conclusion that instruments [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Retention Myths (Strange things trainers believe)</title>
		<link>http://www.thetrainingworld.com/wp/2008/06/10/retention-myths-strange-things-trainers-believe/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thetrainingworld.com/wp/2008/06/10/retention-myths-strange-things-trainers-believe/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jun 2008 00:07:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Bacal</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Stupid Trainer Tricks]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Another oft quoted set of statistics often stated by trainers has to do with differing retention rates for different learning activities. Here&#8217;s a message on trainer posted, and my response.
Rita wrote:
&#62; Thank you all for your feedback on training retention rate statistics. My
&#62; apologies for this long message.
&#62;
&#62; I have the information now, although slightly [...]]]></description>
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		<title>On Leadership and Self-Directed Teams</title>
		<link>http://www.thetrainingworld.com/wp/2008/06/05/on-leadership-and-self-directed-teams/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thetrainingworld.com/wp/2008/06/05/on-leadership-and-self-directed-teams/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Jun 2008 22:53:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Bacal</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Managing and Organizations]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thetrainingworld.com/wp/?p=60</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The point I was trying to make is that even in situations where self-directed teams are desired, leadership MUST exist somewhere in the organization to make them work.
Think of it like a garden. For my garden to flourish in a way that pleases me, I can&#8217;t simply let it do what it likes, in the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Abusive Relationships - Going Forward, Going Backwards</title>
		<link>http://www.thetrainingworld.com/wp/2008/06/04/abusive-relationships-going-forward-going-backwards/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thetrainingworld.com/wp/2008/06/04/abusive-relationships-going-forward-going-backwards/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Jun 2008 22:46:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Bacal</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Robert's Editorials]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[aggression]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[elgin]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[patricia evans]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[spousal abuse]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[verbal abuse]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[violence]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thetrainingworld.com/wp/?p=59</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[(Part of a conversation of emotional abuse, at home and at work, and why people stay&#8230;
Chris, these are obviously sensitive topics, so I&#8217;m going to comment (and also disagree with you on something), and I&#8217;m trying to do it without causing emotional or intellectual offense.
I&#8217;d appreciate it if people read my WHOLE message before replying.
I [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Delivering On The Promise of eLearning - Free Whitepaper Review</title>
		<link>http://www.thetrainingworld.com/wp/2008/06/04/delivering-on-the-promise-of-elearning-free-whitepaper-review/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thetrainingworld.com/wp/2008/06/04/delivering-on-the-promise-of-elearning-free-whitepaper-review/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Jun 2008 14:49:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Bacal</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[FREE!]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Training &amp; Technology]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thetrainingworld.com/wp/?p=74</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;eLearning&#8221; is probably the largest growth sector in training and development. While its adoption has been somewhat faddish, with a lot of bandwagon jumping, there&#8217;s no question that there is great promise. There are now over two decades of empirical data to look at to discover what works and what doesn&#8217;t with the use of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Free CMS (Content Management System) Guide</title>
		<link>http://www.thetrainingworld.com/wp/2008/06/03/free-cms-content-management-system-guide/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thetrainingworld.com/wp/2008/06/03/free-cms-content-management-system-guide/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Jun 2008 14:27:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Bacal</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[FREE!]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[CMS]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[content management system]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[guide]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thetrainingworld.com/wp/?p=73</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Subtitled A Guide to Evaluating, Implementing and Deploying Content Management System, this pocket guide will help you go through the process of choosing, purchasing and implementing a content management system. And, it&#8217;s free.
For those who don&#8217;t know a CMS (content management system) is the term used to describe software that is used to manage web, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Poor Speller Fights Back</title>
		<link>http://www.thetrainingworld.com/wp/2008/06/02/poor-speller-fights-back/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thetrainingworld.com/wp/2008/06/02/poor-speller-fights-back/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Jun 2008 22:36:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Bacal</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Humor]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[canada]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[canadian]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[spelling]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thetrainingworld.com/wp/?p=58</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Upon being chastized for spelling errors for allegedly incorrect spelling of Dewey Duck, Mr. Bacal responds:
&#62; You ain&#8217;t that great a speller yourself.  Among other things, in the same
&#62; comment you misspelled the name of Dewey Duck.
I think you are making some possibly faulty inferences here. First I was not talking about &#8220;that&#8221; family [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Backlash to Grammar Rules Movement</title>
		<link>http://www.thetrainingworld.com/wp/2008/06/01/backlash-to-grammar-rules-movement/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thetrainingworld.com/wp/2008/06/01/backlash-to-grammar-rules-movement/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Jun 2008 22:22:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Bacal</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Humor]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[grammar]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[humour]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[writing]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thetrainingworld.com/wp/?p=56</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[CNN is reporting massive demonstration in U.S. cities, apparently lead by an underground organization called: Revolutionary Front For The Preservation of English Conventions Long Outdated.
Lead by octaganerian Che Strunk, demonstraters are lobbying the U.N. for a formal code of punctuation to apply to all languages.  Che, in an interview, said:
&#8220;This has to stop. We have [...]]]></description>
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		<title>About Politically Correct Language - Tyranny or Sensitivity</title>
		<link>http://www.thetrainingworld.com/wp/2008/05/30/about-politically-correct-language-tyranny-or-sensitivity/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thetrainingworld.com/wp/2008/05/30/about-politically-correct-language-tyranny-or-sensitivity/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 30 May 2008 22:17:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Bacal</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Mouthing Off]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Robert's Editorials]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[language]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[PC]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[political correctness]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[racism]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thetrainingworld.com/wp/?p=55</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Gary  wrote:
&#62; So I guess the point I&#8217;m trying to make is that often those who are the
&#62; most vocal about the &#8220;correct&#8221; way to call someone or some group of
&#62; people, etc., that these people are perhaps not as comfortable with their
&#62; own selves as perhaps they would like to be.
Gary, I&#8217;m sorry, but [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Trainers Don&#8217;t know Squat About Even the Basics of Stress</title>
		<link>http://www.thetrainingworld.com/wp/2008/05/29/trainers-dont-know-squat-about-even-the-basics-of-stress/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thetrainingworld.com/wp/2008/05/29/trainers-dont-know-squat-about-even-the-basics-of-stress/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 30 May 2008 02:37:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Bacal</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Stupid Trainer Tricks]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[stress]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[stress management]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[training]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thetrainingworld.com/wp/?p=54</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Sadly, even trainers who ought to know more about stress don&#8217;t always. While there are many good trainers in stress management, there are a lot of bad ones with superficial understanding.
Here&#8217;s an example of one trainers attempt to explain stress, and my response.
I had a couple of email questions regarding my response and I have [...]]]></description>
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		<title>At Issue: The Coming Leadership Crisis - Free Whitepaper</title>
		<link>http://www.thetrainingworld.com/wp/2008/05/28/at-issue-the-coming-leadership-crisis-free-whitepaper/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thetrainingworld.com/wp/2008/05/28/at-issue-the-coming-leadership-crisis-free-whitepaper/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 28 May 2008 23:25:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Bacal</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[FREE!]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thetrainingworld.com/wp/?p=65</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Demographic shifts are resulting in the loss of experienced leaders and a risk of companies lost in leadership vacuums unless positive action is taken. We&#8217;re proud to partner to offer you a FREE whitepaper on the present and future of this leaders crisis, entitled:
The Looming Leadership Void: Identifying, Developing, and Retaining Your Top Talent
Learn more [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Consulting Today - Free Subscriptions Available - Limited Time</title>
		<link>http://www.thetrainingworld.com/wp/2008/05/28/consulting-today-free-subscriptions-available-limited-time/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thetrainingworld.com/wp/2008/05/28/consulting-today-free-subscriptions-available-limited-time/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 28 May 2008 22:56:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Bacal</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[FREE!]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thetrainingworld.com/wp/?p=64</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Are you a consultant?  You may actually be offering consulting services even if you don&#8217;t realize it as much of training design and delivery IS a consulting process.
Consulting Today is the major publication for professional consultants in the world, and we&#8217;re proud to be able to partner to offer you a free subscription provided [...]]]></description>
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		<title>MBTI Certification Flaws</title>
		<link>http://www.thetrainingworld.com/wp/2008/05/28/mbti-certification-flaws/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thetrainingworld.com/wp/2008/05/28/mbti-certification-flaws/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 28 May 2008 15:18:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Bacal</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Learning Theory To Practice]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[MBTI - Learning Styles]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[mbti]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[mbti certification]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thetrainingworld.com/wp/?p=52</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The standards set for MBTI certification are set by the vending company, in EXACTLY the same way that the standards might be set by Langevin &#8212; they get to choose.
The requirements to administer the MBTI are not nearly high enough to  qualify anyone to use a psychometric test of any kind, even the MBTI, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Problem-Solving Training - Does It Transfer?</title>
		<link>http://www.thetrainingworld.com/wp/2008/05/27/problem-solving-training-does-it-transfer/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thetrainingworld.com/wp/2008/05/27/problem-solving-training-does-it-transfer/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 28 May 2008 01:45:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Bacal</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Learning Theory To Practice]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[problem-solving]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[training]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thetrainingworld.com/wp/?p=47</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Quick note. The idea that problem-solving, as a general skill set, is something we should train people in is severely challanged by a body of research that suggests that training in problem-solving does NOT transfer well to other tasks and contexts. In other words, there is the possibility that you might get gains from training [...]]]></description>
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		<title>When is a learner an adult?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 May 2008 15:04:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Bacal</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Learning Theory To Practice]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[adult education]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[adult learning]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[andragogy]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[knowles]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The bottom line on the adult learning, which is not solely my opinion but that of others who have published and critiqued the "theory". Formalized adult learning theory is not a  description of reality but a notion of what adults "should" be within a very specific cultural bias. It's the way us adults would like to be seen rather than the way we are. And because of it's cultural bias, it applies completely to such a small segment of society as to be useless.]]></description>
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