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I'll split my six-hour workshop, which I do during a 9-4 day, into two parts. The natural division is at the 3 hour lunch break. The client has requested this, with a week between. The concern is whether the week will impact the content flow, and therefore how much they take away. |
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First, just doing it! Second, compare quality of evaluations with previous, esp. if they make any comments. (I might ask specifically about the split.) Third, getting a check to cash in :-) Fourth, *learning* from this and deciding how good an option this is for the future. |
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The first 1/2 is Jan 7, the second on the 14th. Evaluations come a week or two later. |
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Activating my curiosity: How will this be received? Brainstorm what activities might I assign for the second half. Enjoying the thrill of live performance, and of helping people work better with less stress. |
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Brock Tice I'm curious to see how this goes. It might be good for people to have a chance to try out what they learned in the first half, and reflect a week later.
Dec 31, 2009
Matthew Cornell Tomorrow is the first 1/2. My big question was what homework to give between halves. I decided on using part of the project plan I give at the very end, which makes sense. My main concern is how much time it will take for them to share their experiences when I give the the opportunity at the start of the second half. Timing is good without that, so I'll have to stay loose and cut other parts if necessary. Excited!
Jan 06, 2010
Matthew Cornell The first half went quite well. The split was natural. However, when I got to the end and was going over their 'assignment' it hit me that they didn't have all the tools required to do what I had planned! I decided on the fly to drop it and simply go with a general "Give it a try during the coming week and let us know how it went." *None* of them looked upset at not having specific instructions. (More like relief, actually - they're a very busy outfit.) So I'm quite curious to see what they come back with.
The next half continues naturally from the first, so my only concern is whether (and how much) review to do at the start. The timing is tight, so I'll have to play it by ear. If there's a lot of sharing and ideas to discuss, I'll cut back dynamically later.
Following is something nice I'll share. It shows why I do this work. From the organization that brought me in: "On a lighter note, I heard from my contact at Quality Partners and she says all she's heard is great feedback from your session! She's everyone is running around labeling folders and re-organizing themselves. It sounds like your message has already hit home for them!"
:-)
Jan 12, 2010
Matthew Cornell Second half today. An unexpected challenge: We've been in the Midwest for a death (http://matthewcornell.org/2010/01/another-mother-dies-plus-a-2005-blog-round-up.html), and I didn't have much time or energy to practice. Plus, we got little sleep on the trip and got back at 2am this morning. I've done this workshop a dozen times, but I usually like to smooth it out by running through it a bit beforehand. I also like to make some improvements each time, but I've dropped that for this time around. (Actually, I fleshed out the daily planning section some.) In this case I am forced to practice less than usual - an unexpected, time-bounded sub-experiment! This is a good exercise in trust - I'm very solid on this material, so flying a bit will be good.
Jan 14, 2010