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March 2008 Tomorrow Saturday 8 March 2008 is the 100th anniversary of International Womens Day. Visit for more information 
Announcing that The CTT Group is revamping its website. We are keen to make sure any changes that are made benefit our clients. Many of you order products or access quotations for seminars on a regular basis. If you have any feedback or suggestions about how we can make the process of ordering as simple and efficient for you as possible please let us know by emailing info@creativetraining.com.au. We will send you a complimentary pack of Mr Sketch Flipchart Textas valued at $26.95 as a thank you for your time. The new site will focus on ease of use and accessibility. There will be a strong focus on providing information, education material and tips that are easy to find and use in your training, presenting and facilitation. 
Sometimes using a quotation in training materials can illustrate a learning point very, very effectively and succiently. Within all organisations and social systems, and throughout all walks of life, groups are the key setting in which things get done. The need for knowledge of group dynamics and skills in being part of small groups is more important than ever. Group functioning is dynamic, not static. It is constantly being revised and updated as new insights are translated into revised theoretical explanations for group behaviour and new lines of research. However the characteristic dynamics found in all groups have not changed. Helping your learners and other team members recognise and acknowlege this is a huge step in the process of group change. Recently we have been working on Group Change with a large pharmaceutical company and here are some poignant quotations that helped reinforce the message on group. Note they are not new ! or even recent !!!! Although the scientific investigations of group work are but a few years old, I don't hesitate to predict that group work - that is, the handling of human beings not as isolated individuals, but in the social setting of groups, will soon be one of the most important theoretical and practical fields ... there is no hope for creating a better world without a deeper scientific insight into the ... essentials of group life. Kurt Lewin (1943) Two Heads are better than one (John Heywood) All for One, One for All (Andre Dumas) It is easier to change individuals formed into a group than to change any of them seperately. (Kurt Lewin 1951) The more voices we allow to speak about one thing, the more eyes, different eyes we can use to observe one thing, the more complete will our concept of this thing, our objectivity be. (Nietzsche)
Book Review - Training Practice Review by Steve Truelove 
Feedback from the last three ezines has been consistent. Please do book reviews. You asked SO HERE IT IS: "If you are new to the learning and development game and/ or have recently completed a Certificate Four in Training and Assessment, then this easy to use book will be a vital resource. It can take years of experience and wide reading to acquire an understanding of the key learning theories and practices. This easy-to-use guidebook, “Training in Practice” will enable you to take an effective short cut. It de-mystifies and simplifies much of the theoretical jargon and gives practical applications that will enable you to get started as a learning and development professional who can make an immediate difference to people and productivity. The author, Steve Truelove, effectively provides the reader with a genuine working knowledge of a remarkable range of learning and development essentials. For example, he provides clear summaries of sometimes obscure concepts such a key Motivation Theories and practical examples of how to do a Skill Matrix. Use this very accessible book to accelerate your training and facilitation expertise, confidence and performance." by Andrew Inglis To purchase this book click here
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