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For the Public - What Makes Us Different?
■ Immediate Skill Transfer: Classroom to Workplace
■ Goal-Oriented Learning Approach
■ Learning & Thinking Style Focus
■ Work-Related Seminar Activities
■ Multiple Options for Seminar Scheduling
■ Free Enrollment Program
■ Sales-Free Zone
■ TLC Strategies Binder
■ TLC Advisor Program | | Benefit |
Skill Transfer: Classroom to Workplace
Reading
You will practice most of the reading strategies on your own current (or future) reading projects. Writing You will actually proofread, edit and format your own current (or future) writing assignments. Thinking
You will define and create multiple solutions to your own current (or future) work problems. In addition, we provide a variety of flexible “strategy modules” to help you immediately apply elements of your new skill once you return to your job. | |
Ninety percent of classroom training fails to transfer back to the workplace. WHY?
Classroom training occurs in a controlled and safe learning environment. When you return to your place of work (after the seminar) - you may sincerely want to apply your new skills - but your work environment is often rushed and chaotic. Feeling the pressure to complete your assignments, you may delay applying your new skills and resort to your old (and "comfortable") skills. Our “strategy modules” are short, realistic techniques that can be quickly integrated into your preferred method of operation (i.e. comfort zone). The immediate (and successful) application of these strategies will then provide you the extra time (and energy) to apply the additional strategies learned in the classroom. |
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Goal-Oriented Learning Approach
Reading
We will show you how to create specific reading goals to ensure you quickly collect the pertinent information you need.
Writing
We will show you how to develop and communicate your message to ensure your readers take notice…and take action. Thinking
We will show you how to determine priorities when reading, writing, and problem solving - and how to manage those priorities effectively. | |
Goal-oriented learners excel in all areas due to their strong focus and desire for self-improvement. Because they create learning goals for each task, they naturally seek the most efficient path toward reaching their overall goal (and completing each individual task).
But our seminars do more than just show you how to set a goal and stay on course. Our learning strategies are extremely flexible and allow for multi-tasking. You often must focus on several goals each day, so we teach strategies that will show you how to organize your projects to ensure a seamless transition from one project to the next. |
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Learning & Thinking Style Focus
Reading
We will show you how to use your preferred learning & thinking style to efficiently organize reading assignments & decipher complex information - even if outside your field of expertise. Writing We will show you how to create documents that appeal directly to your intended readers. Thinking
We will show you how to use your preferred learning & thinking style to take advantage of your personal cognitive strengths while minimizing any learning deficiencies. In addition, if you are a manager, we will show you how to recognize and utilize the learning and thinking strengths of your team members. | |
When you use your preferred learning and thinking style to gather and process new information, you are using your natural aptitude. When a process feels natural, it is always easier to implement. After all, you don't avoid the easy tasks; but you may avoid starting complex or undesirable tasks.
You, however, may consider attending a seminar to be an undesirable task. But when our past participants used their preferred learning and thinking style to apply our strategies, the process felt more like a common sense extension of what they already know - which makes it more likely you will apply our learning strategies long after the seminar ends.
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Work-Related Seminar Activities
Reading
You will practice the majority of the reading strategies on your own current (or future) reading assignments. Writing You will use our strategies to proofread, edit, and format your own current (or future) writing projects. Thinking
You will define and create multiple solutions to your own current (or future) work-related challenges. | |
It is well-known that new information should be applied immediately after it is learned (for excellent comprehension and retention).
By using your own work materials to practice our learning strategies, you not only will improve your comprehension and retention, you will instantly realize the true benefit of the strategies - an important step to ensure you continue using your new skills long after the seminar ends. Of course, another benefit of this approach is that you will actually complete many of your work-related assignments while attending the seminar. |
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Various Seminar Lengths
4-Hour Format
6-Hour Format
8-Hour Format
Various Seminar Times ● Morning
● Afternoon
● Evening
● Saturday & Sunday
You can select your own seminar location, date and length through our Seminar Preference Form. Once we have a minimum of 5 paid enrollments for your preferred seminar we will arrange for classroom space in your chosen city or town. If you like, you could create your own seminar group by encouraging friends, co-workers, etc. to attend your preferred seminar. If successful, you would receive a Free Enrollment Certificate and ensure your seminar runs as planned. Click here for details. | |
It can be difficult to remain focused during a full-day seminar, particularly if you are constantly thinking about all the work that is piling up on your desk; not to mention the challenge of retaining everything you see and hear.
Our 4-hour seminar provides a "get the information, go back to work and apply it" format. In just 4 hours you will leave with a strong understanding of your personal learning and thinking style, and all the strategies necessary to develop your new skills on the job. If you would prefer to return to work with your new skills firmly in place, the longer formats will ensure you have complete command of the learning strategies by the end of the seminar. |
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Free Enrollment Program
If you would like to take a Target Learning seminar for free (or at a discounted rate), click here. This is not a gimmick. You will not be asked to buy anything or sign up for any memberships. | |
Why do we offer free enrollments?
It’s a matter of economics - if you provide us the names of individuals interested in your preferred seminar, it is far more cost effective (for us) than marketing your seminar through direct mail and newspaper advertisements. |
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Absolutely No Book Sales
Most public seminar providers attempt to generate additional revenue through the sale of books and resource materials (during the seminar). Naturally, we believe in lifelong learning, but during the seminar we prefer to focus solely on our students, the seminar topics and materials. For your convenience, we offer a list of online and print materials that you can voluntarily acquire after the seminar. We do not receive any compensation if you view or purchase these materials, and we don’t have any affiliation with the publishers of these materials. We simply found the materials interesting or helpful during the seminar design process. | |
You will spend the entire seminar learning the skills you want. We will not ask you (or pressure you) to purchase additional materials.
We have designed our programs and participant binders to ensure you leave our seminars with all the information and strategies necessary to excel at your new skill. |
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TLC Strategies Binder
A Spiral Binder Containing: ● All the learning strategies covered in the seminar
● Step-by-step instructions to implement strategies
● Color-coded reference to quickly find strategies
● Online and print reference material for future study | |
This binder will not only keep you focused during the seminar, it will serve as a valuable resource for applying the learning strategies long after the seminar ends.
The availability of the binder at the beginning of the seminar also helps reduce any learning anxiety you may feel when starting a work-related seminar. After all, adults who performed poorly in school may still feel insecure about their learning abilities - and if an employee believes (right or wrong) that their employer is evaluating how well they retain the seminar information, their learning anxiety will intensify (which will minimize their learning capability). |
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TLC Advisor Program (following the seminar)
You will have unlimited online access to your instructor for six months following the seminar. | |
This is another stress reducer for the learner. Normally, you must conceive and ask your questions during the actual seminar to take advantage of the instructor's knowledge. This can place a lot of pressure on you - which can cloud the thinking process. How many times have you thought of questions after a seminar ended?
The TLC Advisor Program will not only allow you to remain focused during the seminar, it will allow you to ask how to apply our various strategies for new (or unexpected) learning situations - months after the seminar is completed. |
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