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You know you’ve been a trainer for ages when…

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I was in the office today working through a client's training folder and exclaimed at the top of my voice: "Now! THAT'S a quality plastic wallet!" (or polypocket as I call them).

I turned to a colleague and said: "I've been doing this job FAR too long!"

Have YOU had any nerdy training moments like that?! I'm relying on you all to finish the sentence! You know you've been a trainer for a long time when...

Ade.
 

14 Responses

  1. You know you’ve been a
    You know you’ve been a trainer for a long time when you know what an OHP is.

    1. Bring back the OHP! Colourful
      Bring back the OHP! Colourful pens and live annotations – gold.

      1. trip down memory lane! then
        trip down memory lane! then they introduced ‘magic’ whiteboards. mind. blown.

  2. When you have some rubber
    When you have some rubber eggs in your bag at all times.

    1. this has intrigued me… what
      this has intrigued me… what are they for..?

      1. Balancing on top of a paper
        Balancing on top of a paper tower of course! (Real ones kept breaking)

  3. you go through old flip chart
    you go through old flip chart paper for inspiration.

  4. I haven’t heard the term “OHP
    I haven’t heard the term “OHP” for ages! I’m ALSO intrigued by Jane and her rubber eggs!!

  5. You know you’ve been a
    You know you’ve been a trainer for a long time when…you get excited at a brand new, unopened pack of dry white board marker pens!

  6. …you have Mr. Sketch
    …you have Mr. Sketch markers stashed around your house, your car, in your briefcase, and when you Info Map your holiday party plans.

  7. Still on the edge of my seat
    Still on the edge of my seat about rubber eggs?!?!?! Jane, put us out of our misery! Ade

    1. Sorry, haven’t been on here
      Sorry, haven’t been on here in a while. Robber eggs are for balancing on top of paper towers (real eggs can mess the carpet up). Rubber ones are quite nice to throw at people to see if they’re paying attention or not! 😉

  8. yeah, I have no idea about
    yeah, I have no idea about the Rubber Eggs things either but my addition is that you know etc when you are still printing handouts on actual paper.

  9. You know when you’ve been a
    You know when you’ve been a trainer for ages when you ……. trip over those ‘well trodden’ sentences you use when introducing yourself and your background

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