Amber Burke
Teaching and Facilitating
Human Centered, Action Oriented Communication
Teaching Philosophy
Training and consulting start with inquiry and are led by a commitment to empathy and connection with people.
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Training is not delivering content, but rather a catalyst for growth and best done in a fun and interactive way.
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Training is not correcting bad behavior or poor performance, but rather an illuminative and creative way to solve problems and interact with others.
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Training is not a sidestep from work, but rather the foundation of professionalism and career fulfillment. It is indeed an experience that can be integrated into every facet of work.
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From onboarding, managing small to significant changes, delivering feedback and mentoring, communication training can help enhance every aspect of daily work life. A talent developer's role is to find ways to make culture, relationships, and tasks come alive with fun and interaction while helping an organization's employees reach their highest potential. Putting in more extra attention and effort than expected transforms the training experience. The additional care of ensuring that the actual training needs are addressed, the diverse skillsets are acknowledged, and the diverse interpersonal accommodations are provided subtly leads to more loyalty, commitment, trust, transparency, and integrity in the workplace.
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Innovation is key when structuring how to deliver experiential learning to employees. Before selecting virtual tools or digital structure, the question "How will this facilitate a fun and human-centred means for learning?" is always asked. Many managers may discover that their most excellent satisfaction is helping their team members become more efficient, effective, and successful. A trainer's core responsibility is to assist managers in encouraging, motivating, and coaching their team and colleagues. An agile trainer facilitates this process, creating pathways for training to continue even after the formal contract or workshop series is complete.
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A job well done is assessed by the learners' willingness and skill to train each other on new skills, attitudes, and knowledge. A key indicator that training was successful is when participants learn from each other, not just the trainer. Organizational culture advances when employees are vulnerable enough to share their opinions and valuable work experience - and this is often achieved only by providing the space for people to practice this in a safe harbor, a training room or a facilitated activity.