Professional, engaging, ready to use resources. PowerPoints, Worksheets, Crosswords
I have a varied background working in both education and the corporate world. I've held management roles, teaching roles and entrepreneurial ventures. I've been involved in adult education for the past two decades. My teaching areas are computing and workplace communication skills. I also have my CELTA and have experience teaching English as a second language. I love creating resources for all of the above.
Professional, engaging, ready to use resources. PowerPoints, Worksheets, Crosswords
I have a varied background working in both education and the corporate world. I've held management roles, teaching roles and entrepreneurial ventures. I've been involved in adult education for the past two decades. My teaching areas are computing and workplace communication skills. I also have my CELTA and have experience teaching English as a second language. I love creating resources for all of the above.
Print and Go worksheets. Contains Crossword puzzle, Word Search, Scramble, Crack the Code.
All activities use the same 18 words relating to New Year’s Day and New Year’s Eve. This is particularly useful for ESL Learners to gain familiarisation with the vocabulary.
This is a Finance vocabulary Word Search that is suitable for introducing key words to learners. It is a fun activity to complete individually or in teams. Answers are included.
It is supplied as a pdf and a word document in case you want to edit the descriptions to suit your needs.
There are 20 financial terms contained within the Word Search.
Word bank below:
Budget
Finance
Debt
Surplus
Net Income
Tax
Expenses
Cash
ATM
Borrow
Broke
Bitcoin
Currency
Interest
Invest
Save
Receipt
Withdraw
Tip
Refund
Running a successful meeting is an essential business skill. Much time can be wasted in unproductive meetings. This PowerPoint presentation will take you through all the steps from creating an agenda to running the meeting, to summarizing. It is an interactive presentation that includes teachers notes for additional information and ideas to use with learners / students.
It also includes worksheets, processes and templates for learners / students to use throughout the lesson.
The files are editable and are provided in both pdf, power-point and word format.
Learning Objectives:
To save an organization time and money by running meetings efficiently.
To understand the importance of planning a meeting.
To be able to create and use documentation associated with running a meeting
The files are editable and are provided in both pdf, powerpoint and word format.
Running a successful meeting is an essential business skill. Much time can be wasted in unproductive meetings. This PowerPoint presentation will take you through all the steps from creating an agenda to running the meeting, to summarising. It is an interactive presentation that includes teachers notes for additional information and ideas to use with learners / students.
The files are editable and are provided in both pdf, power-point and word format.
Learning Objectives:
To save an organization time and money by running meetings efficiently.
To understand the importance of planning a meeting.
To be able to create and use documentation associated with running a meeting
The files are editable and are provided in both pdf, powerpoint and word format.
Zoom is a platform to interact online. Use it for video conferencing, online meetings, webinars, chat, teaching, training, distance learning, family meetings and general collaboration. If you’ve been thrown in the deep end with digital learning, then this resource is what you need.
This guide provides step by step instructions with lots of pictures to make it easy to understand. This will give you the confidence to participate in and run (host) effective online classrooms and meetings.
The topics covered are below:
Introduction to Zoom
Signing up to Zoom
Join a Meeting via Email
Join a Meeting using a Unique Code
Host a Meeting and invite participants
Schedule a Meeting using the desktop
Meeting Controls
Class Waiting Room – Setting Up
Class Waiting Room – Accept into Meeting
Add a Virtual Background
Lock Meeting
Use the Whiteboard
Share Screens
Breakout Rooms
Record your Meeting
Assigning another person as Host
Zoom Shortcut Keys
Classroom Etiquette / Tips
Business Etiquette / Tips
Copyright | Terms of Use
This resource contains documents that are useful to use when teaching about workplace forms. They provide good examples with graphics of Accident and Hazard forms. Learners can enter in their workplace forms and also their specific workplace examples of accidents, incidents and hazards that could affect the safety of themselves and others in the workplace. The documents can be edited for specific company details.
There is also a standard form that can be filled out as an activity for students.
These forms cover Microsoft Word, Excel, Powerpoint, and Outlook as well as a basic users form. When planning computer training it is essential to have an idea of the skill level of participants. You can hand out or email these forms to learners before or during a session. They simply fill them out and return them. You can then use the information to split up groups into appropriate skill levels or just for general content planning for the session.
I have also included a Feedback form that can be used to hand out after the session. They are in Word format so that you can easily remove or add any of the skills.
I have used these for corporate groups and community groups successfully.
Use this when you or your class are planning to deliver a presentation. It contains all the steps required to ensure a successful outcome.
You can use this as a group or individual activity. There are some helpful discussion points for groups. All items must be checked before students practice the presentation.
In this interactive activity you display the Powerpoint provided and learners review and take notes to identify areas of improvement. As the facilitator, you explain that Charlie Brown has just created a presentation and welcomes feedback before delivering to an audience. Tell students that they will be giving feedback at the end of the presentation. There job is to look at each slide and identify areas for improvement.
Ask them to write notes as they go for feedback at the end of the presentation.
This is an extremely useful activity that gets learners thinking about visual aspects of their own presentations. Each side has notes for the trainer to indicate the errors on the slide.
I have used this with many learners. It is an effective activity and generates a lot of good discussion.
This training course was created for users to get started with the iPad at work. Step by step easy guide with lots of graphics.
The learning objectives are below:
Become familiar with using the Calendar App to make scheduling appointments easier
Comfortable with using the Reminders app
Able to evaluate and download apps in relation to your work
Able to set up and use Dropbox to share files and photos between your PC and iPad
Familiar with apps to use with Microsoft Office
Able to view and navigate Powerpoint Presentations on the iPad
Able to work with PDF files and iBooks
This resource contains group activities for learners that are at the stage of presenting their powerpoint presentation or speech to an audience.
The planning sheet and works as a final checklist for learners to work through to ensure that they have all the steps covered.
The task cards have a range of important questions and scenarios that they could encounter during their presentation. By working through these as a group, it will ensure they are well prepared to deliver effectively. Each person takes a card and reads out the situation. They give an answer, and others discuss as well. It also contains suggested answers for the trainer.
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Communications, Workplace, ESOL and Computing Resources
Common Writing Errors - task cards, group activities
PowerPoint Quiz with answers for common errors
Writing Effective Emails (PowerPoint and eBook)
Writing a standard operating procedure (with templates)
This 29 page e-book has been created for Business English Learners that want to improve their business communication skills. In particular those where English is a second language. Email communication is a vital skill to have and reflects on the professionalism of the sender.
There are practice exercises included that cover grammatical mistakes with answers.
Topics covered are:
The Subject Line
Don’t ‘Flame’ People
Levels of Formality to use in Emails
Formal vs Informal
Neutral / Standard
Greetings and Closings
The Body of the Message
Attachments
Proofreading is Vital
Common Mistakes for Learners of English
Spelling
A Costly Mistake
Summary
This resource can be used to present a project that a class or team has been working on in a logical manner. It contains two different powerpoint designs that they can choose from. There are 10 slides within the presentation. Students / Learners simply type in their own information by over typing what is on the slide. They then insert relevant data and graphics.
This assists with formatting and presenting ideas in a logical way. I use it in the workplace training sector when teams have been working on an issue and have formulated goals and completed tasks to achieve an outcome. Once they have completed their project, they present it to their managers using the templates included.
This crossword puzzle with answers covers the key vocabulary that learners need to be exposed to when learning Microsoft Word. The resource also contains a printable worksheet that covers the Screen Elements of the software applications
I use this with my adult learning classes and they really enjoy completing this. It can be done in pairs or groups or individually. It generates useful discussion and is a lot of fun. This is a print and go activity.
It comes as both a pdf and word format file.
This Earth Day interactive pdf encourages learners to think about the planet, the environment and how they can impact changes in the world today. It is an editable pdf that students can write on directly, save and then send off for marking if necessary. Answers are contained on a separate pdf.
They can work on individually, in pairs or groups. Send via email, within your online learning platform or however you choose.
There are links within the pdf that take learners to websites that they can use to research their answers.
The topics covered are as follows:
What is Earth Day?
Who celebrates Earth Day?
When is Earth Day celebrated?
The history of Earth Day - Questions to answer (website links provided)
Projects to help the Planet - choice of projects to do
Glossary Tasks
This crossword puzzle has vocabulary around SMART Goals and goal setting in general. Terms such as Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant and Time-Bound are used.
It is provided in a pdf format this is both digital and printable. This means that students / learners can type directly onto the pdf as soon as it is opened and save their results.
It has a separate answer key, and a choice of the crossword with the word bank or without the word bank for differentiation. There are 12 Words.
Zoom is a platform to interact online. Use it for video conferencing, online meetings, webinars, chat, teaching, training, distance learning, family meetings and general collaboration.
This guide focuses on adding Virtual Backgrounds to Zoom. As well as the step by step guide you are also provided with 25+ images that you can use as a Virtual background.
The topics covered are below:
Best Practice for Virtual Backgrounds
Add a Standard Virtual Background
Add a Custom Virtual Background
Create your own background using Powerpoint
Zoom Shortcut Keys
Classroom Etiquette / Tips
Business Etiquette / Tips
Copyright | Terms of Use
The file is provided in a pdf and powerpoint format so that any small edits may be made. The images are in pgn format.
Students will benefit greatly from this lesson as they will develop key leadership skills, including communication, emotional intelligence, strategic thinking, adaptability, and empathy. Through interactive activities and self-reflection exercises, students will gain a better understanding of how to be effective leaders in the workplace.
Teachers will also benefit greatly from this lesson as it provides a complete and easy-to-use resource for teaching leadership in the workplace. The PowerPoint presentation is designed to be engaging and interactive, with clear and concise information that can be easily understood by students. The lesson plan includes detailed instructions for activities, discussion points, and assessment strategies, making it easy for teachers to implement the lesson in their classrooms.
Included:
Lesson Plan
PowerPoint Presentation
Self Reflection Worksheet for Classroom
Self Reflection Worksheet for Workplace
Leadership Styles Information Sheet - Handout
Content Covered:
What is Leadership
Why is Leadership important
Key Attributes of an Effective Leader
Leadership Styles
Benefits of Strong Leadership
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Better Handwriting for Adults and older children
Common Writing Errors - PPT quiz and Task Cards
Writing a SOP (Standard Operating Procedure)
Writing Effective Emails - Powerpoint and E-book
Summarising non fiction text - Powerpoint and worksheets