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.
This resource is a powerpoint presentation that shows how to add and subtract time using simple maths rules. It has an example of an easy and more challenging task.
I use this in the workplace with groups of learners when practicing filling out timesheets. They can follow the examples given with answers and then create their own examples to test each other on.
Do your students want to improve their print handwriting? This resource has been created for adults and teens that want their writing to improve to make it clearer and easy to read. This is an essential life skill and will serve them well in the workplace.
The Packet contains a PowerPoint interactive presentation with accompanying worksheets for practice contained in an e-book. You can print off the e-book or print off individual practice sheets from the e-book.
Topics:
What is good handwriting?
Vocabulary associated with handwriting
Warmup for Writing
Letter formation
Letter groups
Pangrams
Form filling
Signatures
Tips for improving handwriting
I often hear people say that they hate their handwriting, or that no one can read it. It is such an important part of communication. Even with email and the internet being a big part of written communication you cannot replace the benefit of a hand written note or message on a card. Not to mention that many workplace forms still need to be filled out manually and it is so important that the writing is clear.
I have used this in my workplace training sessions and learners have enjoyed it and noticed improvements within 10 days of practice. I wanted to get away from all the babyish resources that are just not appropriate to teach adults with.
I hope you enjoy this.
Lesson Starter / Warmup
Start the lesson with a fun dice game focussing on Personal Protective Equipment.
Move on to a mix and match group activity exploring common words taken from H&S Policies.
Mental health awareness reading passage and comprehension questions.
Ensure learners know about the forms to use in the workplace and when to use them with the Workplace Incident / Accident / Near Miss lesson and the Template to be filled in when an incident occurs.
Finish off with a fun crossword puzzle that reinforces the same words learnt previously.
Lots of room for discussion in these topics.
Do you need a fun and engaging resource that will get your students thinking about PPE and Health and Safety in general? This fits the bill!
The objective of this game is to be the first player to be fully kitted up with the correct PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) and ready to work. E.g. they have all the items written on their list that they need.
Each player needs a sheet of paper and a pen to write their list of PPE – Personal Protective Equipment. The only other item needed is a dice.
The resource contains a word document and a power point presentation to display the game instructions to the class. Alternatively, they could be written on whiteboard or printed out. This game is best played in small groups.
This document contains common words that are found in Health and Safety documentation in the workplace that everyone should be familiar with. On the first page the word is listed with a plain English definition to the right. The next two pages contain cut outs so that a mix and match activity can take place with learners. This is suitable for those with low levels of literacy and / or English as a second language learners. I have put this into practice and it has been very well received within the workplace.
I split the class into groups and they have a competition to see who can finish first and / or get 100% accuracy. Leads to good discussions as well.
Ready to go resource that has a 30 slide presentation with matching worksheets and activities. This resource is tried and tested in the workplace training environment. Learners enjoy the activities and get a lot out of it. File formats include Word, pdf and PP for editing if required.
**PowerPoint Presentation Content: **
Customer Service Definition
Poor vs Exceptional Service
Why Exceptional Service is Important
Practical Tips to Provide an Exceptional Customer Service Experience
Scenario based role play activities – good and bad examples from You tube clips
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This resource is an interactive PowerPoint presentation (30 slides) that focuses on Customer Service Skills in the workplace. It is a ready to teach package. Also included is a teachers / facilitators document with notes next to slides that has answers and suggested activities while working through the presentation. It is provided in both pdf , ppt, and word format for editing if required.
The lesson contains the following topics:
Customer Service Definition
Poor vs Exceptional Service
Why Exceptional Service is Important
Practical Tips to Provide an Exceptional Customer Service Experience
Scenario based role play activities – good and bad examples from You tube clips
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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 resource contains rules, examples, and short challenges for commonly confused words and grammatical errors. It has a PP and a word doc that can be edited. It covers the following:
1. There, Their, They’re
2. To, Two, Too
3. Accept vs Except
4. Your vs. You’re
5. A lot vs alot vs allot
6. Lose vs Loose
7. Its vs It’s
8. No vs know
9. Threw vs through
10. Correct use of semi-colon (;)
11. Affect vs Effect
12. Assure, Ensure, Insure
13. Proper use of Commas
14. Using ‘s’ to show plural and possessive (the difference)
15. Passed vs past
16. Weather vs whether
17. A vs An
18. Capitalisation in Sentences
19. Farther vs further
20. Compliment vs complement
How to Use this Resource
There are 20 rules and example cards that can be used in the following ways:
1. As a revision e-book for anyone that needs a quick refresh on the most common writing errors.
2. As a group or pair activity for learners to practice and test each other in various ways.
Instructions / Ideas for Group Activities
Activity 1 – Group or pair competition
1. Print out and cut out the rules that you would like your learners to work on. (Laminate to keep them fresh, if you want).
2. Hand out 1 card to each pair or group. Have them read it and complete the short challenge. (Check to see if they have it correct – an answer sheet is provided)
3. Learners then present their task to the rest of the groups to complete (on whiteboard). This can be timed.
4. Groups get 1 point for each task that is correct.
5. Groups then brainstorm ideas to remember the associated rules.
6. Points are tallied up and the winner is announced.
Activity 2 – Group discussion and trouble shoot session
1. Learners select a card and read it to the group
2. They complete the task themselves first of all writing up sentence and answer on whiteboard.
3. Group members state whether they agree or not with the answer and share their thoughts
4. The correct answer is revealed.
5. Groups brainstorm ideas to remember the rules.
Activity 3 – Individual work
1. Print out the resource in its entirety, or print out parts to work on.
2. Learners complete by themselves, and then check answers in pairs.
3. Answers revealed by teacher and corrected if necessary.
Activity 4 – As a Warm up Activity
1. Select one card at the beginning of the session
2. Group discuss and agree the answer for the task.
3. In pairs or individually think up more tasks to challenge the group.
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This is an editable resource in the form of a power point presentation that covers 20 of the most common writing errors. It can be used in classes to test learners knowledge in group settings. The explanations are contained in the notes area. This will be useful for discussion.
1. There, Their, They’re
2. To, Two, Too
3. Accept vs Except
4. Your vs. You’re
5. A lot vs alot vs allot
6. Lose vs Loose
7. Its vs It’s
8. No vs know
9. Threw vs through
10. Correct use of semi-colon (;)
11. Affect vs Effect
12. Assure, Ensure, Insure
13. Proper use of Commas
14. Using ‘s’ to show plural and possessive (the difference)
15. Passed vs past
16. Weather vs whether
17. A vs An
18. Capitalisation in Sentences
19. Farther vs further
20. Compliment vs complement
This activity is for learners to get to know more about each other. It can be used as a warmer or ice breaker at the beginning of a lesson.
Hand out the worksheet and have students work in pairs to fill it in. They need to talk to other people in the class to find out anything that they may have in common.
Works well for a speaking activity. Is a lot of fun!
This bundle has some great activities for introducing customer service skills to learners. It includes:
- 30 Slide Customer Service Powerpoint
- Customer Service Skills Worksheets and Activities
- Telephone etiquette Roleplay cards with message template
- Complaint resolution using the TACTICS method
Files have been provided in both pdf and editable versions.
This resource contains a pack of 16 cards that bring up issues that can be faced while delivering a presentation. It also covers best practice skills. It is advisable to prepare well before delivering a presentation and know how to address these issues. It also contains a Trainers Answer Sheet.
The card deck can be used in the following ways:
• Warm up activities
• Part of a lesson on presentation skills.
• End of lesson activity
• Discussions
• Games
Instructions:
1. Use the Word document to make any changes to the scenarios. Go straight to 2 if no changes are required.
2. Print out the cards sheet that you want to use.
3. Cut out with scissors or guillotine
4. Shuffle the deck and let learners choose a card. Learners express their opinion and then the group add any other ideas. You have a trainer’s answer sheet available.
5. Optionally, have the group make up their own presentation issues using the black sheet and try them out with each other in groups.
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This is a 8 page workbook that introduces the topic of the Johari Window. This is a widely used model for understanding and training in a variety of self-awareness dependent activities such as: personal development, communications, interpersonal relationships, group dynamics, team development and inter-group relationships.
I use this as a team building exercise, particularly when teams need to build trust so that they can move to a high performing phase. It is also beneficial to find out more about yourself and how others see you generally.
A worksheet is included for participants to gain insights into the different quadrants and where they fit within these.
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Your students will benefit from this interactive, engaging lesson on Conflict Resolution. They will learn how to manage internal and external conflicts. As well as learning about this for employment, social and the business world, it will make life easier for you as a teacher for class management. This resources is also fully editable.
Conflict Management is an important skill for business education, the workplace and the classroom. This resource covers areas of conflict such as competing, avoiding, accommodating, compromising and collaborating in a positive light. Students will enjoy the interactive lesson and real world challenges that this resource provides.
A power point presentation is provided with tasks for learners to complete as well as Teacher Notes that can be printed out to accompany the presentation. All of the files are fully editable so that you can make small changes to suit your audience if required.
The file formats are ppt, word, and pdf so that edits can be made to suit requirements.
Topics:
Definition and Examples of Conflict Management
Key Facts about Conflict
Conflict Management Styles
Skills to Manage Conflict
Task Challenges for Learners | Students
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This is a PP presentation that covers cause and effect and the use of a fishbone diagram to establish the root cause of a workplace issue or problem. The PP is interactive and has tasks for learners to complete.
I have used this with many different organisation types and sizes and it is always very well received. It is an extremely effective tool for project planning for the workplace or classroom.
The PP is editable in case changes are needed to suit your audience.
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This lesson covers Passive, Assertive and Aggressive styles of communication,
ideas for gaining Confidence as well as the use of I statements to clearly communicate your message. Your students will enjoy the interactive lessons and the opportunity to practice their communication skills using real life scenarios.
The Resource contains a PowerPoint presentation and a student workbook. It is provided in ppt, pdf and word format so that it can be edited if necessary to suit your audience.
It will assist your learners in identifying behavior traits that could be creating barriers to effective communication both in the workplace and the classroom.
The interactive PowerPoint presentation contains activities for learners to practice their communication skills.
The 10 page workbook looks at different forms of communication and their application in the workforce. It is an interactive lesson that looks at passive, aggressive, assertive and indirect behaviors. There is opportunity for pair work and group work activities and discussion that explores the best way to handle situations.
I have used this with small groups of learners and it has been very well received. The session concludes with students carrying out roleplay activities.
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This course will assist you in identifying behaviour traits within yourself that could be creating barriers to effective communication both in the workplace and your personal life.
It covers:
Passive, Assertive and Aggressive styles of communication
Ideas for gaining Confidence
The use of I statements to clearly communicate your message.
This is an interactive PowerPoint presentation that contains activities for learners to practice their communication skills.
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This resource contains various phone call situations written on role play cards that occur at work. It also contains a set of blank cards for learners to make up their own scenarios as well as message pad templates. Learners can role play situations and practice their telephone answering skills.
It is important that the person answering the call uses correct telephone etiquette and takes down the message accurately.
They can be used as part of or a whole lesson on telephone etiquette, which is an important customer service skill.
Instructions:
1. Use the Word document to make any changes to the scenarios. Go straight to 2 if no changes are required.
2. Print out as many copies of page 3 as you need. (Will depend on number of pairs).
3. Cut out with scissors or guillotine
4. Page 5 contains phone message pads. Use them to take messages.
To do the activity, all you need is two students, one with paper and pen for taking a message. Have your students sit back to back so they cannot use non-verbal cues to understand what their partner is saying. That way the role-play will be more like a real telephone conversation.
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