by John | Feb 17, 2015 | Big Box Instructor, Class Work-Sets, Display Training, Instructor Training, KEEPING IT FUN, Master Instructor Blog, Presentation Skills
We had some excellent questions from Studio Owners this past weekend during our Full Psycle/PRO PIQ workshop. Paul Harmeling addressed these two related questions during the Q&A - I wanted to offer my thoughts on it here: When, or how often, should we be using using...
by John | Jan 6, 2015 | Big Box Instructor, Instructor Training, KEEPING IT FUN, Music, Presentation Skills, Spotify
Spotify is continuously updating both their computer software and iPhone/Android Apps. To keep you up-to-speed with changes and improvements, here are a few new tricks you might not be aware of - a few of these are courtesy of PC Magazine: Recover Deleted Playlists Oh...
by John | Nov 16, 2014 | Best Practices, Master Instructor Blog, Presentation Skills, Training With Power
Hey - I just got an email explaining that Spivi has added a FTP (Functional Threshold Power) Test to their display training system. I can't begin to tell you how beneficial these short threshold/best efforts are for engaging participants in your power based classes....
by John | Oct 5, 2014 | Best Practices, Engage Your Students, Instructor Training, Presentation Skills
I've found myself getting a little lazy with my class introduction - that opening statement that answers the question many of your participants have before the class begins; "I wonder what we're doing today... and how hard we're doing it?" A consistent and informative...
by John | Aug 9, 2014 | Instructor Training, Master Instructor Blog, Mental Toughness, Presentation Skills
In Jennifer Lintz's last post; Use YOUR Workout as Inspiration for your Next Class , Jennifer talked about using your personal workouts and build a class around them. Makes sense to me... because I've experienced something, I can more accurately describe the feelings,...
by John | Jun 17, 2014 | Best Practices, Free Podcasts, Presentation Skills, PRO Podcasts
Master Trainer Cameron Chinatti from Stages Indoor Cycling joins me to offer suggestions on how you can solicit constructive feedback... and then what to do with it once you receive it. Cameron's handout begins: Dear _____________________________________________ As a...