2010 is officially here, most of the Avo’s are back at work, and the hustle and bustle of activity has returned to not just the city of Jo’burg, but the Avo premises too. Part of the activity that was in action this week was the running of an in-house training session of our Let’s Talk Program (previously called Persuasive Conversations).

The Creative Forces at Avo (I affectionately call them the Avo Grocers ) have been hard at work these holidays on “Project Fresh” – an initiative to come up with ways to update and innovate our products so that we do indeed stand true to our promise of Fresh Learning Solutions (Now wouldn’t you want your grocer to have the freshest produce for you?)

The training we had at Avo this week, while being a session on one of our most successful programs, was also a test run of some of the new fresher concepts and tools which we are currently developing (People! Words can not explain, you’ll just have to attend one of our courses to sample the new flavours on offer – That goes to you Avo’s too! Our Grocer’s make us proud!)…

However…

I can tell you this! Let’s Talk is our Communication Course which provides folk (like me) with huge insights as to the tools and concepts which one must use and engage to be a successful communicator. On the program one is taught to identify within yourself and others the obstacles which cause breaks in communication, what this means is that once identified you are able to overcome these barriers and walk out of conversations with the confidence that your message has been successfully delivered. For me in my position, this is of utmost importance, my team requires that I represent them at all times efficiently and effectively – and while I like to imagine that I do, there is always room for improvement, and the learnings I have gathered over the past two days will enable me to up my game – Is that ever a bad thing?

As always, the sessions are awesome – you learn so much, while actually having a good time! Well done Grant for the facillitaion, armed with your Avo Magic you guide us through the arena with discussions and debates that really make for a truly interactive learning experience – could one really ask for anything more than to communicate in a communication course? I have been at Avo for nearly a year, this is the third time I have been on one of our courses and there is clearly a reason as to why we are Trusted Suppliers to our clients – It makes one proud when you know that the company you work for puts a standard of product out there that is not only tried and tested, but actually works! Insightful, Exciting, Challenging, Thought-Provoking, Engaging – an Avo product never lectures! And this is how we lucky Avo’s who attended got to start our year…

(Smile…)