Retirement Planning

Posted by on Oct 30, 2009 in assertiveness, education, learning, news and events, personal development | 0 comments

On Saturday 21 November, I am running a workshop at QUB entitled Retirement: One Big Loose End.  I’ve had confirmation this week that there are 14 attendees so far.  What prompted me to run a workshop on retirement?  Well, two things: The average age of my students at my Open Learning (mostly IT) workshops is somewhere between 50-70 Speaking to someone a few months ago about...

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Emotional Intelligence is Sexy!

Posted by on May 18, 2009 in emotional intelligence | 0 comments

Recent research has shown that women with higher levels of emotional intelligence tend to enjoy better sex.  I’m only bringing this to your attention because I teach Emotional Intelligence.  And I must admit I thought it would make a grabbing title! While you’re here, it seems an opportune moment to remind you of my 2-day EI workshop on 27-28 May, Emotional Intelligence Goes to...

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Want to Learn About Blogging in Belfast?

Posted by on Feb 2, 2009 in blogging, marketing, social media | 0 comments

What is a blog?  It is a mini, personalised website.  The difference between a regular website and a blog is that the owner posts articles – blog posts – regularly to let the public know what he/she is up to.  Use it to display your interests, photos of family/friends or even promote your business. I am are holding a two-day workshop – Welcome to the Blogosphere: Blogging...

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Borat Comes to Queen’s University

Posted by on Oct 22, 2008 in learning, news and events | 4 comments

As our regulars will know, Sensei does a fair amount of work with The Queen’s University of Belfast.  We work with The School of Education, designing and delivering courses for the Open Learning and Continuing Professional Development programmes.  The Queen’s academic year is divided up into three terms – Autumn, New Year, and Spring.  You can see from the OL brochure that...

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