I was given the opportunity to watch a newly revised skills course today continuing into tomorrow. I had clear instructions to introduce myself to the trainer and make it clear that I wasn’t there to evaluate. Apparently, that tends to throw a trainer off. It never threw me off when I was the trainer but different strokes. I was also told to keep quiet, observe and avoid participating in activities. Which was fine with me because I have no background in the subject and anyone I was paired up with would have asked to switch partners.
I was instructed to take notes on whether or not the new handouts and transparencies worked or not. “Worked” meaning if the color scheme was too much and made the transparencies hard to read. They aren’t hitting on much. The trainer is a little flighty. If I were still in junior high, I’d describe her as a spaz. She definitely knows her stuff though so it equals out, I suppose.
It was really hard today staying awake. I don’t know if it was the time change, the not breathing thing last night or what but I was seriously tired today. And, I hate it when people snooze through a training class. I did every trick I know to stay awake and am happy to say that I was successful.