tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14184878.post7067430042362199897..comments2023-10-15T10:29:12.991+01:00Comments on Karyn's erratic learning journey: On being an encouragerThe upsychohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06345558899662051670noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14184878.post-22635456005749670922008-06-26T13:36:00.000+01:002008-06-26T13:36:00.000+01:00@rina Thanks for taking the time to be my encourag...@rina Thanks for taking the time to be my encourager today.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14184878.post-74995704532455194522008-06-26T13:11:00.000+01:002008-06-26T13:11:00.000+01:00Hey! I love you for this. You are brilliant. Thank...Hey! I love you for this. You are brilliant. Thanks for this post. Today I got some time asthere was a lot of work and this was worth every minute of my attention. Know what? I have a headache still this was a lovely read. Hugs and blessings to 'the rock'.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14184878.post-57513962479929779712008-06-20T22:01:00.000+01:002008-06-20T22:01:00.000+01:00@jackie Hi and welcome. Glad to have caught your e...@jackie Hi and welcome. Glad to have caught your eye. <BR/><BR/>Interestingly enough, I have done a fair amount of public speaking coaching myself. I also used to adjudicate speech and drama eistedfodds at schools. One of my regular contracts was the third year of a beauty school, where the girls had to prepare to deliver presentations. It was great fun, but very daunting to be surrounded by all these flawless complexions and specimens of perfect grooming!<BR/><BR/>Please, please don't let anyone pressure you into losing that encourager mentality. It is in seriously short supply! Hopefully you will encounter a good few encouragers yourself along the way, or it could become wearing. But I trust that you evoke a likemindedness in those who encounter you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14184878.post-91751153767409997992008-06-20T17:08:00.000+01:002008-06-20T17:08:00.000+01:00Hi Karyn - this is my first time on your blog and ...Hi Karyn - this is my first time on your blog and I read this post first. It resonated with me. I like to think of myself as an "encourager" - I truly aim to be. (I think the words "constructive criticism" are an oxymoron and have happily entered into discussion on that matter!)<BR/><BR/>When I do encourage I am often met with surprise and sometimes even a wee bit of scepticism. But that soon turns to pleasure. There is nothing more valuable - to both encourager and encouragee.<BR/><BR/>But it must be appropriate, specific and relevant encouragement. I train in public speaking. Part of our programme is learning how to give feedback - and words like "nice" and "quite" are discouraged ( I would ban them ..)Apart from learning how to speak up participants also explore - out loud - how to give good feedback. As a large amount of the work I do is with young people in school maybe we have a whole load of budding encouragers out there!Jackie Cameronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01561693922454971156noreply@blogger.com