Transferable Skills
Recently on LinkedIn there was an interesting post from a chap who was looking to help a young friend who was not doing well at school but was gifted with computers and wanted to get into the world of hacking …
Those Who Can’t Do, Teach!
Admittedly I have only heard this a few times in my 14 years of being a trainer and although this is a fallacy penned by George Bernard Shaw, some people do believe it. My response is generally that “Those That …
Don’t Twitch! Watch!
Those of you who may know me personally will know that I have quite a few hobbies outside of the World of Tech. Yes kids – there is a whole world of stuff out there that doesn’t involve a screen! …
I ❤ Social Media
My name is Phil and I love social media. It’s not a guilty pleasure and I am not ashamed to stand up and declare it to the World. A guilty pleasure is secretly enjoying the Eurovision Song Contest or eating …
The Skoda Experience
As some of you may know I deliver courses across several training vendors and despite the fact that I have been doing it for a reasonable amount of time – I have kept my ‘portfolio’ tight. Although I often dabble …
Do You Wanna Be A Record Breaker !?
I have now got to that time in my life where I am starting to reminisce about how good things were in ‘my day’ and although I love new technology and advances in science – I still think of ‘when …
Grand Designs
There is an old saying that ‘An Englishman’s home is his castle’ which if we now adjust for political correctness probably applies to every gender and every nationality. Most people would probably like to live in a nice place and …
KISS
One thing I love about being an instructor is being able to explain things. That kind of goes with the territory. However, it’s relatively easy to explain things when you have experience of the subject matter, know your target audience …
No-brainer of the Year
I don’t really like using the term ‘no-brainer’ as you have to use your brain to decide it’s a no-brainer. There is probably some very clever academic term for this paradox. Like most folk, lock-down restrictions have played a big …
Firebrand Training Sprint Sessions
The following links will take you to some Firebrand Sprint Training Sessions I conducted in 2020. The three I led on were: Demystifying Cryptography (2 Parts) Network Security for the Non-Technical User Training & Awareness – The Good, The Bad …