Are you old enough, as I am, to remember the time when
education in any shape or form revolved largely around a
dusty old blackboard and a few starchy textbooks? Hardly
stimulating, really, was it?
It's little wonder that some of us suffered the ignominy of
having a piece of chalk launched towards our heads, through
our failure to 'pay attention'. The fearsome Mr Brown was
a chief offender of such tactics. I still bear the mental
scars to this day. But to be fair, it can't have been much
fun for him, either, trying to motivate a group of bored,
uninspired adolescents with their minds on other things,
and with precious little in the way of exciting material to
stir their interest or to feed their appetite for learning.
Thankfully, everything's very different nowadays. Over the
last twenty years or so, high quality audio visual aids
based on ground-breaking developments in technology have
revolutionised the world of training, transforming it from
a passive and often tedious occupation to a fascinating,
enjoyable and highly participative activity.
From the simple to the sophisticated, no matter what your
budget or the application or space available, an efficient
audio visual installation can be designed to meet your
requirements exactly. A competent and experienced supplier
will be able to help you identify those needs and will
advise on the options available.
It may be that you want nothing more elaborate than an
uncomplicated training room, equipped with a projector and
screen suitable for offering presentations for a handful of
students. At the other end of the scale, you may be
looking for a large, state-of-the-art lecture room or
auditorium, complete with complex, fully automated control
systems, plasma screens, interactive whiteboards, surround
sound and even video conferencing facilities. Whatever
your final choice, all will be backed up with the guarantee
of full technical support, free of charge, in the unlikely
event that you need it.
Thinking back to those days gone by, written words and
diagrams have their place, but the most appealing feature
of today's audio visual solutions is that the entire
scenario is brought to life and made tangible. It's one
thing to be shown a stark photograph with a big red cross
through it, illustrating the wrong way to operate a
potentially dangerous piece of machinery. How much more
effective, though, to be able to see actual film or
animation of the process, complete with sound,
demonstrating the safe way to do it? Immediately, the
risks are highlighted and we are taken from a hypothetical
'classroom' condition to a real life situation with which
we can identify and which drives the message home. This
has to be the best possible training.
In the field of Sales, too, innovations in audio visual
techniques have proved to be invaluable in honing the
skills necessary to produce the person that will really
stand out. It takes a special individual to shine in an
area that is critical to any business; one who appreciates
the importance of positive body language and of overcoming
objections in order to close a sale successfully. With the
aid of audio visual technology, candidates can be filmed in
a role-playing situation which is then played back to be
shared with and analysed by the rest of the group. Scary
for some, maybe, to be forced to witness the odd,
embarrassing idiosyncrasy of one's own - tugging at the
chin or fiddling with the tie ' but essential if one is to
recognise what makes a winning salesperson in a hugely
competitive market.
It would be a most unusual student who could fail to be
enthused by today's learning experience. It's all a far
cry from the chalk-hurling days of Mr Brown. I wonder what
he would have made of all of this...
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Reflex are an audio visual installation specialist. They
only deal with the very top end of Audio Visual Needs,
supplying the big names with the technology they need.
http://www.reflex.co.uk/
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