How running a training business changed how I communicate
Gareth Talamini reflects on what leading Extend Training has done for his communication. He's become better at explaining complex ideas, which also helps in his engineering work.
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0:19 Why an engineering firm runs its own training business
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0:27 Leading a training business vs an engineering firm
Gareth Talamini leads both QGE Group and Extend Training. He explains the biggest difference: engineering can be technical and focused on things, while training is about people. Trainers deliver content and assess learners, so it's a people exercise by definition.
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0:23 What leading training and engineering teams have in common
Leading a training organisation and an engineering firm differ, but Gareth Talamini says they share one core truth: people are everything. He talks about listening, understanding people and helping them work through their problems, without needing to have every answer himself.
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