After 6 hours of being trained on software I already knew, it was my turn to do the training. I met with a group of seniors to introduce them to PowerPoint. I wasn’t sure how the training session would go – PowerPoint is one of my least favorite programs – ever. But some of my early training jobs, like back in middle and high school, included training seniors how to use their macs. My friend Clem and I made pretty good money doing it.
This group was a bit of a surprise. They were Cocoon-like in their interest to learn and the capacity for which they absorbed what I was saying. I was able to make jokes that don’t normally go over with the faculty crowd I usually train, plus, they seemed more adept. I suppose there is probably true because they wanted to be there. They had purchased a laptop together as a group to do slideshows. And I think they’ll do just fine. Even using Windows.