Happy Reviews

Generally good session. A bit anecdotal heavy and second half was less engaing for me personally. Some parts not tailored to charity sector.

DJ was a very personable warm trainer, very articulate and positive. I enjoyed his easy style. The course material was a bit fluffy though.. there was not much context setting or even scene settiing as to what Liberating structures were and how they could be used. We launched straight into doing 4 or 5 of them and the only spot on the course to think about what they all were and how you might use them was showing us the matchmaker diagrams for about 3 mins.

Sal did a great job of involving us. I think my lower scores were more about my understanding and maybe i need a longer session, rather than about Sal's training methods which were engaging and interactive.

I have previously attended Happy training, but I have to say that this time the experience was much better. Attending online, with a smaller group of participants, made it easier to ask questions and interact without feeling intimidated. I would have preferred if the course included more exercises and practical tests, as the time available felt too short to ensure some of the concepts were fully assimilated by attendees. Practice is key, and while I understand it’s not always possible to cover everything within the session, I believe more time should be built in for hands-on application. Overall, the materials provided are a useful reference for what the course covered, and I have already started using the resources. At times, it felt as though the facilitator wasn’t fully confident in using the platform. I can’t recall the exact moments, but I do remember questioning their expertise in Google Sheets on a couple of occasions.

There was information I learned that I feel could be useful if we get Co-Pilot within the organisation. The training seemed focused primarily on what co-pilot could do instead of us with a few prompts rather than how it could enhance our work, which gives me concerns for the future of our employment. The training could have been better tailored to our use or structured differently to show us what co-pilot can do if we get full licenses. Having Zoom and Teams open at the same time to demonstrate copilot in Teams caused audio-echoing through the speakers which wasn't great for audio-sensory issues. I came away from that section with a headache. It would have probably worked better if all but the two not in Teams were to come off Zoom for that part, then come back once the Teams demonstration had concluded.

I would prefer an even simpler course as it was too quick for me and I need more practice in between learning new things. Not enough time!

Good workshop

Kelly was excellent. Dr Srikumar was a very good presenter. I felt the emotions session was weaker and the sex talk wouldn’t be comfortable for all which was acknowledged.

I think the programme is great but It would be best to include more day to day leadership materials

The trainers time lag created communication challenges and asking for someone to follow th chat and an interactive session is not accessible