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戴尔卡耐基培训在全世界范围内享有盛誉，是公认的培训教育界的引领者，得到广泛的认可。戴尔卡耐基培训致力于为人们提供商务培训机会，帮助他们加强技能和完善个人能力，创造一个积极、稳定和有效的结果。近日，戴尔卡耐基培训在奥斯汀为亚太联盟的青年提供了3天领导力培训，青年们收获颇丰，这是英文报道。
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In the area of professional development and self-improvement courses, Dale
Carnegie has been a big name for the past 100 years. Dale Carnegie’s millions
of graduates included Lee Iacocca, Lyndon B. Johnson, Chuck Norris, Joe
DiMaggio, Warren Buffett, and many more. So when the Austin Chapter of Asian
Pacific Islander American Public Affairs (APAPA) announced a 3-day Dale
Carnegie leadership training class for APAPA Youths* back in November 2019,
the total of 30 seats was filled up within a couple of days, no doubt helped
by enthusiastic parents.
The training class was to be held at Dale Carnegie Training of Austin (DCTA),
a local franchise of the Dale Carnegie & Associates, Inc., from Jan. 2 – 4,
2020. A couple of APAPA Youths parents had taken the training class through
their companies, and felt the training would be very helpful to APAPA Youths.
These parents connected with the COO of DCTA, Mr. Zhen Wu. And Mr. Wu happily
agreed that DCTA would tailor and provide a 3-day training course free of
charge, a significant contribution to APAPA Austin, as their training
typically costs more than $1000 per person.
On a bright morning of the second day of the new year, 30 high school youths
showed up in DCTA’s training facility in Round Rock, many of them a bit tired
and weary from the long Holiday break. They also did not know exactly what was
in store for them.
They were met with two cheerful young trainers, Chris and Shelby Wright. Chris
and Shelby are a married couple and have been conducting Dale Carnegie
training as certified trainers in the Austin area for a few years. Chris was
interested in becoming a certified trainer while still in high school and
passed all requirements except for a Bachelor’s Degree. He went off to college
in Belton, TX, majoring in communications and music. While there, he met with
Shelby, who was also interested in music and education. After graduation, they
both joined DCTA and got married, and have been happily training C-suit
clients, managers, Ph.D.s, engineers and many others in the Austin metro area
ever since. They love what they do, and maintained that they are not the
conventional instructors; rather, they consider themselves trainers who guide
their clients through long-established and tested courses designed with the
principles and methodologies of Dale Carnegie. A bit like a priest and the
Bible: the priest does not teach the Bible; rather, he leads his audience
through the teachings of the Bible itself. It is then not surprising that
Chris is pursuing a Master’s degree in Pastoral Ministry in his spare time.
The 3-day course is divided into 9 sections with 5 objectives, all highly
relevant to high school students:
- Build Greater Self-Confidence
- Strengthen People Skills
- Enhance Communication Skills
- Develop Leadership Skills
- Reduce Stress and Improve Attitude
Imbedded in the course are Dale Carnegie’s principles that you can’t really
change other people, but you can change your own reaction to them; and that
when you are genuinely interested in other people, and think from their
perspectives, you can easily develop long-lasting friendship and be a leader
in everything you do. Quite intuitive stuff, according to several students I
interviewed afterwards, but still a good freshener and reminder.
The training is structured into interactive sessions, break-out discussions,
group projects and presentations, all aimed at encouraging active
participation, personal reflections and team work. At many points during the
course, students had to dig deep into their personal experiences, and find the
clarity and courage to share with their peers. As this was typically done in
smaller group settings, guidance from the trainer and encouragement from
groupmates are essential in putting students at ease to share these moments
and reflections. And in turn, these were the most memorable points that many
students will remember and cherish for a long time.
At the end of the training, many students shared that even though this was a
short training that covered a lot of materials, they intend to apply what they
have learned into daily practice, and particularly to some of the stress
points in the typical teenager life, such as relationships with their parents
and siblings, and with friends in school. Many agreed that this course taught
them how to break out of their comfort zones, and be more understanding and
appreciative in their social interactions. They have learned that leadership
is not just about leading, but more about understanding what others think and
need. In the end, when you are more empathetic towards other people, and
genuinely listen to them, you get more of what you want.
From the parents’ perspective, many believe that this kind of training is
great for their kids in gaining confidence in public speaking, in fostering
empathy, and in having meaningful social interactions. These definitely will
help break the stereotypes associated with Asian American students, that they
are typically shy and quiet, that they are usually followers rather than
leaders. And the added benefits to the parents, myself included, are that they
would take the same approaches in the most important relationship in their
young life: the relationship with us. Genuine interest in our stories and our
perspectives, and conscious effort in moderating their reactions to us. I, for
one, couldn’t ask for more out of this course.
*APAPA is a national nonprofit organization dedicated to inspiring, engaging and empowering the Asian Pacific Islander (API) communities in public and civic affairs;
**APAPA Youths is a sub-organization by and for API high school students
interested in public affairs.
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