in Beautiful Riverview Florida.

I know my last post was a bit of a short one, but Ken was offering treats for the first post and who doesn t like treats, especially caffeinated ones.

So as The Ken mentioned in his post about who we are, I am in charge of MCT  Readiness, which is probably the most tightly focused role on our team.  The others get to deal with broad community issues, I get to focus on the things that get MCTs ready to stand in the classroom or on whatever stage that they take.  Just as a bit of background, I am both an MCP and MCT for over 12 years.  I was actually a MCT before I was an MCP  because back in those days you needed an operating systems exam to be an MCP.  I was a developer so I was able to be an MCT on the developer courses with out having to pass a Operating systems course.  Just one of the weird oddities in my checkered history.  I spent the better part of twelve years actively teaching and working with MCTs and the CPLS partners(or CTECs, or ATECs (not that I don t use nearly as many parentheses as The Ken))  it takes years to build that kind of parentheses addiction.

Currently I am in the process of rolling out a new tool for the MCTs to prep on our course ware with, to make it easier for them to build the skills and knowledges that will allow them to deliver the best classes in the industry.  In the course of my years as a trainer I was lucky enough to witness trainers for all sorts of products and I can honestly say i like watching MCTs teach the best.  I am also working with my buddy Tjeerd (who apparently is not ready to step out of the hiding place from posting yet) to get ready for a big summit tour around the world to reach out to the MCT community coming up just after the New Year.  If you have ever thought about going from the MCP status to the MCT status we are planning on offering some options so that you can do that at the summits and get introduced to the community at the same time.

Well I am going to get back to work here in MSL South, as I am spending the next couple of weeks just outside of Tampa.

Bill