Do not underestimate the saving to your staffs time by using a travel agent.Agents use systems that are much faster than the internet and also give multiple answeres in one search. In addition agents
Are a one stop shop.Book extras like hotels car hire, insurance etc.
Will charge a credit card our open a company account.
Will offer a uniform and clear billing system.
find the best choices.
Quickly and clearly tell you the price of arrangements.
Help avoid costly errors.
Will quickly learn the clients requirements.
Can enforce company policy.
Out of hours assistance. Particularly useful when airports make flights non operational.
Help choose the most suitable fare from a range which may include charter, consolidated, cheap published, semi flexible, fully flexible, business class or First.
We may be able to hold reservations whilst other arangements are finalised.
Assist building itineraries.
Help trace staff in an emergency.
Managemnt reports.
Be your advocate in disputes with a carrier.
The travel agents knowledge and experience will help guide your staff to the best option whether it be price, flexibility of fare rules, speed/times of journey.
If your staff use the Internet to book a journey do they know all the airlines that operate the route? They will have to check the web-sites of all the airlines that operate a route to find the times and then make a dummy booking to see what the final price is and what the fare rules are for the various fares. To be sure you have the best choice you need to check several airlines and this takes a long time .
A specialist business travel agency like Transit Management will have CRS equipment such as Sabre, Amadeus or Worldspan that will very quickly check availability, prices and fare rules of all the airlines operating a route and will enable you to make a correct informed decision taking into account such criteria as price, fare rules, times, comfort etc.
Remember time is money, saving your staffs time is saving your Company money.
Designing surveys is considered easy; but is it? The truth is that writing surveys is easy but writing surveys that will be effective is a little bit more difficult. The following twenty tips will help you with your survey questionnaire design.
1. What is the purpose of the survey?
Surveys and questionnaires are conducted for many reasons. By phrasing the questions and structuring the answers surveys can be used in a multitude of ways and for a variety of reasons. When compiling a survey don't lose sight of the survey's purpose.
2. Title the survey
The survey title is a golden opportunity to instantly summarise a survey's objective and encourage respondents to participate. Respondents need to invest time in completing the survey so you need to encourage them that their investment will be worthwhile.
3. The length of the survey needs to be as short as possible
Every question asked should be asked for a reason. Minimize the questions providing you with 'nice to know' information and concentrate instead on the 'need to know' questions.
4. Use plain English, maintain consistency, avoid jargon and acronyms and don't ask questions that may result in ambiguous answers
Care must be taken in wording a question. If a question can be interpreted in more ways than one then there is a risk that any analysis of the survey results will be worthless or at the very least suspect.
5. Avoid questions that are long
Try to use succinct sentences wherever possible. Long questions can cause a respondent to lose concentration and lead to them abandoning the survey.
6. Ask only one question at a time
Avoid confusing the respondent with a question like 'Do you like tennis and golf?'
7. Avoid influencing the answer
Do not load the question. 'Should irresponsible shop keepers who sell cigarettes to minors be prosecuted?' is unlikely to have any value.
8. Make sure that the chosen answer format allows the respondent to answer the question being asked
Ensure that the respondent can answer how they really feel or they may be inclined to abandon the survey. As a last resort consider the benefit of including a "Don't know", "Can't say" or similar response option.
9. While you are compiling the survey consider, when the survey is complete, how the compiled data is going be analysed
When asking questions that allow for a free text open ended response, such as when asking the respondent for their comments, appreciate that such information is likely to be difficult to score and/or summarised. Consider grouping the answers into groups that will match your analysis requirements. For example "How long have you worked here?" - 'less than 3 year', 'between 3 and 6 years' and 'more than 6'.
Group the questions into clear categories as this makes the task of completing the survey easier for the participants.
11. Target your respondents
Sometimes you will want to target a specific group, in others a cross section. If you can't easily control the respondents consider including questions/answers that will allow you to filter out respondents that don't match your target profile.
12. Allow the respondent to expand or make comments
Allowing respondents to make additional comments will increase their satisfaction level and will also give valuable feedback on the specific questions and/or the survey as a whole. Remember though for a large sample collection it may be difficult to analyze free text open ended responses.
13. If the survey you are conducting is to be confidential ensure that your pledge is upheld
If you have assured the respondents that the survey is confidential ensure that the individual data is not to be shared with anyone and the information is not going to be used for any other purpose. Confidentiality must be maintained and any identifying information deleted after the survey is complete.
14. Consider the advantages and disadvantages of allowing respondents to be anonymous or identifiable
If your respondents are to be anonymous then you will be unable to follow up or match "pre" or "post" surveys. Allowing people to remain anonymous can however have advantages for example it would allow people to respond without possible peer pressure.
15. Carefully consider the best response format
It is good practice to maintain a consistency in the format used for responses. When creating your survey keep in mind that when analysing the data single selection radio buttons are easier to analyse than multiple selection check boxes. If a radio response format can be used do not use a check box format.
16. Advise the respondent as to the approximate time it will take to complete the survey
Respondent drop out can occur if the survey appears to be a stream of never ending questions. It is good practice to indicate how long the survey is likely to take so that the participants can choose the best time to complete the survey.
17. Inform the respondents of the survey end date
Try and encourage your invited respondents to complete the survey as soon as possible but advise the respondents of the survey’s end date so that they have the opportunity to schedule the necessary time.
18. Test the survey
Before publishing a live survey publish a small pilot survey to check for questions that are ambiguous or confusing and to ensure that the survey is aesthetically pleasing.
19. Before publishing the survey proof read the survey several times
Check more than once that the survey is grammatically correct and makes sense. If possible ask a colleague to check the survey before you publish, if you are unable to do this then take a break before checking again.
20. Remember to thank the respondent
Respondents devote their time when completing surveys and should therefore be thanked at the end of completing the survey or in a follow up letter. You may even want to consider incentives such as a reward of some sort.
Getting started is easy and there are many survey software websites to choose from.
On your journey to learn martial arts online training excellence it's important to understand the stages we go through as we are learning and developing, so we know where we are at and know where we are going.
Confidence exceeds ability, we are not knowledgeable/skillful
We don't know we don't know.
I don't know how do this martial arts technique or whether I am doing it right.
II Conscious incompetence
We discover a skill we wish to learn - driving a car, riding a bike
Confidence drops as we realise our ability is limited
We need to practise to learn. Often this means not succeeding at first.
This is learning; unfortunately, in our culture it is often labelled 'failure'. We feel uncomfortable.
We know what we don't know.
I know I can't do this martial arts technique or do it very well.
III Conscious competence
We acquire the skill. We have become consciously competent. Our conscious mind can only cope with a small number of new bits of information at any one time.
Our confidence increases with our ability, we have to concentrate on what we know/do
Can do if know how to.
I know how do this martial arts technique but I have to think what to do to get it right.
IV Unconscious competence
Lastly, we blend the skills together and they become habits - we can then do them while our mind is on other things.
We have reached the stage of unconscious competence.
Our confidence and ability have peaked, we no longer have to concentrate on what we know/do; this is the start of the next learning curve
We can do, but don't necessarily know how we do.
I can do this martial arts kick without thinking and I know it works.
In different areas of our life we will be at different stages on different learning curves.
When you are learning martial arts online there are a few areas in which you need to ensure that you have good techniques. Things like power and accuracy are some of the attributes you need. However if you develop them in the wrong order long term it can lead to bad habits.
This is the order of attributes that you should develop to ensure you have good techniques and avoid bad habits that can be hard to break.
1. Form 2. Speed 3. Power 4. Accuracy 5. Reality 6. Repetition
1. Form
Practice your technique through kickboxing home training initially at a constant, steady pace so you can focus on your technique and how it should look, focus on your guard and body posture. If a technique is performed working on form for a long time will help to subconsciously learn the moves. If this is done for months and years then naturally your guard will be tight, your body placement will be at its maximum efficiency and the technique will be done correctly. Good form will help your efficiency and reduce the amount of energy required to execute, helping you to perform longer at a higher level. A good couple of minutes learning a new skill in front of a mirror will pay dividends in the long term development of the skill before progressing to partner work.
2. Speed
Speed is a very important quality to possess, speed can help you generate more power in your technique, increase your strike success rate and help you control an opponent more effectively. To start making your techniques faster, focus on relaxing your body and muscles and taking your time, and breathe. Once you feel you have the form then start adding speed by gradually increasing the speed with adding much more power, each repetition focus achieving the desired results faster and more efficiently each time. You can develop speed by shadow boxing and working with partner.
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