by Dave Hill | Dec 23, 2009 | Presentation Skills, Presentation Skills and Communication Strategies, Training
It was August, 1987, and I was working on a sail training ship called Zebu. Zebu had seven crew, and 15 young male and female sail trainees from all over the world. The trainees would join at three-month intervals. The ship could hold 13 sails, and there were...
by Dave Hill | Dec 22, 2009 | Presentation Skills, Presentation Skills and Communication Strategies, Training
I spent 14 years of my life working on cargo and passenger ships as an engineering officer. During this time, I was involved in 4 major engine room fires and one explosion. A fire on a ship is a very frightening experience; there is nowhere to run to and the last...