It does have to be the right Deaf Awareness, you know

Someone emailed me a couple of days ago, quite upset. She has just started at a large company and they had already arranged a Deaf Awareness session for her colleagues a week after she has started. She says “It was awful.   H.R. did not consult with me and my colleagues felt patronised and are now quite cross with me for wasting their time. If only HR had asked what I thought was needed and whom I might recommend then I would have had some editorial control over the whole process. As it is I now have to be emollient and soothe everyone as we work in an industry with fast and tight deadlines and people just don’t have time to spare for an all day training session which is not directly relevant”.

So guys, how about just thinking what exactly you are offering (if you are a Deaf Awareness trainer – preferably deaf yourself) and exactly what you are asking for (if you are booking a Deaf Awareness session). The one thing we DON’T need are more annoyed hearing colleagues!