[donnam]

hi all i was woundering if someone could help i am findind it extremly difficult two take in my training at wk this has been the case for the past two years
i just cant seem two remember it i have moderate dyslexia and i handed my report in because i was scared that i might lose my job because i cant take anything in and yet i do try my hardest to remember

thanks

[Ishi]

If memory is your biggest problem there are various coping strategies to tackle this. Of course they won't improve your memory just handy tips and gadgets to record things for you.

On the technology side you might consider a digital voice recorder, or a pda for appointments etc. I think you can even get these to sync with your own work computer, so if you use ms outlook you can combine the two diaries.

Otherwise you might try using mnemonics to try and help you learn and store information. If you're a visual learner you might think about each client by visualising something about them that's unique. Of course I have no idea what sort of work you do however I'm sure you could come up with your own ideas.

If it's appropriate you could ask your employer for additional help as I imagine their training scheme is not dyslexia friendly. You might even consider an access to work assessment which can provide you with assistive technology and even coaching, although given you have been in post for two years you might struggle on the funding side and naturally this also depends on how open you are about dyslexia at work.

[Cariad]

I can understand your difficulty.
Like Ishi says you have to find ways to help you remember.
I keep a note book which I write what I need to do in it. I cross off each job as they are done. If I have to remember someone's name or phone number I write it down straight away.

If I'm in a meeting I use a voice recorder and write it up later. There are lots of these digital recorders at a very reasonable price in the shops.
If I take my laptop into the meeting I use the free software "Audacity" as my recording program.
http://audacity.sour...e.net/download/

If its a lot of information I may write things down using a mind map or bullet points to list the main points. My dyslexic daughter plans her assignments by mind mapping. My dyslexic son prefers to bullet point. I'm a mixture of both. I like mind maps because I can draw pictures/ symbols next to the key words to help me remember and makes it more interesting to revise.

I also do a lot of colour coding. If I'm discussing a report in a meeting I have my own copy and use a different set of colour highlights to mark each section/paragraph to help me know when one point has finished and a new one is starting.

I also do this when preparing reports on the PC, I just change the colour of the print for each bit. I print out my copy them change the report back to all black print and print one out for my boss/ or copy for others.

I was in a meeting and someone saw my colour coding and thought it was a good idea and started using it themselves. They weren't dyslexic.
Hope this helps

[donnam]

Cariad, on 13 June 2010 - 06:02 PM, said:

I can understand your difficulty.
Like Ishi says you have to find ways to help you remember.
I keep a note book which I write what I need to do in it. I cross off each job as they are done. If I have to remember someone's name or phone number I write it down straight away.

If I'm in a meeting I use a voice recorder and write it up later. There are lots of these digital recorders at a very reasonable price in the shops.
If I take my laptop into the meeting I use the free software "Audacity" as my recording program.
http://audacity.sour...e.net/download/

If its a lot of information I may write things down using a mind map or bullet points to list the main points. My dyslexic daughter plans her assignments by mind mapping. My dyslexic son prefers to bullet point. I'm a mixture of both. I like mind maps because I can draw pictures/ symbols next to the key words to help me remember and makes it more interesting to revise.

I also do a lot of colour coding. If I'm discussing a report in a meeting I have my own copy and use a different set of colour highlights to mark each section/paragraph to help me know when one point has finished and a new one is starting.

I also do this when preparing reports on the PC, I just change the colour of the print for each bit. I print out my copy them change the report back to all black print and print one out for my boss/ or copy for others.

I was in a meeting and someone saw my colour coding and thought it was a good idea and started using it themselves. They weren't dyslexic.
Hope this helps

[donnam]

hi guys many thanks for this info but my boss said today that ive just to read it! i can acess the traning site at home but i dont understant it it a big company ad alot of it is face to face with customers but i am struggiling with there traning its not that i cant read i can but i cant take it in when reading it if this makes sence i cant carry a vioce recorder on the shop floor either i am stuck with this one yet they sell the softwere too am scared if i cant take this in soon i might lose my job but its hard ad fustrating i feel stupid comperd to everybody else when in there yet av been there for 8 yrs its the last two whn this traning thing happend but thanks for reading this am glad people knw whats it like ad understand

[Ishi]

Perhaps you should approach your boss and tell him/her about your difficulties. Perhaps if given a more detailed explanation of why you are struggling they might be able to help. If not then at least you can tell them that as a person with dyslexia you should be entitled to some level of support under the appropriate company policy / legislation.

[donnam]

hi ishi think that how you spell it sorry to bother you again i have approched him a couple of times ad i handed a detail report about me to him last week ad i had dyslexia in my wk to giv my mgs tings to explain how i wk but nothing reily happend everything they have is on a training site they cant change that just for me am exelent at verbel but my wekness is learning ad i dont kn what to do! now catch twenty two i think am totely stuck i approchd him today ad he said you can acess it at home as much as you like thats all very well how do i take it in thats my probelm i dont know how soz for bugging you dont knw what to do now i enjoy what i do ad am good with people

[geodob]

Maybe it would help if you had the text read to you, so that you don't have to read it?
As the training is available online. You could try using the Opera browser to view it?
With Opera, you can simply select the text and it will read it out loud to you.
Here's a link where you can download it;
opera.com

[donnam]

geodob, on 15 June 2010 - 06:58 AM, said:

Maybe it would help if you had the text read to you, so that you don't have to read it?
As the training is available online. You could try using the Opera browser to view it?
With Opera, you can simply select the text and it will read it out loud to you.
Here's a link where you can download it;
opera.com

[donnam]

hi there thank for that info so do i download it first then go on to my traninig site! hp this works many thanks for that very much apprected ad it will talk back or read it out that will be loads better thank you:) ad its called opera

[geodob]

I haven't used Opera for a while, so I just installed the latest version, and Voice doesn't work now.
But I found another free program, called Deskbot that you could try.
After you install it, you'll see a small genie icon in the bottom right corner of your screen.
To use it, you just select the text that you want it to read. Then right click, and click on Copy.
Then double click the genie icon and it will read it for you.
You can also choose a male or female voice.
deskbot.com

[donnam]

geodob, on 16 June 2010 - 11:53 AM, said:

I haven't used Opera for a while, so I just installed the latest version, and Voice doesn't work now.
But I found another free program, called Deskbot that you could try.
After you install it, you'll see a small genie icon in the bottom right corner of your screen.
To use it, you just select the text that you want it to read. Then right click, and click on Copy.
Then double click the genie icon and it will read it for you.
You can also choose a male or female voice.
deskbot.com

[donnam]

hi again yes i someone at my wk tryd to download it today and couldent mange it i will try the other one once again thanks i told my mgr that there was softwere out there that might help with my traning many thanks for that aad hope this wks out lol soz to be a pain


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