書單：
我是《大人的Small Talk》的忠實聽眾，很喜歡Joe對於事理精闢的分析和Bryan以柔和的聲線娓娓分享故事的方式，他們的本業是成人教育，關注在成為成熟大人的必備學問，開立了許多課程，初期是實體課程，近期也陸續開發了線上語音課程。
I am a loyal listener of “Small Talk for Adults" and I really appreciate Joe’s insightful analysis and Bryan’s gentle storytelling style. They are in the business of adult education and focus on the essential skills needed to become a mature adult. They offer various courses, initially in-person and more recently, they have developed online voice courses.
2022年我讀了他們出版的書，《沒了名片，你還剩下什麼？》、《大人學選擇：成熟大人的獨立思考術》、《3年後，你的工作還在嗎？》。
In 2022, I read their published books, “What Do You Have Left Without Your Business Card?", “Mature Adult’s Independent Thinking Skills," and “Will You Still Have Your Job in Three Years?"
接著在2022年7月時購入了三堂線上語音課程，《銷售專業服務的系統化做法》、《知識型商品的文案寫作課》、《用經營公司的思維經營你的人生》，總共花了NT$ 16,847。
Then in July 2022, I purchased three online voice courses: “Systematic Approaches to Selling Professional Services," “Copywriting for Knowledge-Based Products," and “Manage Your Life with Company Management Thinking." The total cost was NT$16,847.
這是我第一次購買線上語音課程，就像聽Podcast一樣聽課，只是有附上逐字稿，透過這次的學習經驗，我認知到自己吸收知識的方式，文字遠大於聲音(我其實也不喜歡有聲書)。
This is my first time purchasing an online voice course, which is similar to listening to a podcast, but with the added benefit of a transcript. Through this learning experience, I have come to realize that my preferred method of absorbing knowledge is through reading rather than listening (I actually don’t enjoy audiobooks).
雖然我平時很喜歡聽Podcast，但透過聲音沒有辦法將文字精確留在腦中成為長期記憶，通常只是聽過，在心中有個印象罷了，平常聽免費的Podcast忘記內容就算了，但像流水一樣聽過付費的課程，總覺得可惜。
Although I enjoy listening to podcasts, I find that I am not able to retain information as effectively through audio as I am through reading. While it’s easy to forget the content of a free podcast, it feels like a waste to forget the content of a paid course that I have listened to like a stream of water.
雖然語音課程很貼心地附上逐字稿，課後也可以反覆閱讀，但這就讓我思考，花費遠大於購買書籍的金額購買了線上語音課程，但最終能讓我好好吸收課堂知識的方式不是語音還是文字，那我怎麼不買書就好了？
Despite the thoughtful addition of a transcript in the voice course, which I can review after class, I began to question the value of spending more money on an online voice course than on a book. If my preferred way of learning is through reading, then why not just buy books instead?
而且經過實作測試，聽10分鐘的音擋，讀逐字稿我只需花5分鐘的時間，閱讀相較之下時間短縮且能即時做筆記印象更深刻。
Moreover, after some testing, I found that listening to a 10-minute audio took me 5 minutes to read the transcript. Reading was more efficient and allowed me to take notes immediately, which made a deeper impression.
但不出版書籍而開發語音課程應該就是他們的商業考量吧，或許喜歡用聽的更勝於用讀的需求者也不少，且賣書的營收遠低於賣課程，這三堂課若是化為書籍，我會省下十倍的錢。
However, the decision not to publish books and to focus on developing voice courses is probably a commercial consideration for them. Perhaps there are many people who prefer listening over reading, and selling courses is more profitable than selling books. If these three courses were turned into books, I would save ten times the money.
那麼說到語音課程的內容值得嗎？其實他們教授的心法就是將那些你可能已知的事情、經驗、常識以系統化的方式彙整並一一條列闡述，因為我並非自營業者，所以《銷售專業服務的系統化做法》、《知識型商品的文案寫作課》這兩堂課只是增進我對於自營業的認識。充其量作為一種檢視工具，檢視認識的自營業者是否採取他們的策略，而我想能在市場上好好存活下來的自營業者，不需上課也已能透過實戰經驗非系統化地學習到了裡頭的策略，而對於未來想開業的人，這兩堂課應能成為很好的學習素材。
So, are the contents of the voice courses worth it? Actually, their teaching method is to systematically organize and explain the things, experiences, and common sense that you may already know. Since I am not a service provider, the two courses “Systematic Approach to Selling Professional Services" and “Copywriting for Knowledge-Based Products" only helped me improve my understanding of self-employment. At most, they are a tool for reviewing whether self-employed people I know have adopted their strategies. I think those who can survive well in the market as self-employed people can also learn the strategies inside through practical experience without a systematic approach, while these two courses can be good learning materials for those who plan to start their own businesses in the future.
至於《用經營公司的思維經營你的人生》這堂課，其實我認為上述他們出版的三本書《沒了名片，你還剩下什麼？》、《大人學選擇：成熟大人的獨立思考術》、《3年後，你的工作還在嗎？》裡頭也有提到相似的概念。
As for the course “Manage Your Life with Company Management Thinking", I actually think that the three books they published, “What Do You Have Left Without Your Business Card?", “Mature Adult’s Independent Thinking Skills", and “Will You Still Have Your Job in Three Years?", also mention similar concepts.
花了這一大筆錢取得對自己新的認知——我不適合語音的學習方式，往後我也不會再購買線上語音課程。
Spending a large sum of money to gain new knowledge about myself – that I am not suitable for the voice learning method – means that I will not purchase online voice courses in the future.
三堂課的筆記如下：
The notes for the three courses are as follows
以上英文皆運用ChatGPT Mar 23 Version進行翻譯
The English translations of the above content were generated using ChatGPT on Mar 23 Version.
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