HOW TO PRESENT TRAINING

WITH IMPACT!

TWO DAY WORKSHOP

9:00 AM - 5:00 PM each day; registration opens at 8:30 AM each morning

If all or part of your job requires you to present training programs, this two-day workshop will improve your delivery of the content and build your rapport and confidence with your learners. Whether you are a personnel officer, training department manager, trainer, coordinator or specialist, you too can feel comfortable and "in charge" while successfully communicating your training message.

Register Early and SAVE up to $200.00!

Save up to $200.00 per person with early bird registration. Group discounts available for groups of 3 or more participants from the same organization.

The Hilton Garden Inn has arranged special room rates for The Training Clinic attendees.  To get these savings, please call 972-233-8000 and tell reservations that you are calling to take advantage of the special Training Clinic room rate.

What You'll Learn

Essentials of adult learning and how to make training "come to life" are covered.  Other topics include climate setting, selective lecturing, how to increase participation, improve discussions, and demonstrations.  During this highly interactive workshop you teach a five-minute lesson to a partner and get feedback on your natural teaching style.  Special techniques to relate to mature learners are developed along with appropriate audiovisual support.

Pre-workshop assignment:

·      Identify a course you currently facilitate as a focal point for the workshop so you can apply what you learn from the course to it throughout the session.  If they exist, bring a description, outline and objectives of this course along with the business need being met through this training.

WORKSHOP CONTENT

                  Workshop content and objectives

      Training Skills inventory

      Set personal objectives for this session

Unit 1: Get Ready to Train

      Getting off to a good start – How to set and reset an adult learning climate

      What’s in it for the learner?

      Balance your time between climate setting, content and application

      Session starters to begin well: purpose of session starters, criteria for effective starters,     how to select session starters, and examples

      Suggested seating arrangements

Unit 2: Help Adults Learn

      Teach a 5-minute lesson to a partner

      Evaluate 10 aspects of your instructional style

      Learn how to build retention

      Identify 3 styles of learning

      Use 18 adult learning concepts to enhance learning

      Increase learner retention by using 5 steps of adult learning

      Ask key questions to process learning through 5 adult learning steps

      Trainer Style Inventory

      Relate your training style to adult learners – flex your style to be more effective 

Unit 3: Think Like a Course Designer

      The anatomy of a module

      Select appropriate methods based on the learning objective

      Use effective technical training methods for recall and application

      Work with mature, experienced learners effectively

      Provide sufficient practice to change behavior

      Pace methods to avoid boredom 

Unit 4: Facilitation Skills for Trainers

      Butterflies and what to do

      Use effective delivery techniques

      Avoid overuse of lectures with participation techniques

      Increase participation and “discovery” learning

      Make software training come to life

      Improve the productivity of discussions: Keys to group process

      Discussion techniques that work

      Use four types of questions to facilitate learning and interaction

      Get the right amount of class participation by using six steps to asking better questions

      Practice using paraphrase for better understanding

      How to conduct effective demonstrations and skill practice

      How to facilitate low risk role play

      Deal assertively with difficult learners 

Unit 5: Audio Visual Techniques

      Select appropriate audio-visual support

      Advantages and disadvantages of different audio-visual support

      Charting to generate discussion and verify understanding

      Use electronic presentation technology well 

Unit 6: Resource Tool Kit and Action Plan

WORKSHOP OBJECTIVES 

By the end of the workshop, the participant will be able to:

      Use feedback on their natural training style by teaching a lesson to a partner to improve   their teaching approach.

      Match their training style to five adult learning steps.

      Implement adult learning concepts using three unique process tools.

      Use adult learning techniques to improve retention and reduce learner resistance.

      Use a 4-step formula for setting and resetting the learning climate to welcome the            learner, provide information about the course, get information about the learner and  transition to next topics.

      Create a session starter to meet three criteria.

      Involve the learner using a variety of tools and techniques.

      Identify different ways learners prefer to learn and how to adjust the trainer’s teaching    style to be successful.

      Identify strengths and weaknesses in the instructor's training style.

      Select the best method to train learners.

      Pace methods to maintain high energy and active learning by the participants.

      Practice making training interesting, not boring.

      Identify how much practice is needed to build a new skill.

      Practice 12 "must know" characteristics of participative lecturing.

      Practice ways to get good responses during training in regular and computer lab  classroom settings.

      Structure role play and demonstrations to minimize risk.

      Use 4 basic types of questions appropriately to facilitate discussions.

      Prepare to ask questions using a 6-step system.

      Use 24 pointers to overcome fear of speaking before a group.

      Deal with difficult group members effectively.

What Past Participants Say:

"I have learned so much in two days that it's incredible."

"An excellent, 'rounded' training program - warm, practical and relevant."