What’s the best way to assure your training participants groan inwardly and “turn off” when you first open your mouth? Simply by doing what you’ve always been told: By introducing yourself and providing your credentials.
Why not generate your audience’s curiosity, interest, and investment ...
Read more about A “Train the Trainer” Tip: Start Your Sessions With a Bang
A “Train the Trainer” Tip: Start Your Sessions With a Bang
The Seven Laws of Training: What Managers Must Know
You oversee training and possibly deliver it. How can you ensure that your agency's training actually improves workplace performance? Follow these training laws in the order below. They will help ensure success, both for online training and in the classroom.
1. Answer the “Big Why.” What is your ...
Read more about The Seven Laws of Training: What Managers Must Know
How to Blow Your Credibility From The “Get-Go”
Myth #1: You should start a presentation by thanking your audience or your hosts.
Picture it: You’ve prepared carefully and are about to present. The first words to your audience as you take the stage? “Thank you. I’m glad to be here,” or something similar.
These words serve many purposes ...
Read more about How to Blow Your Credibility From The “Get-Go”
What Makes a Super Trainer?
What attributes do all super trainers share, no matter how different their styles? Rate yourself on the guidelines below. Then read the strategies. These will help transform YOU into a Super Trainer!
The Three Top, Absolutely Essential Attributes
1. Content Knowledge
Of course, this is first ...
Read more about What Makes a Super Trainer?
How Do You Know They Know? Designing in-Class Assessment
How serious are you about your students actually learning? Most of us would say, “VERY serious!” Yet many trainers and instructional designers actually have no idea what, and even if, participants have learned by the end of a session.
Because trainers operate in organizations and businesses, we ...
Read more about How Do You Know They Know? Designing in-Class Assessment
The Smell of Coffee: A Potential Learning Tool?
Even those who don’t drink it have been known to swoon, “I love the smell of coffee!” Recently, scientists at Seoul National University found that the mere smell of coffee wakes up the brain—at least in rats. A recent study published in the Journal of Agriculture and Food Chemistry shows that ... Read more about The Smell of Coffee: A Potential Learning Tool?
So You Want to Do a Seminar!
Are you an entrepreneur or small business owner? Have you been asked to present at a professional conference? Giving a great seminar can increase your business, your status, and your memorability. Yet most professionals don't feel 100% comfortable with their ability to develop and deliver an effective ... Read more about So You Want to Do a Seminar!
Rattle That Tree! Tips to Deal With Facilitation ‘Lullaby Times’
According to Michael Wilkinson, author of The Secrets of Facilitation, standard "Lullaby Times" occur without fail three times during the course of any training or facilitation. These times are: Midmorning (10:30-11:00 a.m.) Just after Lunch (1:30-2:00 p.m.) Midafternoon (3:00-3:30 ... Read more about Rattle That Tree! Tips to Deal With Facilitation ‘Lullaby Times’
I May Be Dyslexic in One Language, but Not in Another
Can the way text looks impact the brain? Yes, reports psychologist Li Hai Tan of Hong Kong Research University, quoted in The Wall Street Journal. Because new neuroimaging studies reveal that totally different parts of the brain are used to read different languages, Dr. Tan says, "We may regard dyslexia ... Read more about I May Be Dyslexic in One Language, but Not in Another
- Train, Facilitate, Present!
Newsletter signup: - Each issue is full of ideas to improve your company's training, presentation and facilitation skills. sign up now