Course benefits:
This workshop addresses the needs of experienced trainers who need
to enhance their course development and delivery skills. Attendance
on this workshop will enable participants to undertake challenging training
assignments with confidence and deliver greater benefits to their audience
and the organisation.
Who should attend:
This is a very practical workshop requiring participants to bring examples
of materials to the course and, following a demonstration delivery,
to modify and practice their delivery in line with action plans suggested
by the workshop facilitator and other workshop attendees.
Prerequisites:
Before attending this workshop, participants should have attended a
Train the Trainer course and have gained experience of developing and
delivering training sessions and training programmes.
What you will learn:
On successful completion of the course, attendees will be able to:
- Structure materials to best effect
- Create materials appropriate to how people learn
- Handle an audience
- Use exercises and simulations to enhance learning
What you will cover:
- Session 1 will examine and make recommendations about training material
using a checklist of criteria that includes:
- Fitness for Purpose
- Sequence of Delivery
- Concept Count
- Visual Impact
- Aids to Remembering
- Uniformity
- Formatting
- Adherence to Standards
- Use of Colour
- Use of Clip Art and other Illustrations
- Session 2 examines the subject of how people learn and what the
trainer can do to enhance the learning experience for all concerned.
The following subjects are introduced and practiced in this session:
- How people learn - the learning styles questionnaire
- Addressing the visual, auditory and kinaesthetic preferences
of the learners
- Learning curves - what they are and how to prepare for and deal
with a group having significantly different rates of learning
- Specifying the learning objectives
- In session 3, and after changes have been made to the materials,
learners will deliver training for a second time when their personal
skills and style of delivery will be critiqued by the facilitator
and other workshop attendees. The following aspects of delivery style
and technique will be examined:
- Session Structure
- Preparation
- Introduction and Motivation
- Middle
- End
- Delivery Style
- Personal Style
- Handling of The Trainees
- Handling Questions and Questioning Techniques
- Handling Difficult Trainees
- Knowledge of The Subject
- Analysis of Trainer's Activity
- Time Spent Imparting Knowledge versus Facilitating Learning
- Monitoring the Progress and Understanding achieved by the
Trainee
- Coaching Skills and Encouragement
- Session 4 is about advanced training techniques and how these can
be used to motivate the learner and to enhance the retention of what
has been taught. These techniques include:
- Simulations
- Problem Oriented Delivery
- Motivating the Trainee
- Ice Breakers
- Use of Knowledge Tests
- Team Teaching
How you will learn:
Your workshop facilitator will be a professional training consultant
with many years of experience in developing and delivering training
programmes.
Duration and availability:
Three days non-residential. In-house only.
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