Want to be a better, more effective trainer or for that matter a better anything? Well you are going to have to do a lot of practice. According to some experts 10,000 hours of practice. Where did that figure come from? What sort of practice works best? How much practice per day or session? These are all questions that you need to know more about for two reasons. One, it will help you to become a better trainer. Two, it will help you to structure better practice for your participants so that they can master the skill quicker and more effectively.
I just started a new Certificate IV in Training and Assessment program last night with a great group on the Central Coast. Our program starts with Making a Presentation which I believe is one of the critical skills for all trainers. Training people is a great profession and requires a large range of skills but if you don’t know how to switch to presentation mode rather than training mode you will not be able to sell your ideas, training programs, budget requests and sound recommendations. I’ve watched too many trainers trying to train a group of senior managers into giving them extra money for another great program rather than selling the concept like a presenter. Make sure you can competently fulfil both roles. I have a number of previous posts on presentations (use the category search on the left to find them) and here is a new link that contains some excellent tips on making a great presentation.
For all those people starting out on a new trainer program or for that matter any new education or training program designed to change or develop your career here is a great video on how to become successful. Hope it helps!
I’ve always told new trainers that they shouldn’t get too concerned about uming and ahing during a presentation unless it is excessive to the point of being distracting. I also don’t mind Ok etc, again as long as it doesn’t get distracting. I have never had any real proof that this isn’t a problem it [...]
Consistently throughout my career I have run into the problem of not selling my ideas effectively. I am better at it now but for a variety of reasons I still miss the mark at times. Some of my ideas have also been crap. A consistent problem that I see is good trainers who really can’t [...]
All good trainers use their hands to talk with and to make appropriate learning gestures. I often think that I am using my hands too much but I’m probably not. Wish I was as good as this guy though. can’t see it click here
I have been guilty of writing a number of team and teamwork programs as well as delivering many team based training programs. There is nothing wrong with teams if that is the way you like to work. But, as I remind many of my participants and clients not everyone works best in a team environment. [...]
You have probably heard of SOPA. It is an American issue or is it. I was trying to do some research the other day and Wikipedia was shut down for 24 hrs and it was very inconvenient. It could be like that after SOPA. sadly if America brings in censorship of the internet I don’t [...]
I heard the rumour months ago but Kodak has now finally declared bankruptcy. How could this happen especially when they created the first digital camera. Unfortunately they didn’t keep responding and changing to the changing world of photography and film. Now they do not exist. Could this happen to training companies? Could this happen to [...]
Love that word – plethora. In this case it is a fitting word. There are a plethora of elearning sites popping up all over the world. Running training onsite, or off site or as in this case through video coaching. Check this one out, Coachy. It is brand new and just getting started but it [...]
The skillshare site has been flagged as a must watch startup online company. Interestingly it isn’t about elearning but a site which links learners with learning programs that they are interested in and which are near to them. Check it out. It isn’t opened in Australia yet but……. Would you use it?
