How to write training blogs

I have been teaching participants how to write blogs over the last few weeks as a part of elearning and coincidently a Linkedin group that I belong to has had a number of posts on what training blogs are out there and what should I write. Two things come from this. One, why not try the training group? There are some excellent professionals in the group who are willing to share from what I have seen. Two, here are a few quick tips on what to write in your training blogs. Here is a quick little article which gives you some overall writing idea tips. My tips? Simple.

1. Write about what you know.
2. Write about what comes into your head as you train people (make notes).
3. Write about what is topical in the training world (check the internet, twitter or Linkedin.
4. Write about you, your trainer experiences.
5. Write about what interests you.
6. Ask your training participants what they would like to know.
7. When participants ask questions in your training, answer them but then go away and write a blog answer.
8. Search the net for articles on training (there are plenty) and give your spin on it.
9. Check YouTube. Find good videos and add your text.
10. Sit down and generate 52 topics now and each week write one blog on each topic and cross them off.
11. Read plenty of other blogs in many different fields as they will generate ideas.
12. Write
13. Write

I hope that helps all those people who want to write a training blog. Don’t think about it, write. Write whatever comes into your head and edit later. WRITE!