TRAINING Strategies

The key that unlocks the door to opportunities is learning.

          To maximise your earning power maximise your learning power.

          Training can be a rewarding and satisfying task.

Five strategies to improve your training skills

* Speak slowly

          Use simple words and more repetition than normal.

          Reduce note-taking and increase the number and quality of handouts.

* Use good visuals

          We are more likely to remember a visual aid than the spoken word.  

* Keep training relevant

          Adapt your training material to suit your audience.

          Make greater use of local examples to illustrate the points you are making.

* Watch body language

          Monitor trainees’ body language and facial expressions.

          Attempt to obtain verbal feedback by asking trainees questions during training, while working in groups, or during breaks. Make a break between topics and chat to trainees.

* Reinforce your message

          At each session, revise the main points of the previous session.

          Good trainers use a threefold approach to training. “Tell them what you are going to tell them, tell them, then tell them what you have told them.”

– Geoffrey Moss

“The greater the involvement the more people will learn.”

SOURCE: “Training Secrets. Helping adults learn” 190p., Moss Associates. Ltd, New Zealand and Cengage Learning Asia, Singapore. Also available as an e-book from Amazon.com. Learn 49 ways to train and how to assess and improve your own training skills.