Train the Trainers: Training Effectiveness

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Ensuring Effectiveness of Training

During the Training:

• Active participation through discussions, role plays, activities, exercises
• Recap by participants (trainees)
• Learning diary by trainees
• End of the session or end of the day test/quiz
• Test/quiz at the beginning of the program and again at the end of the program
• Moral (gentlemanly) contract between trainer and trainee for implementation
• Formal action plan for organization and self (by trainees)
• Project and its presentation using learnings (by trainees)
• Case study presentation using learnings (by trainees)
• End of the day feed back from trainees

Ensuring Effectiveness of Training

Post Training:

• Trainer keeps a track through follow-up with trainees and makes periodic assessment of what and how much the trainees are implementing
• Keeping a track of personal action plan of each trainee periodically and presentation by the trainees on their behavior changes
• Departments’ involvement during building action plan after the training and tracking by department(s) and also by the trainer
• Refresher courses
• Post program reading by the trainees guided by the trainer and the departments

Training Effectiveness: Assess How Well You Did

Introspect your performance as a trainer to know how well you did in your seminar or workshop by ticking out against the points given below (the list of the parameters given below is not necessarily comprehensive):

• Dressed appropriately
• Stated objectives
• Restated objectives at end
• Avoided unnecessary jokes
• Spoke at normal pace
• Spoke loudly and clearly
• Good body language
• Interactive
• Prepared for interruptions
• Looked at audience
• Patient and polite
• Repeated/restated each question
• Answered questions at the right time
• Answered appropriately

(You may like to use the additional reference material pertaining to becoming a great trainer at Management Games, Management Exercises and Icebreakers at http://shyam.bhatawdekar.com/ and http://management-games-icebreakers.blogspot.com/ and
Management Anecdotes or Management Case Studies at http://management-anecdotes.blogspot.com/ or http://corporate-case-studies.blogspot.com/) 

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Train the Trainers: Practice, Practice, Practice

(Refer all the previous posts for better understanding and benefits for you).

Practice, Practice, Practice!!

This includes:

• Reading through the material for your talk several times.
• Practicing in front of a mirror or using your friends as guinea pigs.
• Assisting with a workshop/class on a particular topic before teaching it yourself.
• Run through the entire talk! Don't just stop where you run into problems.

Profile of a Trainer

• Authentic
• Enthusiastic
• Confident
• Well mannered and well groomed
• Excellent presenter
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Time conscious
• Action oriented
• Can relate to critical success factors (CSFs) of the organization

How to Be Confident?

• Choose the theme where you are really good at- you are an expert
• Work out a complete clarity about the objective(s) of your training session(s)
• Know your audience profile and then plan
• Detailed home work on your session plan
• Anticipate questions and keep the answers ready
• Practice your delivery/develop presentation skills. Refer: (Presentation Skills) http://presentation-effectiveness.blogspot.com/ and (Public Speaking) http://public-speak-skill.blogspot.com/
• Sleep well the night before, relax
• Do a bit of stretching exercises/take a walk
• Dress smart befitting the occasion
• Keep training venue ready from all angles
• Keep your training material ready and in sequence

(You may like to use the additional reference material pertaining to becoming a great trainer at Management Games, Management Exercises and Icebreakers at http://shyam.bhatawdekar.com/ and http://management-games-icebreakers.blogspot.com/ and
Management Anecdotes or Management Case Studies at http://management-anecdotes.blogspot.com/ or http://corporate-case-studies.blogspot.com/)

Tutorial on Train the Trainers Kicks Off

Here you will get step by step lessons to become great trainers. You may be already a trainer or you wish to acquire or enhance your training competencies, visit this place often to sharpen your skills.

What will be written here will be applicable to the trainers of all the fields of knowledge and education.

The word "trainer" is used here to encompass all types of people who train others, who are also called faculty members, professors, teachers, lecturers, facilitators, workshop or seminar leaders, key note speakers, professionals who undertake speaking assignments, people conducting various types of meetings and so on.

So, stay tuned.

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