Leadership – A Comprehensive Program To Bring Out The Best In Your Trainers

DAY 1

• Understanding How Adults Really Learn
• Introduction to Accelerated Learning (AL) methodology Principles of The Profession
• The instructor-centered versus the participant-centered approach to learning
• How traditional training tends to stifle real learning
• Different Learning Styles and How To Accommodate Them
• The different needs of visual, auditory and kinesthetic learners
• VAKI principle—training strategies for each type
• How to reach all learning modalities when conducting training
• TTT Training Summary

DAY 2

• Engagement Strategies For Enhanced Learning
• Keeping your participants alert, engaged, open and relaxed
• Using rapport-building techniques with success
• Using activities and games to reinforce the learning
• Implementing a variety of learning exercises
• Energizing Computer-based Training
• Inherent problems with computer-based training and what to do about them
• Creative strategies for revitalizing technical training
• How to make computer-based training practical for all learning styles
• How to make computer-based training practical for all learning styles
• Special room set-up allowing for a flexible and fluid training environment
• Formative Theory Assessment
• TTT Training Summary

DAY 3

• Taking On E-learning
• Advantages and disadvantages with e-learning
• Synchronous versus Asynchronous e-learning
• Why Blended Learning is the ideal solution
• The 4 secret pillars of e-learning
• Combining Media To Make An Impact
• Avoiding “death by powerpoint”. Use simple methods to create compelling visuals—what to include and what to leave out
• Do’s and don’ts of PowerPoint
• Using brain-compatible flip-chart techniques that increase peripheral learning by up to 80%
• Creating great flip-charts (stick people are OK)
• Using music to enhance learning
• Engaging the image-brain for rapid memorization
• Presenting Information For Optimum Comprehension and Recall
• Why “data dumping” is severely counter-productive
• Various techniques to reinforce memorization and “lock-in” new content
• How peripherals can significantly increase learning
• HOT Tips for your trainer toolbox
• TTT Training Summary

DAY 4

• 4 Key Presentation Strategies
• 3 step power formula for providing a global understanding of the material presented
• How to “chunk” information for easy assimilation
• “Signal phrases” and how to use them
• How to revisit content in multiple ways and why it’s so important
• What to do when there’s not enough time to deliver all the material
• Handling “difficult” participants with ease
• Techniques for effectively dealing with the most common types
• Prevention steps to avoid the encounter in the first place
• Listening Skills
• 2 common myths
• 3 levels of listening
• How to encourage “active listening”
• 10 tips to becoming a better listener
• TTT Training Summary

DAY 5

• How To Field Questions
• Avoid 3 common mistakes when responding to questions
• When should you re-direct questions?
• 5 tips on fielding questions
• How to ensure equal “air-time” for everyone in the room
• Facilitating Activities and Giving Clear Directions
• Taking off the hat of Subject Matter Expert and donning the hat of Facilitator
• How to give clear, to-the-point directions that get participants immediately engaged and on task
• Brain-Compatible Training Techniques
• Brain facts
• Why you need to present information to both sides of the brain
• Brain energizers
• Formative Skill Assessment
• TTT Training Summary

DAY 6

• Presentation Skills—Voice & Body Language
• Assessing your voice
• Strengthening your voice
• Using your voice for maximum impact:
• The power of the pause
• How to achieve an even “pace”
• How to use tone and inflection to convey your message
• Why varying your volume can make a difference
• How to avoid “verbal sabotage”

Creating “stage presence:”

• Ensuring that your body language is congruent with your message
• Avoiding annoying gestures that detract from your message
• Learning to move with purpose
• Injecting energy and grace into your movements
• Including your audience
• The Do’s and Don’ts of Presenting
• How you look
• How you sound
• What you say
• Practical tips

Opening a Training Session

• How to build “instant” rapport with participants, melt resistance, and get buy-in from the beginning
• Overcoming learning barriers
• Creative ways to open a training session
• Setting ground rules and why they are important in participative training
• Closing a Training Session
• Common mistakes to avoid
• Allowing reflection on the content to create a sense of “ownership”
• Wrap-up techniques and action plans to cement the commitment to continued learning and application
• If it’s worth learning, it’s worth celebrating—appropriate, memorable ways to conclude a course
• TTT Training Summary

DAY 7

• Managing the Classroom/Training room
• The number 1 factor affecting learning that most trainers don’t even know about, and how to use it to boost comprehension and retention
• Directing the group’s focus
• Helping ALL learners keep up with the pace of classroom instruction
• Physical & Mental Energizers
• Use physical and mental energizers to:
• Recharge a group when the energy is waning
• Increase alertness and attention
• Transition to a new topic
• How To Debrief an Activity
• Skillfully “draw out” the learning
• Making the intangible tangible
• Using a clear-cut model for effective debriefs
• Questions to use with any group
• How To Give Feedback/Coaching
• Making feedback easy using a 5 step process
• 5 Deadly Mistakes Trainers Should Avoid
• Understanding what creates a negative training climate and shuts down learning
• Liven Up Your Training (special bonus section)
• Learning activities and games you can easily replicate that will motivate learners, boost their energy, and make retention soar
• Creating an Optimum Training Environment (no matter where you train!)
• How the environment impacts learning
• Elements of a positive, stimulating training environment
• 4 important factors for choosing a room, and what to do when you have no choice
• Bonus: A handy “Setting the Stage” check list
• Summative Theory Assessment
• TTT Training Summary

DAY 8

• Needs Assessments and Surveys
• Gathering reliable data
• 6 assessment methods
• Writing a needs assessment survey
• One easy and quick way to conduct a needs assessment when there’s not enough time or resources
• Crafting Clear Training Objectives
• Blooms Taxonomy made simple
• Creating clear behavioral and competency-based training objectives
• Identifying objective statements under each of the three learning domains (cognitive, affective, psycho-motor)
• Ensuring module objectives and learning activities are aligned with overall course objectives
• TTT Training Summary

DAY 9

• Instructional Design Strategies & Tools
• How to plan effective, concise training modules that meet learning objectives
• The secret unveiled: The 6 phases of Accelerated Learning training—high level overview
• Instructional Design 101: The basics—street-level view
• Content versus Process—The Focus/Diffuse principle
• How to organize and sequence content in a logical, brain-friendly fashion
• Instructional design planning sheets and reference tools
• Guidelines for developing relevant learning activities and ensuring participants are involved in their learning
• How to create compelling, interactive handouts/workbooks
• Bonus: Our handy Accelerated Learning Course Design checklist
• Participant presentations (time-permitting)
• Participants will have an opportunity to prepare and deliver one or more presentations and receive personal feedback and coaching from the lead trainer and peers
• Summative Skills Assessment
• TTT Training Summary

DAY 10

• Assessments/Evaluations of Learners
• How do we know they know? Summative and Formative assessments
• Developing interim and final evaluations
• Constructing effective test questions—do’s and don’ts
• Evaluating the Training
• Introduction to Kirkpatrick’s 4 levels of learning evaluation
• Referencing Kirkpatrick’s learning evaluation grid
• Constructing a simple evaluation tool
• How to incorporate feedback into future training efforts
• TTT Training Summary for the whole session.