You’ll learn how to:

• Build, Deliver, Orchestrate, Engage, Use, Reinforce, Choose, Facilitate, Transfer, Plan, Apply, and much more…

Benefits

• Increase your understanding of and confidence in training.
• Various skills required to become a successful trainer.
• Increase motivation, comprehension and retention of learning.
• Gain insight into structuring more effective training programs.
• Gain the latest training methods and techniques.
• Accelerate the development process.
• Add excitement and increase the effectiveness of your training sessions.

Topics To Be Covered

I) Understanding How Adults Really Learn -Different Learning Styles and how to accommodate them

II) Opening a Training Session

• How to build “instant” rapport with participants, melt resistance, and get buy-in from the beginning, Creative ways to open a training session.
• Overcoming learning barriers.
• Setting ground rules and why they are important in participative training.

III) Managing the Classroom/Training room

• The number 1 factor affecting learning that most trainers don’t even know about
• Using the above factor to boost comprehension and retention.
• Directing the group’s focus.
• Helping ALL learners to keep up with the pace of classroom instruction.

IV) 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.

V) Combining Media to Make an Impact

• Use simple methods to create compelling visuals.
• Dos and don’ts of PowerPoint.
• Using brain-compatible flip-chart techniques.
• Using music to enhance learning.

VI) Presenting Information for Optimum Comprehension and Recall

• Why “data dumping” is severely counter-productive.
• Various techniques to reinforce memorization and “lock in” new content.

VII) Handling “difficult” participants

• Techniques for effectively dealing with the most common types of difficult participants.
• Prevention strategies to avoid the encounter in the first place.

VIII) Listening Skills

• Levels of listening.
• Encouraging “active listening”.
• Tips to become a better listener.

IX) How to Give and Receive Feedback

• Making feedback easy using a 5 step process

X) Presentation Skills—Voice & Body Language (Posture, Gestures, etc.)

• How to use your voice for maximum impact: Body Language
• How to ensure that your body language is congruent with your message
• How to avoid annoying gestures that detract from your message
• Techniques to include your audience

XI) How to Field Questions

• Avoid 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

XII) Closing a Training Session

• Common mistakes to avoid
• Allowing reflection on the content to create a sense of “ownership”
• Wrap-up techniques to cement the commitment to continued learning and application.

XIII) Liven Up Your Training: Creating an Optimum Training Environment (no matter where you train!)

• Learning activities and games you can easily replicate that will motivate learners, boost their energy, and make retention soar.
• How the environment impacts learning.
• Elements of a positive, stimulating training environment.
• Important factors for choosing a room, and what to do when you have no choice.
• Use physical and mental energizers
• Recharge a group when the energy is waning.

XIV) Some Deadly Mistakes Every Trainer Should Avoid

• Understanding what creates a negative training climate and shuts down learning

XV) Instructional Design Strategies & Tools

• Crucial instructional design elements for deep, transformative learning.
• How to organize and sequence content in a logical, brain-friendly fashion.
• The secret unveiled: The 6 phases of Accelerated Learning training.

XVI) Mini-presentation—Individual Project

• Participants will have an opportunity to prepare and deliver a mini-presentation and to receive personal feedback and coaching from the lead trainer and peers

Examples of how we can help to reinforce application of new skills after the training:

• Individual phone or e-mail consultations
• Instructional design or re-design (individual or group)
• Personalized coaching
• Management support
• Post-training reports
• Evaluation tools
• Feedback
• Take Home Lessons
• Action Plan

Duration

Four full days (each day will have training inputs of six hours each).

Methodology

The program will use a mixed package of methods including lectures, Icebreakers, exercises, games, role-plays, case studies, audio – visuals, discussion based on feature films and other exercises.

Target Groups

The program is targeted to all levels of employees but will be especially useful for senior and middle levels executives/managers/supervisors.

Faculty

You would be provided widely experienced faculty having combination of industry and academic world. Partial list of our associates is here https://salahkaarconsultants.com/expertise/