What creative methods can you use to ensure learners have time to reflect on content and that they are reflecting on the most important elements?

Instructions:

Module 7 Discussion Forum

Answer the following questions:

1. What’s the best thing you can do to build relationships with learners? Provide an example of minimum three ways that a trainer could use to build rapport with the audience in the beginning.

2. Provide two examples of a “jolt” (see Thiagi) and explain in what context (e.g., communication training, diversity training, stress management training, leadership training) those jolts can be used.

3. What creative methods can you use to ensure learners have time to reflect on content and that they are reflecting on the most important elements?

4. What activities could you use to help participants test their knowledge and skills and encourage the application of the new skills once the training is over?

Also,

4. Watch Stanford’s Mat Abrahams’s one-hour workshop on communication techniques for effective spontaneous speaking. What are your biggest takeaways from watching Mat Abraham’s workshop, both in terms of the design and delivery?

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5. Review the workshop by answering the following questions:

1. Was the rationale for the training clearly stated in the beginning?
2. What was/were the objective/s for the training?
3. What opening activities did the trainer use?
4. How did the trainer build interest and introduce some of the major ideas in his training?
5. How did the trainer close his workshop?
6. Was every activity effectively debriefed? (Every activity in your training program must have a debrief –
this is the most important part of any activity).
7. What did you notice about this trainer’s delivery and facilitation skills? How would you rate the speaker’s delivery and facilitation skills?

Book:
1. Berkun, S. (2010). Confessions of a public speaker. Sebastopol, CA: O’Reilly Media, Inc.

2. Silberman, M., & Biech, E. (2015). Active training: A handbook of techniques, designs, case examples, and tips(4thed.). Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons.

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