Great
Training Methods Delivered in a Workshop
During my
days of sourcing and spot-checking a trainer, I always get invited by many
trainers to view them train. The reason
for TLMM spot-checking a trainer is to gauge his potential in delivering a good
workshop programme. I have come to realize
and understand that for a trainer to leave a lasting impression with his
participants, the correct methods needs to be employed during the workshop
programme from the start to the end of the programme.
Below are information
taken from the web along with some of my tips that I have learned for your
reading.
Use Merit Chits(coloured post-it)
For those who don’t have an idea of what
this means. Let me explain. Merit Chits in other words ‘coloured post-it ‘are
used to gain feedback from participants engaged in a particular workshop
programme.
There is a trainer whom I know that often
uses this wonderful way of Merit Chits.
He gives a yellow Merit Chit to participants who answer his questions
promptly. He also gives a blue Merit
Chit to participants who become team leaders and he gives red Merit Chits to
participants who don’t participant at all.
After the workshop programme is completed, this trainer accumulates all
of the Merit Chits from the participants and records them on his report and
hence delivers this report to the HR or Training Manager.
I have come to understand that by using this
method, the participants becomes alert and competitive to gain either yellow or
blue Merit Chits so that they would look good in front of their HR or Training
Manager.
Lectures
This is the most common method of training.
This is entirely passive since there is no involvement with the
participants. This method can be very
effective based on the subject the participants can identify with. A trainer
that uses this method should structure his lecture so that participants can
retain the information. The only rule of doing this is to:
-Tell the participants what the trainer is
going to talk about
-Deliver the lecture
-Summarise the main points of the lecture
-Keep the lecture short not more than
45minutes
-Lectures are ideal for only big groups
Role Play
There are many advantages to
role-playing. However, not every
training workshop programme needs to do role playing. Here are some programmes that really needs
role playing; Negotiation, Conflict Resolution, Interviewing, Performance
Appraisals and Selling.
Case Studies
Case Studies allows participants to discuss
issues in a detached way - no real emotions are involved and there is little
pressure. This also encourages
communication between participants.
Discussion
Most training conducted often end of in
discussions which is a free exchange of ideas and opinions. The trainer should ask an opening question
which encourages debate without putting participants on the defensive. The role
of the trainer during discussions is merely acting as a moderator to ensure
points are relevant and that the discussion does not go off on a tangent.
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