Making Live Training Lively

Written especially for trainers who want to stay on top of their game, the book is divided into 50 easy-to-read tips that deliver proven advice gathered from the experiences of other trainers who have regularly faced the same challenges. Making Live Training Lively creates a welcoming and engaging live learning environment by energizing your group with attention-grabbing techniques. Trainers will spark individual participation and synergy among trainees while tailoring to the needs of a diverse audience. The valuable tips in this book will help trainers create a welcoming environment, encourage participation, and develop a memorable delivery style.

Table of Contents

Why Live Training Is Worth It
The Growing Need to Making Training Lively

Part 1: Start Off on the Right Foot
Tip 1: Draw the Right People to Your Training
Tip 2: Arrange for an Endorsement
Tip 3: Tailor Your Training to the Attendees
Tip 4: Take Notice of the Group Mix
Tip 5: Understand Generational Differences
Tip 6: Create a Welcoming Environment
Tip 7: Pique Interest in the Topic
Tip 8: Begin with a Bang
Tip 9: Focus on Results from the Start
Tip 10: Establish Your Credibility as a Trainer
Tip 11: Connect with Your Participants
Tip 12: Show That You Care

Part 2: Rev Up Participants with Your Delivery Style
Tip 13: Warm Up the Group for Participation
Tip 14: Choose Good Icebreakers
Tip 15: Enliven Your Delivery
Tip 16: Include an Element of Surprise
Tip 17: Inject Some Theatrics
Tip 18: Appeal to the Senses
Tip 19: Vary the Format and Use of Your Handouts
Tip 20: Avoid Competing with Your Visual Aids
Tip 21: Use a Mix of Activities
Tip 22: Keep Time On Your Side

Part 3: Promote Interactive Learning
Tip 23: Engage Participants in the Training
Tip 24: Make It Easy for People to Interact
Tip 25: Make It Safe for People to Participate
Tip 26: Help Participants Team Up
Tip 27: Get People Started with Structured Interaction
Tip 28: Cultivate Discussion
Tip 29: Ask the Right Questions
Tip 30: Apply Active Listening Techniques
Tip 31: Invite Participants to Take the Lead
Tip 32: Have Trainees Summarize Learning Points

Part 4: Facilitate Achievement Through Your Leadership
Tip 33: Keep Participants on the Right Track
Tip 34: Give Clear Instructions
Tip 35: Ensure Success
Tip 36: Maintain a Supportive Environment
Tip 37: Use Course Content to Reinforce Learning
Tip 38: Reinforce Participant Involvement
Tip 39: Catch Trainees Doing Things Right
Tip 40: Reinforce Involvement by Recording Contributions
Tip 41: Encourage Responses with List-Building Techniques
Tip 42: Avoid Pitfalls in Recording
Tip 43: Get Participants Writing
Tip 44: Build Rewards into the Training Session

Part 5: Demonstrate Respect for Participants
Tip 45: Treat Participants as Colleagues
Tip 46: Speak Respectfully
Tip 47: Use the Fogging Technique to Mitigate Tension
Tip 48: Avoid Triggering Defensiveness
Tip 49: Maintain High Expectations
Tip 50: Celebrate Accomplishments

Appendix
Stay Relevant by Being Effective
Author's Suggested Responses to Exercises
Recommended Reading

Objectives

•  Learn how to make live training worth the investment
•  Explore ways to make learning more exciting, memorable, and fun
•  Review proven techniques for effective seminars, classes, workshops, and conferences 
•  Become empowered to be creative, dynamic trainers who make a difference

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