Training Mastery Series

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Does your organization have new trainers, solo trainers, or accidental trainers (subject matter experts who now have training responsibilities)? Are the participants in their training programs actively engaged in their programs, or are they bored and tuned out? Sometimes these trainers aren’t as effective as they could be, because they lack the necessary training skills.

This free Training Mastery Series has been designed to help them learn how to design and deliver training programs that make a positive difference in their participants’ behavior.

I’ve been a trainer for over 45 years. I’ve designed and delivered highly rated skill-building training programs for managers, employees, and trainers in federal, state, and local government agencies, international agencies, private corporations, and nonprofit organizations.

Linda Jackson, Senior Client Manager/Automation & Training Specialist, had this to say about our program: “These training sessions are worth the time and money. Deborah is a wealth of knowledge and I left her training session feeling excited and encouraged.”

Please invite them to my free monthly Training Mastery series on the third Thursday of each month, from 11 AM to 11:30 AM CST, beginning on September 21, 2023.

Each month will focus on a key training subject or challenge. The monthly course schedule for the year can be found below.

Recordings of past Training Mastery Series will be available via Vimeo later in the year. Sign up to be notified when they are available.

Monthly Dates and Topics

*= Applies to both virtual and classroom training
V= Applies to virtual training C= Applies to classroom training

LEARNING ACTIVITIES FOR VIRTUAL AND CLASSROOM TRAINING PROGRAMS [10]

2023

September 21 – Free paper-based learning activities *
October 19 – Free learning activities that do not require materials *
November 16 – Interactive and experiential learning activities: Art and Discussion *
December 21 – Interactive and experiential learning activities: Dramatization & Writing *

2024

January 18 – Interactive and experiential learning activities: Movement & Games *
February 22 – Interactive and experiential learning activities: Problem Solving & Reading *
March 21 – Interactive and experiential learning activities: Hands On & Visualization *
April 18 – Quick kinesthetic learning activities C
May 16 – 63 activities to check learner comprehension *
June 20 – Additional virtual platform learning activities *

DEVELOPING PRESENTATION SKILLS [4]

July 18 – Ten ways to bore your audience *
August 15 – Techniques to deal with presentation anxiety *
September 19 – Presenter self-assessment *
October 17 – How to make an effective presentation *

VIRTUAL AND CLASSROOM: FROM ACTION PLANS TO LEARNING TRANSFER [3]

November 21 – Action plans *
December 19 – Participant evaluations *

2025

January 16 -How to get participant buy-in *
February 20 – How to overcome participant resistance *
March 20 – How to get participants to actively participate in virtual programs V
April 17 – How to get participants to actively participate in classroom programs C
May 15 – When not to lecture*
June 19 – A learner’s bill of rights *
July 17 – Adult learning principles in practice *
August 21 – Two models of adult education *

MOTIVATION AND MEMORY

September 18– Motivational learning techniques *
October 16 – The impact of the triune brain *

VIRTUAL TRAINING PROGRAM DESIGN [2]

November 20 – How to design a virtual training program V
December 18 – Template for virtual training program design V

Coming in 2026

CLASSROOM TRAINING PROGRAM DESIGN [2]

January – How to design a classroom training program C
February – Template for classroom training program design C

VIRTUAL AND CLASSROOM: FROM NEEDS ASSESSMENT TO LEARNING OBJECTIVES [10]

March– How to conduct a training needs assessment *
April– Why every training program needs two goals *
May – The importance of specific, observable, measurable learning objectives *
June – Template for creating learning objectives for skill-building training *
July – Building blocks of learning for skill-building workshops *
August – Active verbs to use in learning objectives for skill-building workshops *
September – Template for creating learning objectives for attitude-changing training *
October – Building blocks of learning for attitude-changing workshops *
November – Active verbs to use in learning objectives for attitude-changing workshops *
December – Do’s and don’ts with agendas *