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 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 35 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 weekly Zoom sessions on Wednesdays from 3-4 pm CST.
The first half hour focuses on a key training subject or challenge and the second half hour is open to discuss any of their training-related questions. The weekly course schedule for the year can be found below.

Recordings of past Training Mastery Series will be available via Vimeo in late Spring ’23. Sign up to be notified when they are available.

Dates

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

January 11 -How to get participant buy-in *
January 18 – How to overcome participant resistance *
January 25 – How to get participants to actively participate in virtual programs V
February 1 – How to get participants to actively participate in classroom programs C
February 8 – When not to lecture*
February 15 – A learner’s bill of rights *
February 22 – Adult learning principles in practice *
March 1 – Two models of adult education *

MOTIVATION AND MEMORY

March 8 – Motivational learning techniques *
March 15 – The impact of the triune brain *

VIRTUAL TRAINING PROGRAM DESIGN [2]

March 22 – How to design a virtual training program V
March 29 – Template for virtual training program design V

CLASSROOM TRAINING PROGRAM DESIGN [2]

April 5 – How to design a classroom training program C
April 12 – Template for classroom training program design C

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

April 19 – How to conduct a training needs assessment *
April 26 – No session
May 3 – Why every training program needs two goals *
May 10 – The importance of specific, observable, measurable learning objectives *
May 17 – No session
May 24 – No session
May 31 – Template for creating learning objectives for skill-building training *
June 7 – Building blocks of learning for skill-building workshops *
June 14 – Active verbs to use in learning objectives for skill-building workshops *
June 21 – Template for creating learning objectives for attitude-changing training *
June 28 – Building blocks of learning for attitude-changing workshops *
July 5 – No session
July 12– Active verbs to use in learning objectives for attitude-changing workshops *
July 19 – Do’s and don’ts with agendas *

LEARNING ACTIVITIES FOR VIRTUAL AND CLASSROOM TRAINING PROGRAMS [10]

July 26 – Free paper-based learning activities *
August 2 – Free learning activities that do not require materials *
August 9 – Interactive and experiential learning activities: Art and Discussion *
August 16 – Interactive and experiential learning activities: Dramatization & Writing *
August 23 – Interactive and experiential learning activities: Movement & Games *
September 6 – Interactive and experiential learning activities: Problem Solving & Reading *
September 13 – Interactive and experiential learning activities: Hands On & Visualization *
September 20 – Quick kinesthetic learning activities C
September 27 – 63 activities to check learner comprehension *
October 4 – Additional virtual platform learning activities