Creative Training Techniques Handbook is a very comprehensive toolkit for trainers, and in fact training professionals in general. There are a lot of practical tips to make training more effective, even for technical training e.g. system training. (For this chapter about technical training, I do find it very useful for most trainers in the bank. It will not only make training more effective, but also more fun for the trainers and participants. A very important factor since trainers can get easily bored with technical training.)
It took me quite some time to finish this book, and more importantly, to comprehend the content since it is a bit wordy and some ideas repeats in various places. Not a clear structure. Need to spend time to sort out my learnings from this book. In addition, whilst this is about tools to be used in the class, I know that I got to practice them in order to really ‘memorize’ them. Once again….’What I see, I forget. What I hear, I remember. But what I do, I understand.’
In particular, I want to highlight the 22 Deadly Sins mentioned in Chapter 16. Things that could be committed by trainers.
- Appearing Unprepared
- Starting Late
- Handling Questions Improperly
- Apologizing for Yourself or the Organisation
- Being Unfamiliar with Knowable Information
- Using Audio Visuals Unprofessionally
- Seeming to be Off Schedule
- Not Involving the Participants
- Not Establishing Personal Rapport
- Ending Late
- Appearing Disorganised
- Not Quickly Established a Positive Image
- Not Covering the Objectives Promised
- Not Scheduling Enough Breaks
- Practicing Bad Habits
- Not Checking the Environment
- Not Updating the Material
- Not Admitting Mistakes
- Using Inappropriate Humor
- Using Inappropriate Language
- Coming on As an Expert, a Know-it-all
- Using Poor Grammar, Pronunciation and Enunciation
Bob is very right!! And a great way to summarize the book!!
Are we committing any of the above?
Thanks David, it’s so true for us to remind ourselves. I’ll hv a look at the book and ask the expert (you) for more sharing! Take care!