Course Highlights
This training-for-trainers workshop on learner engagement will:
- Outline essential steps effective trainers take to set the stage for participant-centered learning.
- Suggest interactive methods for generating buy-in before training starts.
- Provide participants with dozens of methods for transferring knowledge, explaining processes, and communicating standards and expectations.
- Offer a forum for revamping existing content for a more interactive learning experience.
Course Overview
“That session was great!” “I wasn’t bored like I thought I would be!” “I never knew that paint drying could be so interesting!” Reactions like these are possible, even for the driest of topics, when delivered with participant-centered energy. This course arms trainers with techniques to create memorable and interactive sessions, showing them how to develop activities that transfer knowledge, illustrate processes, and communicate standards in a lively, engaging manner.
Throughout the program, participants will work with foundational strategies that help establish clarity on roles, outcomes, and pre-existing resources. We’ll discuss the importance of creating a conducive physical environment, focusing on elements like room configuration, visual aids, and other supportive tools. Components include pre-assessment strategies for gauging participants’ baseline knowledge and establishing buy-in through real-world connections that engage learners from the start.
Recognizing that adults learn best when they see practical applications, this course emphasizes using activities that allow participants to generate their own data and leverage existing knowledge. The session encourages applying patience, encouragement, and structured practice opportunities. Emphasizing the right balance between fun and learning, it explores how to keep engagement high while making learning “sticky.”
Practical techniques, such as the “teach-back” method, ensure that participants not only absorb information but also demonstrate understanding and skill transfer in real time. The final session allows participants to showcase their revised approaches to training delivery, receiving constructive feedback and insight into areas for continued growth.
The following outline highlights some of the course’s key learning points. As part of your training program, we will modify content as needed to meet your business objectives. Upon request, we will provide you with a copy of participant materials prior to the session(s).
Program Objectives
At this program’s conclusion, participants should be able to:
- Describe actions to lay a foundation for success before a session begins.
- Ask questions that connect learning points to learners’ existing experiences.
- Leverage adult-learning principles when planning activities and exercises.
- Avoid monotony by applying varied methods for facilitating content.
- Use teach-back opportunities and other exercises that illustrate skills transfer effectively.
Workshop Modules
- Prep Work: Setting the Foundation for Success
- Environmental Hazards: Configuring the Classroom for Success
- Getting a Baseline: Assessing Participants’ Starting Points
- Buy-In Counts: Creating Interest and Reducing Classroom Risk
- Data Matters: Engaging Participants in Information Generation
- Leading with PEP: Infusing Patience, Encouragement, and Practice
- Let’s Look at the Math: Finding the Balance Between Fun and Learning
- But Wait, There’s More: Integrating Teach-Back Moments
- The Reveal: Demonstrating Improvements and Sharing Transformations
Target Audience
This workshop is designed for groups that want to:
- Make traditional or lecture-based programs more interactive.
- Learn diverse methods for delivering participant-focused content.
- Incorporate more engaging activities into existing training programs.
Suggested Format
- One-Day Onsite Training Course
Questions This Program Answers About Learner Engagement Training
- How can I create interactive, participant-centered training?
- Where can I find techniques to improve engagement in training sessions?
- What tools and strategies will help me infuse energy into my sessions?