Our training the trainer courses in London offer a myriad of useful tools and techniques. Understanding the why tops the what and the how.
If you know what you will cover in a training session, you probably know your subject.
If you know why you are running the training session, you now have a purpose.
Knowing what you are teaching might give you good session notes.
Knowing why (and therefore who) you are teaching should give you a clearly defined set of outcomes.
Whenever a training session misses the mark with students, it is usually because there has been too much focus on what will be taught and not enough on why it is being taught.
Therefore, every training session needs a clearly defined purpose (a "why").
And first and foremost, this purpose must be clear in the trainer's own head.
Remembering the maxim:
'You cannot teach what you don't know, and you cannot lead where you won't go'
A trainer needs to be clear about why they are running the program and, therefore, where they are leading their students, because if the point of the training is not absolutely clear in the trainer's mind, how can they make it clear to the students?
Students are also busy people and will always have something else that they could be doing on that day.
So if a student is unclear about why they are attending their training, they will be reluctant and resistant to learning.
However, if the student clearly sees how the training will benefit them personally, they will engage without any resistance.
Luckily for most trainers, most students are happy enough with what they learn, but some students (usually the more challenging, questioning ones) will always need to know why they are learning.
So before you walk into a training room - ideally before you even start to plan the training - don't just ask yourself:
What will my students be learning?
ask rather
Why should they be learning this and how best can I deliver it?
Vince Stevenson - Founder College of Public Speaking 2006 Ltd.
If you have a great attitude and look forward to making a difference in your life, I hope you consider joining one of our training the trainer courses or public speaking course soon. It's always possible to improve your skillset and take your work and achievements to a higher level. Three strong reasons to support training
