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Becoming an Engaging Trainer

Ashley Allison


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Baseline Practice

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Pick one of the below topics to train a partner on:

Blow-drying your hair Making the perfect

batch of guacamole


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What makes a good trainer?

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Who had a blow-dryer or guacamole trainer who was interactive in that short

time-span? How?

Who had a trainer who got creative with content delivery?

Who had a trainer who was extremely clear? What were their tricks?

Who had a trainer who whipped up visuals for their training? How did they help

you?


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Learning Objectives for today

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Learning Objectives

o You should leave this training:

Able to articulate your strengths and areas of growth as a presenter

Able to implement concrete tools and tips for becoming a more engaging

presenter

Able to share training presentation tools and best practices with others in

your turf


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Agenda

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I. Welcome and Baseline Practice

II. Training Challenges & 5 Tips

III. Debrief: Large group and individual


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This is one of 2 Train-the-Trainer Modules

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Planning and

Orchestrating Strategic

Trainings

Presenting & Training:

Becoming an Engaging

Trainer


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The Challenges of a Trainer


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Raise your hand for each of the challenges you struggle

with:

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Tip #1: Relax and stop bearing the weight of the training on

your shoulders

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20% Up-Front

Content

60% Breakout 20% Debrief



However, during the 20%s, you cant put people to sleep.

Here are some tips for avoiding that!

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Quiet reading time


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Practice



Your Training Preparation Checklist

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Take into account feedback from your baseline practice

Use Visuals

Dont be afraid to use the room/space in an interesting way

Get to know your audience at the start

Interactivity

What else?



Group Debrief: Presentation Successes and Challenges

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Debriefing this Training Session


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Large Group Debrief

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What will you do differently when you present in future trainings?

What was helpful about this training? What could have been more helpful?

What are your next steps for becoming a more engaging trainer?


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Becoming an Engaging Trainer

Ashley Allison,

Ohio African-American Vote Director

becoming an engaging trainer

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