How to Design and Present Technical Training With Impact! Atlanta, GA

How To Design And Present Technical Training
with Impact!
Two Day WORKSHOP
The Georgia Society of CPAs
3353 Peachtree Road NE
Atlanta Financial Center, North Tower, Fourth Floor
Atlanta, Ga 30326
9 Am - 5 PM each day; registration opens at 8:30 Am each morning
A special two-day workshop for those who design and deliver technical training. E ssentials of adult learning and how to make training "come to life" in a technical environment are covered. Other topics include the basics of program design… Show more and development, climate setting, and techniques to increase participation and facilitate productive discussions. During this highly interactive workshop you teach a five-minute lesson to a partner and get feedback on your natural teaching style.
Register Early and Save Up to $200!
Save up to $200 per person with Early Bird Registration. Group discounts available for groups of 3 or more participants from the same organization.
What You'll Learn
Elements of our "How to Design Effective Training Programs" and "How to Present Training With Impact!" workshops are combined in a technical setting. This two-day workshop is for the subject matter expert or instructor who develops and/or presents technical training. The content and methods are appropriate for large group instruction as well as on‑the‑job training.
Pre-workshop Assignment
Participants are encouraged to select a course they are designing or redesigning and bring learning objectives, content outline and any materials that have been developed. This course will be used to practice the tools introduced in the course.
WORKSHOP CONTENT
Workshop content and objectives
Set personal objectives for this session
Training/facilitating vs. presenting
Unit 1: Help Adults Learn
Teach a five-minute lesson to a partner
Evaluate ten aspects of your instructional style
Apply twenty adult learning concepts to enhance learning
How to build retention
Identify three styles of learning
Relate your training style to adult learners by using five adult learning steps
Analyze questions to process learning through 5 adult learning steps
Unit 2: Think Like a Course Designer
Three phases of design and ADDIE
Six steps to break down a task into its teachable parts
Why bother with objectives?
Map instructional objectives to appropriate level of learning
Select the best assessment method
Select appropriate learning methods based on the objective
Use effective technical training methods for recall and application
Provide sufficient practice to change behavior
Pace methods to avoid boredom
Develop activities and exercises that build retention
Unit 3: Facilitation Skills for Trainers
Butterflies and what to do
Use effective delivery techniques
Balance your time between climate setting, content and application
Getting off to a good start – How to set and reset an adult learning climate
Session starters to begin well: purpose of session starters, criteria for effective starters, how to select session starters, and examples
Avoid overuse of lectures with participation techniques
Increase participation and “discovery” learning
Use 4 types of questions to facilitate learning and interaction
Get the right amount of class participation by using six steps to asking better questions
How to conduct effective demonstrations and skill practice
Deal assertively with difficult learners
Unit 4: Resource Tool Kit and Action Plan
Special techniques for software demonstrations
Use a lesson plan checklist
Select appropriate visual support
Do’s and don’ts for new trainers
WORKSHOP Objectives
By the end of the workshop, the participant will be able to:
Use feedback on their natural training style by teaching a lesson to a partner to improve their teaching approach.
Implement adult learning concepts using four unique process tools.
Use adult learning techniques to improve retention and reduce learner resistance.
Involve the learner using a variety of tools and techniques.
Identify different ways learners prefer to learn and how to adjust the trainer’s teaching style to be successful.
Identify strengths and weaknesses in the instructor's training style.
Break down a task easily into its teachable parts.
Write realistic training objectives that meet three conditions.
Map learning objectives to the appropriate level of learning.
Select the best method to train learners.
Pace methods to maintain high energy and active learning by the participants.
Practice making training interesting, not boring.
Identify how much practice is needed to build a new skill.
Use 24 pointers to overcome fear of speaking before a group.
Use a 4-step formula for setting and resetting the learning climate to welcome the learner, provide information about the course, get information about the learner and transition to next topics.
Create a session starter to meet three criteria.
Practice 12 "must know" characteristics of participative lecturing.
Practice ways to get good responses during training in regular and computer lab classroom settings.
Use 4 basic types of questions appropriately to facilitate discussions.
Prepare to ask questions using a 6-step system.
Structure demonstrations to minimize risk
Deal with difficult group members effectively.
What Past Participants Say:
"One of the only seminars I have attended that has surpassed my expectations."
"Presentation of specific techniques that are practical and useful."
"Different activites kept interest, excellent variety."
"I thought it was great. Very helpful and informative - motivating."
"It gave me useful information for training my people."

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