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Preparing the Learner to Lea
The opening of your program or presentation may be the most important part of it. Unfortunately, this part is often overlooked, neglected, or downplayed in its importance. Does that surprise you?
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The Three P’s of Facilitation
You may have heard of the 4P’s of marketing (Product, Price, Place, Promotion), but did you know that there are P’s for facilitation too? Three of them in fact! These are important things you want to pay attention to when you are conducting a live training program or an online seminar to ensure the maximum learning experience for your participants. Here are the 3 P’s of facilitation:
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Mistakes to Avoid When Using PowerPoint
One of the fundamental truths in designing a training program is that training is not about the instructor and his or her content, but rather, it is about the participants and their learning needs. This truth applies to both the design of a training program, and its delivery, and is especially important when using PowerPoint as a visual aid in your live presentation or virtual training.
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Moving Past Your Fears
If you are new to training, you may be thinking, "Can I really pull this off? Can I really speak confidently about a topic in front of others? I'm not an expert; will participants ask me something I don't know? Can I move past my fear of public speaking?" It is quite normal to have these conce s when you are going to be delivering a training program.
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Common Mistakes of First-time Facilitators
A well thought out training program has many moving parts that a facilitator must successfully manage. People new to facilitation are often unaware of their own actions, mannerisms, and body language, especially those tendencies that may be having an adverse affect on the participants' learning. As new facilitators we may have to overcome a fear of public speaking, and may also worry about getting everything right the first time. This approach only heaps unnecessary stress on us by feeling we have to perform for our audience.
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7 Tips for Leading a Successful Teleseminar
At the heart of good facilitation of a workshop, teleseminar or other learning program is to let participants discover learning for themselves. As the facilitator, be open to allowing participants to express the learning that is most important to them. You can do this by first creating a safe learning environment, which means responding neutrally to all participant comments, even those that may be at odds with the majority of the group. It is important to legitimize all contributions. As well, keep in mind the following facilitation and telecall protocol guidelines:r
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Creating a Presentation That Will Impact Your Audience
You are asked to speak in front of your local organization or present an online seminar, but you have no idea what to say. Or even worse, you have so many thoughts that you want to share that it will take days to deliver the message. The last thing you want to do is to give a presentation that no one wants to hear. This is your opportunity to impact others with a meaningful message, make important connections and grow your business. But where do you start? What do you say to your audience?
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Facilitation Versus Teaching
The idea of facilitating training programs and presentations is an intriguing one for many professionals. But too often people have a misperception of facilitation thinking that it is more about standing in front of a group of people and demonstrating their expertise on a topic. But the reality of good facilitation is that it is not about being the "sage on the stage," but instead, about being simply a "guide on the side."
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Five Practices of Successful Facilitators
Although there are a number of strategies used by facilitators to ensure their workshops are successful, here are the top five practices for facilitating a live workshop or online seminar: 1. View yourself as a servant to the needs of your participants. The purpose of having a workshop is for your participants to learn new information so that it can enhance their life in some way. Keep this purpose in mind as you facilitate your workshops. 2. Make your participants the center of attention.
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Timing Your Presentation:
An important skill that speakers need to exhibit is the ability to shorten or lengthen their program on demand. There may be occasion where you are sharing the platform with other presenters and the program runs over schedule requiring you to shorten your presentation. Additionally, there may be an occasion where speakers run ahead of schedule or a scheduled presenter may have to cancel, giving you extra time to present. Being intimately acquainted with your topic and being well practiced will enable you to skillfully adjust your presentation without any anxiety or hesitation.
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Preparing the Learner to Lea
The opening of your program or presentation may be the most important part of it. Unfortunately, this part is often overlooked, neglected, or downplayed in its importance. Does that surprise you?
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