The Exceptional Trainer

With so many exciting innovations in the training and development profession, The Exceptional Trainer programme presents an opportunity to add exceptional value to the business via training and development interventions. The content of The Exceptional Trainer course is constantly evolving and therefore current and at the forefront of new developments from training needs analysis through to evaluation and transfer of learning.

We will introduce you to best practice and provide you with a thorough insight of the training cycle – we will show you how to create added value at every stage of the process. An additional benefit is that we will take a look at your individual training style and consider how you can adapt that style in a range of situations to maximise impact.

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Duration: 2 Days

The aim of this exciting Exceptional Trainer workshop is:

To develop your ability to adapt your style to get the best from people and work with a range of different situations and people
Successfully meet learners development needs and expectations through effective identification of need and recommend appropriate solutions to appeal to a range of learning styles.
Make learning and development effective, exciting and creative.
Identify and implement pre- & post training transfer of learning strategies
To make sure that you are The Exceptional Trainer
Most of all, to build confidence, the confidence to know that whatever is thrown at you, you will be able to make it work.

This course will appeal to training and development professionals who wish to:

Identify methods & materials to create significantly more effective retention of knowledge / information
Design training solutions that help the brain to remember
Create a much more rewarding experience for both the trainer and learners
Considerably reduced course preparation time and hence cost
Develop self-awareness about your influence as a trainer in a group situation
Learn how to influence difficult people to ensure positive gains for all
Create opportunities for learning transfer

The Exceptional Trainer Course Content

The purpose and principles of training and development needs analysis and the process of translating the results into a specification

Selecting appropriate methods of collecting and gathering information from individuals and across the organisation
Use of appropriate techniques of interviewing and analysis to identify the
learning requirements and needs of individuals
Identifying skills and knowledge requirements.
Creating a development plan.
Differentiate between a range of learning opportunities and methods and match
them appropriately to individuals training and development needs
Research ways in which people learn – Learning theories and your learning style
Promoting learning transfer
Creating brain friendly learning resources & design training and development
sessions to promote to whole brain learning
Appeal to Memory, Understanding & Doing (MUD)
Creating a scene of success its ok to fail in this classroom!
Connecting content-to-content and content to learners.
Identifying barriers to learning and motivating learners
Pre- post course plans to transfer the learning into the workplace – developing a learning contract

Develop techniques to create rapport with learners

Successfully manage group dynamics
Managing behaviour that is not focused on learning
Interpret non verbal messages
Employ effective non verbal techniques
Using competition constructively
Providing developmental feedback
Identifying states, prisoners, passengers, protesters and participants!
Managing and changing states
Effective evaluation – what is missing from the Kirkpatrick method of evaluation and how to fill the gap