why aren't more experts outstanding teachers? And why aren't more teachers exceptional experts?

It's one thing to know what you are talking about. It's quite something else to be able to express what you know to others.

Part of the problem is human nature: if you know something, it's quite difficult to imagine someone else not knowing it.

Getting beyond the limits of your own knowledge, and thinking more about the audience, is the beginning of inspiring your participants, and effective training.


different people learn differently

A humanistic approach, understanding that different people learn differently, is essential for effective trainers.

- Make things harder on your very top participants and demand more from them. They need to be seen to fail from time to time (they won't mind, and at least this makes everyone else feel less hopeless.)

- Show compassion and patience to the slowest learners (while recognizing some people will never "get it.").

- Focus most of your effort on the people who are well above the average, but not yet top performers.


let participants find their own answers

Put participants in situations where they must think for themselves and make their own decisions. Review the results and then discuss why they made the decisions they did; demand they think about why they took a particular course of action.


organization is vital

Participants need to feel confident that you not only know what you are talking about, but you know where you are taking them. Logical structure, enforced by time limits and an agenda is imperitive.

Click on the links above for practical tips and techniques to build a workshop that will interest, and possibly inspire, your participants.








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