In The Professional Trainers Conference, you'll learn...
- Powerful training skills that make up the foundation of every successful training session, including how to develop your presentation and keep your learners involved with interactive, hands-on techniques
- How to break down the barriers to adult learning and make your points stick—regardless of the topic or audience
- Step-by-step assessment and performance measurement game plans for keeping your sessions on target and in line with your audiences’ needs and learning styles
- How to conquer management challenges: Proven ways to overcome the roadblocks to successful training, keep your training programs on track and stay within your budget
- And much more!
Whether the topic is cutting edge technology or age-old business skills, as a trainer you have to be at the top of your game. This special conference will equip you with the latest strategies and the little-known techniques to break down the learning barriers, meet your audiences specific needs and assess your results—all the “how-to’s” of successful training programs. And the flexible three-track format allows you to design your day by picking the topics that have real-world applications to you. Position yourself for success by attending this powerful training experience. Design your day to meet your unique needs. We’ve packed a lot of information into just one day … so feel free to move in and out of these three tracks and 15 dynamic sessions. It’s your conference—don’t miss a thing!
CONFERENCE AGENDA
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Preparing a high-impact, on-target presentation+
- Research tips for uncovering interesting—and informative—background and statistics
- From selecting the material to timing … how to organize your presentation
- Rehearsal techniques that prepare you for success, whether you memorize, use a script or follow notes
- How to communicate with confidence …even if you aren’t 100% comfortable with the topic
Breaking through the barriers of adult learning+
- 3 different adult learning styles … and how to fold each into one power-packed session
- State-of-the-art training technology that can bridge the gap between adult learners and your training messages
- Break down the walls of learner resistance
- How to develop instructional materials that meet adults’ needs for logic, relevance and on-the-job application
Pepping up your presentation with PowerPoint®+
- Create a customized look for your presentation with slide masters and design templates
- How to incorporate clip art and other pictures for added emphasis … without overdoing it
- How to give your session a high-tech look by using AutoShape to add 3-D effects, embossing and other special effects
- Making note pages and handouts that encourage self-directed learning long after your training session is over
Mastering interactive training techniques+
- How to use role-playing without putting learners on the spot
- The secret to designing games that are “win-win” … without resentment from the “losers”
- Handling argumentative trainees with this simple training exercise (it’s an age-old trick mastered by first-grade teachers everywhere)
- When it comes to activities … how to get “wallflowers” involved without causing them to withdraw further
Using humor to drive home your training messages+
- How to make humor work for you … even if you aren’t a stand-up comic
- The secret to making humor relevant
- To use it or not to use it … a simple litmus test to determine offensiveness
- 5 types of humor that anyone can make work
How to measure the return on your training in dollars and cents+
- How to conduct a follow-up survey that ties training to performance
- A 4-level evaluation system that can give the financial folks the hard-and-fast profitability numbers they love
- 2 questions that ensure your training budget is being spent wisely
Assessment tools for gathering accurate, timely information+
- A 2-step survey shortcut that combines the advantages of a survey with the insight of personal interviews
- Need to do an assessment in record time? Here’s where you should start your analysis
- How to spot “performance gaps” that will be your road map when developing training
- 7 real-world questions you need to answer before launching a new program
Developing your role as a trainer and performance consultant+
- How performance technology goes a step beyond traditional instructional design
- The basic skills that some performance consultants swear by … but many trainers lack
- Are you ready to make the jump to performance consultant? Here’s how to tell
- When a problem arises … should you start with training or move directly to performance improvement?
Evaluating a program’s strengths and weaknesses to ensure its ongoing success+
- How to build an evaluation strategy that helps prove your case that training works
- 6 reliable evaluation techniques that learners love
- Are you relying on anonymous evaluations to gauge a program? Here are 2 reasons why you’re probably shortchanging yourself
- How to get useable, constructive feedback from learners immediately following the session … and after the skills have been applied
How to analyze your audience and keep your training on track+
- When the audience views you as an “outsider” … how to connect by causing a controversy
- Rapport builders that cross the boundaries of age, sex and cultural backgrounds
- Avoiding the 2 biggest mistakes trainers make when relating to a diverse group of trainees
- How to answer the question in every learner’s mind: “What’s in it for me?”
Marketing the value and benefits of training to top management+
- Marketing strategies that pique employee interest and gain management buy-in
- Advice from a direct marketing expert: How to write course titles, descriptions and fliers that boost participation
- Don’t overlook this integral part of selling the value of your training to higher-ups
- How to keep yourself in front of employees and management with e-mail, tip sheets, paycheck stuffers and other visibility boosters
Creating an on-the-job environment that reinforces your training for long-lasting payoffs+
- Tapping into video, on-line and other technology-based training methods
- How to make certain new skills are fresh with “just-in-time” training
- The best way to prepare employees for self-directed learning
- How to spot the skills that are prime candidates for consistent, pre-planned follow-up training
How to sell your training ideas up the ladder+
- How to position your plans as moneymakers
- Advice from a CEO: What management looks for when listening to new ideas
- When it’s time to invest in training technology … how to build a convincing case
- Reducing the chance that your ideas will be rejected … here’s how to find the “hot spots’’
How to build enthusiasm, cohesiveness and teamwork between trainers and managers+
- How to use your needs assessment to connect with managers’ expectations … and enlist their endorsement of your training
- The secret to selling the skeptical manager on the benefits of training
- Creative scheduling ideas for working around peak work periods
- Customer care tips for keeping managers and other internal clients on your side
Making your point quickly and effectively+
- The 30-second sound bite: How to say what you mean … and make it memorable
- How to find the “hook” in each key point … and communicate it quickly
- The secret to answering questions without getting bogged down in details
- How to use a “call to action” to get trainees to usethe skills they’ve learned
