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One of the first issues you should address when preparing training is how your trainees like to learn. Different people have different learning styles. Your training may deliver terrific content, but if the way in which you deliver it doesn't match your audience's learning style, your training may lose effectiveness. To maximize the effectiveness of your training, it is important that you interview your audience about the ways they like to learn and then design your training to match the predominant style of your audience. Ask members of your prospective training audience the following questions:
Note: Keep in mind that many people say they prefer to learn in a traditional classroom setting or in a passive mode because they have never experienced other ways of structured learning, such as on-the-job training. You may need to probe and question to find true preferences. Most people simply haven't thought about it! Once you have determined the audience's predominant learning style, you can design your training to match that style. For instance ...
Then consider incorporating a simulation in your training. Or teach/coach the learners as they perform real tasks. Mentoring is a useful tool for this learning style.
Send them materials to read before they attend the training. Or give them self-paced training, which includes reading materials and questions to test their understanding of what they read.
Incorporate group exercises and discussions into your training. Consider networks as a good mechanism for learning. Identify ways that you can facilitate learning through these networks.
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