Abstract

A trainer's personal style can add to the effectiveness of interactive training. Mosaica's newsletter, TrainingBriefs (December 1997, no. 5), identifies behaviors that typically enhance participant involvement in training sessions and increases training success.

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Issue

Enhancing successful training sessions can be a matter of addressing the small details that create big results.

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Action

Steps to take to make training more successful include:

• Use interactive methods and tools to engage participants.
• Use feedback to improve your training style.
• Project self-confidence, not arrogance.
• Be responsive to participants' needs.
• Reveal life experiences that participants can relate to.
• Be aware of body language and signals — project enthusiasm and energy.
• Engage participants as actively as possible — for instance, ask plenty of questions and make eye contact when speaking collectively to the group.
• Demonstrate cultural competence and sensitivity.

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Citation

Mosaica's TrainingBriefs. (December 1997). no. 5. Washington, DC: Corporation for National and Community Service.

TrainingBriefs were produced by Mosaica under Cooperative Agreement #98CADC009 with the Corporation for National and Community Service during July of 1997 through October of 1999.

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Resources

See Starting Strong: A Guide to Pre-Service Training for more information and an activity on "small group brainstorming."

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