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- Common Mistakes of First-time Facilitators - by Submitted on Feb 16, 2011 from Kim ClausenA well thought out training program has many moving parts that a facilitator must successfully manage. People new to facilitation are often unaware of their own actions, mannerisms, and body language, especially those tendencies that may be having an adverse affect on the participants' ...
Views: 3131 - The Three P’s of Facilitation - by Submitted on Feb 16, 2011 from Kim ClausenYou may have heard of the 4P’s of marketing (Product, Price, Place, Promotion), but did you know that there are P’s for facilitation too? Three of them in fact! These are important things you want to pay attention to when you are conducting a live training program or an online seminar to ...
Views: 1970 - Facilitation Versus Teaching - by Submitted on Feb 16, 2011 from Kim ClausenThe idea of facilitating training programs and presentations is an intriguing one for many professionals. But too often people have a misperception of facilitation thinking that it is more about standing in front of a group of people and demonstrating their expertise on a topic. But the ...
Views: 1966(1 vote) - Creating a Presentation That Will Impact Your Audience - by Submitted on Feb 16, 2011 from Kim ClausenYou are asked to speak in front of your local organization or present an online seminar, but you have no idea what to say. Or even worse, you have so many thoughts that you want to share that it will take days to deliver the message. The last thing you want to do is to give a presentation that ...
Views: 1070 - Moving Past Your Fears - by Submitted on Feb 16, 2011 from Kim ClausenIf you are new to training, you may be thinking, "Can I really pull this off? Can I really speak confidently about a topic in front of others? I'm not an expert; will participants ask me something I don't know? Can I move past my fear of public speaking?" It is quite normal to have these ...
Views: 985(1 vote) - Preparing the Learner to Learn - by Submitted on Dec 17, 2010 from Kim ClausenThe opening of your program or presentation may be the most important part of it. Unfortunately, this part is often overlooked, neglected, or downplayed in its importance. Does that surprise you? Believing that it’s important to jump into the enormous amount of content surrounding a topic, ...
Views: 965(1 vote) - Timing Your Presentation: - by Submitted on Feb 16, 2011 from Kim ClausenAn important skill that speakers need to exhibit is the ability to shorten or lengthen their program on demand. There may be occasion where you are sharing the platform with other presenters and the program runs over schedule requiring you to shorten your presentation. Additionally, there may ...
Views: 931 - Preparing the Learner to Learn - by Submitted on Feb 16, 2011 from Kim ClausenThe opening of your program or presentation may be the most important part of it. Unfortunately, this part is often overlooked, neglected, or downplayed in its importance. Does that surprise you? Believing that it’s important to jump into the enormous amount of content surrounding a ...
Views: 927 - Five Practices of Successful Facilitators - by Submitted on Feb 16, 2011 from Kim ClausenAlthough there are a number of strategies used by facilitators to ensure their workshops are successful, here are the top five practices for facilitating a live workshop or online seminar: 1. View yourself as a servant to the needs of your participants. The purpose of having a workshop ...
Views: 895 - 7 Tips for Leading a Successful Teleseminar - by Submitted on Feb 16, 2011 from Kim ClausenAt the heart of good facilitation of a workshop, teleseminar or other learning program is to let participants discover learning for themselves. As the facilitator, be open to allowing participants to express the learning that is most important to them. You can do this by first creating a safe ...
Views: 857 - Mistakes to Avoid When Using PowerPoint - by Submitted on Feb 16, 2011 from Kim ClausenOne of the fundamental truths in designing a training program is that training is not about the instructor and his or her content, but rather, it is about the participants and their learning needs. This truth applies to both the design of a training program, and its delivery, and is especially ...
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