It's very common to ask SMEs to run training sessions for people on a whole range of specialist topics. But SHOULD we? Yes and No. In my opinion, it’s good to use SMEs for expert sessions, when delegates are already knowledgeable or experienced AND when they are interested in the subject. But otherwise, probably not....
If (like me) you love using picture cards in live events and would like to use them virtually, this simple slide can help. Show the slide and use them annotation tool to ask people to highlight those that resonate with them. You can run a vote, remove them when they've been voted for, or group......
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You've decided to create a training workshop to develop people in your organisation, or maybe (as a subject matter expert) you've been asked to share your expertise with others. You know exactly what you want to cover, but know that a long PowerPoint Presentation with a few questions thrown in isn't going to cut it.......
Most development courses are delivered in person or on-line. It’s rarely a mixture of both. Of course, having an on-line element followed by a live element (and maybe followed by another on-line element) is not usual. But having a workshop that includes delegates in the room and delegates joining virtually presents its own challenges. To......
If you need to get the buy-in of key stakeholders before starting to design a learning event, OR find that designing workshops takes far too long (and you are forever getting distracted) OR if you need to make sure that you aren't wasting your time creating a development programme by stimulating interest in it BEFORE......
