If your training workshop has a structure and planned content, it’s a good idea to create supporting delegate materials that people can take away. Many people encourage delegates to make their own notes, and of course this is good practice, BUT if these hand-written notes are all delegates have, there’s a danger that they will…
It may be tempting to think that designing bite-size training (sessions lasting 2 hours or less) is easier than designing a full day workshop, but it isn’t. Many sessions that are described as bite-size training are simply a meeting: a presentation with a discussion or short group exercise thrown in and questions at the end….
OK, so this a little off topic as it’s not strictly about creating training experiences or materials. However, a lot of L&D managers tell me that they invest a lot of time and money finding or creating great learning resources, making them available to everyone, only to find them being ignored. This must be incredibly…
Getting buy-in and stimulating interest in your internal development programme is vital if it is to be a success. It’s such a shame when you have spent months researching, designing and scheduling your programme, only to struggle to fill places. Too many internal programmes fail to deliver the expected results NOT because they are poor…