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Training and Facilitation Skills

Training and Facilitation Skills. The National Democratic Institute. ICEBREAKER/INTRO/ GROUND RULES. Intro Ground rules Ice breaker exercise. Think about a favorite training or workshop that you participated in… What made it successful?. OBJECTIVES.

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Training and Facilitation Skills

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  1. Training and Facilitation Skills The National Democratic Institute

  2. ICEBREAKER/INTRO/ GROUND RULES • Intro • Ground rules • Ice breaker exercise

  3. Think about a favorite training or workshop that you participated in… What made it successful?

  4. OBJECTIVES • To understand the components of planning for effective workshops • To understand approaches for adult learning • To understand the role of a facilitator

  5. TOPICS • Basics of good training practices: • Elements of a good training • How do we learn? • What makes a good trainer

  6. WORKSHOP PLANNING QUESTIONS • Agenda • Participants • Logistics • Media • Coordination with organizations/other groups

  7. BASICS OF GOOD TRAINING • Introduction • Content • Activities • Review/Summary

  8. INTRODUCTION • Sets the tone • Introduces people and topics • Establishes ground rules • Discusses expectations • Conducts ice breaker

  9. TRAINING CONTENT • Lecturing and explaining • Demonstration • Discussion • Experiential learning

  10. TRAINING CONTENT Interactive Methods • Group Work • Questioning • Quizzes/ • Matching • Discussion • Case studies • Role Play

  11. SUMMARY • Brings everyone together • Reviews important lessons • Provides an opportunity for final questions or clarification

  12. How do we learn?

  13. ADULT LEARNING • Bring experiences, opinions and predispositions • Maintain bias towards information that confirms their beliefs • Women can be distracted by pressures of daily life

  14. ADULT LEARNING Hear it! Hear it, say it! Hear it, say it, talk it, do it!

  15. ADULT LEARNING We can take in about 20 minutes of information before our minds start to wander…

  16. What Makes a Good Trainer?

  17. FACILITATION SKILLS • Paraphrasing • Encouraging • Brainstorming • Go-arounds • Common Ground

  18. PARAPHRASING EXERCISE • Let me see if I understand you correctly… • Repeat in your own words/summarize • Did I get it right?

  19. FACILITATING ACTIVITIES/GROUPS • Prepare in advance • Give clear instructions • Divide into groups • Check in with the groups • Report back from groups

  20. FEEDBACK EXERCISE • Need 3 volunteers • Volunteers leave the room to receive instructions

  21. WHICH IS MOST IMPORTANT? • Body Language? • Voice? • Content/words?

  22. WHICH IS MOST IMPORTANT? Voice Words Body Language

  23. GREAT TRAINERS… • Visualize the training from the perspective of the participants • Incorporate audio, visual and interactive methods • Are mindful of their body language and voice

  24. CONCLUSION • Elements of a good training • How do we learn? • What makes a good trainer • Questions? • Feedback?

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