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Welcome to Training Tips, Tricks and Tactics

Welcome to Training Tips, Tricks and Tactics. Training Tips, Tricks and Tactics. Aaron-Marie Thoms – Millhiser Smith Agency. Why are we here?. Agenda. The three things to consider… Your Audience Your Self Your Material. Your Audience. Seems to be the last thing we often consider

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Welcome to Training Tips, Tricks and Tactics

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  1. Welcome to Training Tips, Tricks and Tactics

  2. Training Tips, Tricks and Tactics Aaron-Marie Thoms – Millhiser Smith Agency

  3. Why are we here?

  4. Agenda • The three things to consider… • Your Audience • Your Self • Your Material

  5. Your Audience • Seems to be the last thing we often consider • Adult Learners are DIFFERENT… • Keep control of the class…respectively • Know the diversity of your class • Use the experience of your class

  6. Your Audience • Put yourself in your audiences’ shoes… • Do you know them personally? • CAN YOU know them better? • Are they coming on-shift or off? • What temperature are they working in? • What are some “behind-the-scenes” events that could be affecting them? • What is their LEARNING STYLE?

  7. Learning Styles • Auditory • Visual • Kinesthetic All use a combo of these; most have a clear preference.

  8. Learning Style - Auditory • HEAR • Would rather listen to things being explained than read about them • Recites info out loud • Likes to have music in background • Can't keep quiet for long periods

  9. Learning Style - Auditory • Not afraid to speak up in groups • Likes oral reports • Good at explaining • Remembers names • Notices sound effects in movies • Enjoys music • Good at grammar and foreign language • Reads slowly • Follows spoken directions well

  10. How to teachan Auditory Learner • Using word association for facts/details • Watching videos • Repeating facts with eyes closed • Participating in group discussions

  11. How to testan Auditory Learner • Worst test type: • Reading passages and writing answers about them in a timed test. • Best test type: • Auditory Learners are good at writing responses to lectures they've heard. They're also good at oral exams.

  12. Learning Style - Visual • SEE • Likes graphs, charts, watching a demonstration, reading • May have difficulty focusing while listening to an explanation/lecture • May struggle with… • “Listen and Respond” tests • Essay exams because can’t recall what they “heard” in lecture

  13. Learning Style - Visual • Good at spelling, but forgets names • Needs quiet study time • Has to think before understanding lecture • Dreams in color • Understands/likes charts

  14. How to teach a Visual Learner • Draw a map of events/processes • Take notes, make lists • Watch videos • Outline reading/ make flashcards • Use highlighters, circle words, underline

  15. How to testa Visual Learner • Diagramming • Maps • Essays (if you use an outline) • Showing a process

  16. Learning Style - Kinesthetic • TOUCH • Process info best through a “hand-on” approach • Sitting still while studying may be difficult, but writing things down makes it easier to understand

  17. Learning Style - Kinesthetic • Good at sports • Not great at spelling • May not have great handwriting • Studies with loud music on • Likes adventure books/movies • Takes breaks when studying • Builds models • Gets fidgety during lectures

  18. How to teach a Kinesthetic Learner • Body needs to be in action in order to learn • Allow to stand, doodle, bounce legs, etc. • Have them perform the task, instead of just hearing about or seeing it • STRETCH!!

  19. How totest a Kinesthetic Learner • Worst Test Type: • Long tests, essays • Best Test Type: • Short definitions, fill-ins, multiple choice

  20. Big Picture • We retain… • 29% of what we SEE • 34% of what we HEAR • 37% of what we DO In Safety, we ALWAYS need to be the example, so make sure … what we SHOW them… … what we SAY… … and how we ACT… is what we want others to SEE, HEAR and DO!

  21. One Last Thing • Know Your Colors • Blue – Feeling • Picture of your family • Green – Analytical • Facts, numbers, trends on why this is important • Gold - Steady Freddy • Here is your checklist – run with this! • Orange – Entrepreneur • Build this and make it successful!

  22. Your Self • Credibility • Personal Strengths and Weaknesses • Remember – this is NOT all about you… • You are setting the stage for a culture change… “ Every time you open your mouth, you are creating a culture.”

  23. Your Material • Goals…Objectives…PURPOSE!! • SET EXPECTATIONS • Be OVER Prepared • Always have something in your back pocket • Shock factor • Funny video • Interesting story • Make it… • “Environmentally appropriate” • Relevant for ALL learners • FUNNY

  24. A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words

  25. A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words

  26. A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words

  27. A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words

  28. Closing • Audience, Self, Material – • What priority have we made in the past? • What will we choose to do going forward? • It is OK to make mistakes… • As long as we learn from them… • Strive for progress, not for perfection

  29. Did we accomplish our PURPOSE?

  30. Thank you! Comments…Questions….Concerns… Make it a safe day!

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