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The Practical Trainer

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The Practical Trainer is a great course for new and aspiring trainers. This course is designed to provide a solid understanding of what adult education entails, and to engage, empower, and encourage learning and development.

This three-day training course will get new learners excited about leading classroom learning, actively learning, and applying new skills right away. Sessions include topics such as understanding participants and their training needs; learning styles; adult learning principles; how to write learning objectives and ensure they are met; developing an individual training style; and using training aids. The course is capped off with the delivery of a short training session.

As always, Velsoft courseware is designed to make things practical for trainers. This training materials include a comprehensive trainer’s guide, a student workbook, assessments, a pre-assignment, quick reference sheet, and more.

How to Use This Guide

Session One: Course Overview

Session Two: Defining a Successful Training Program

Defining Successful Training

About Audiences

Advantages of Workplace Training

Session Three: What Makes a Successful Trainer?

Key Characteristics

Mistakes and Solutions

Stimulating a Readiness to Learn

Session Four: A Word About Adult Learning

Session Five: The Learning Process

Session Six: Principles of Adult Learning

Making Connections

The Principles of Adult Learning

Making Connections

Session Seven: What’s Your Type? How About Mine?

Assessing Your Preferences

What Does it Mean To Have a Number?

The Experiential Learning Cycle

Learning Styles

Session Eight: Applying the Learning Cycle

The Four-Stage Cycle

Making Connections

Individual Exercise

Session Nine: Extroverts and Introverts

Introversion/Extroversion Survey

Case Study

Session Ten: The Training Process

Process in Brief

When is Training Necessary?

Three Steps to an Efficient Needs Analysis

Help! I Need a Template!

Session Eleven: Planning Training

Developing Objectives

Writing Objectives

Researching Content

Planning an Interactive Program

Session Twelve: Choosing Training Methods

Training Methods

Environmental Concerns

Individual Exercises

Session Thirteen: Designing a Learning Sequence

The Model

Sample Sequences

Session Fourteen: Adding Games

The Value of Games

Types of Games

Session Fifteen: Setting the Climate

Session Sixteen: Presentation Skills

Telling vs. Showing

The Delivery

Tips for Stunning Visuals

Types of Visual Aids

Session Seventeen: Dealing with Difficult Trainees

Session Eighteen: On-the-Job Training

Session Nineteen: Training Presentations

Session Twenty: Designing Evaluations

Recommended Reading List

Post-Course Assessment

Pre- and Post-Assessment Answer Keys

Personal Action Plan

Everything you need to deliver amazing training

Each courseware title is a trainers' kit that comes with the following course components:

Instructor Guide

Velsoft Instructor Guides are the core of each training course. Our Instructor Guides lay out the training in simple, easy-to-follow instructions. You can also customize the Instructor Guides in order to personalize your training.

Student Manual

Each Instructor Guide - for each course - is paired with a Student Manual that you can present to your participants. This customizable Student Manual gives each participant the ?student? version of the course you will be teaching.

PowerPoint Deck

Courseware from Velsoft is designed to give you everything you need for use in the classroom or for your workshop. This includes the PowerPoint versions of all the courses, prepared for you in advance.

Quick Reference Guide

Quick Reference Guides are a favorite tool for trainers to provide to their learners. Each Quick Reference Guide summarizes the most important elements in each courseware title down to two pages.

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Choose from 81 courses available in Articulate Storyline (.story) format.

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  • Performance Management: Managing Employee Performance
  • Building Better Teams
  • Anger Management: Understanding Anger
  • Conflict Resolution: Getting Along in the Workplace
  • Hiring for Success: Behavioral Interviewing Techniques
  • Creating a Top Notch Talent Management Program
  • Conducting Effective Performance Reviews
  • Stress Management
  • Managing Customer Service
  • Closing the Generation Gap in the Workplace
  • Accounting Skills for the New Supervisor
  • Onboarding: The Essential Rules for a Successful Onboarding Program
  • Employee Recognition: Appreciating Your Workforce
  • Creativity In The Workplace
  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
  • Unconscious Bias
  • Becoming Management Material
  • Coaching and Mentoring
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  • The ABCs of Supervising Others
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  • Delegation: The Art of Delegating Effectively
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  • Meeting Management: The Art of Making Meetings Work
  • Leadership Skills for Supervisors
  • Managing Difficult Conversations
  • Giving Effective Feedback
  • Managing the Virtual Workplace
  • Managing Across Cultures
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  • Dealing With Difficult People
  • Vendor Management Essentials
  • How to Become a Leader with Integrity
  • Corrective Action
  • Project Management Principles and Performance Domains
  • Advanced Writing Skills
  • Public Speaking: Presentation Survival School
  • Emotional Intelligence
  • Communication Strategies
  • Critical Elements of Customer Service
  • Skills for the New Employee
  • Business Etiquette: Gaining that Extra Edge
  • Conquering Your Fear of Speaking in Public
  • Time Management
  • Business Writing That Works
  • Critical Thinking
  • Goal Setting
  • Personal Brand: Maximizing Personal Impact
  • Self Leadership
  • Managing Pressure and Maintaining Balance
  • Active Listening
  • Fostering Innovation
  • Delivering Dynamic Virtual Presentations
  • Entrepreneurship 101
  • Workplace Harassment: What It is and What to Do About It
  • Workplace Violence: How to Manage Anger and Violence in the Workplace
  • Lean Process Improvement
  • Employee Accountability
  • Disability Awareness: Working with People with Disabilities
  • Crisis Management
  • Strategic Planning
  • Continuous Improvement with Lean
  • Creating a Positive Work Environment
  • Developing a Safety Procedures Manual
  • Beyond Workplace Politics
  • Digital Transformation
  • GDPR Readiness: Creating a Data Privacy Plan
  • Cybersecurity Fundamentals
  • Respect In The Workplace
  • Advanced Skills for the Practical Trainer
  • Facilitation Skills
  • Survival Skills for the New Trainer
  • Using Activities to Make Training Fun
  • Developing a Training Needs Analysis
  • Measuring Training Results
  • Risk Management
  • Safety in the Workplace

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