The purpose of a training program is to impart the right skills to trainees by transmitting appropriate knowledge. It becomes possible only when you get the message across effectively. Even brilliant processes and ideas become ineffective in improving your trainees’ performance if they are not delivered effectively. Therefore, the speaker must see that his body language supports his spoken word. This is very true even for a trainer. Here are a few tips that can improve our non-verbal communication: • Look Natural • Maintain Eye Contact • Do not Look Monotonous • Avoid Babbling The list above is by no means comprehensive. Please feel free to add your suggestions on what are the things that can help improve non-verbal communication?

1. Trainers Body Language – Does it Impact a Training Session?
A trainer has to transmit information through various training sessions, which can, at times, be
lengthy. It will be very difficult for him to keep his trainees attentive throughout the session if he
does not possess the skill to present the content in an engaging manner. Therefore, a trainer
needs to know how to combine your spoken word with appropriate gestures, voice modulation
and eye contact so that your trainees remain attentive and engaged.
Here are a few tips that can improve your non-verbal communication:
Look Natural: Be yourself in the classroom. Ensure that your demeanor is natural. If you have
the habit of gesturing with your hands while giving a lecture, do so. Do not look frozen or
doubtful or this will distract the audience.
You need to deliver the message with clarity and conviction. Even though you are not cent
percent convinced by the ideas you’re going to present, look convinced.
Maintain Eye Contact: Never look up at the ceiling or down at the floor or at the wall behind
you. Instead, look at your audience. For ease, arrange seating in a semi-circular position so that
you can maintain effective eye contact with all of them.
Do not Look Monotonous: Speaking too softly or too loudly in the same pitch cannot attract
your audience. Modulate your voice as per the situation.
Avoid Babbling: Speak slowly and deliberately in a loud and clear voice. This will show that you
have a good command of the language and are passionate about the concept you are speaking
about. When your audience sees that you are confident and in control, they will pay attention to
you. Your voice is the number one indicator of that.
Thus, as a trainer it is your responsibility to make the training program effective. In this regard,
apart from the activities and tools you use to present training material, your body language,
voice control and eye contact can also make your training sessions more effective and fruitful.
Hence, pay attention to them!
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