An academic assignment of a presentation to improve training skills for corporate trainers.

1. Delivering Better
Training Presentations
Mod 6 Critical Thinking Assignment
By: Martin Pisciotti
ORG536 – Contemporary Business Writing
and Communication
Colorado State University – Global Campus
Dr. Phillip Jackson
April 19, 2015
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2. Introduction
 Effective Training is
Important to our
Organization.
 As a Trainer, you must
make your message
memorable and lasting.
 This presentation will
help make you a more
effective trainer.
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3. Lessons from the Past
 Professional Training in the past was
complex and difficult to remember.
 Handwritten blackboard presentations.
 Complex materials, even entire books.
 Fast talking.
 Extreme number of slides.
 These techniques were not effective for most
students.
(Vermes, 2011)

4. Make Training Simple and Fun
 Adult learners want to
be entertained.
 Be clear about the
objectives for the
training.
 Keep the training
simple, limited to as
few concepts as is
practical.
(Zenker, 1992)
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5. Make Slides Memorable
 Limit one concept per
slide/reveal.
 Write slide after
material development.
 Make slide easy to get
quickly.
 Slides are visual.
 Slides should help
make material
memorable.
(Duarte, 2012)
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6. Tell a Story
 Don’t read your slides!
 Great teachers and
speakers tell stories.
 Create a mental
picture to help
students remember
key points.
 ‘Plan’ to be interesting.
(Zenker, 1992)
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7. Be a Memorable Trainer
 A conservative
presentation is not
fun or memorable.
 Surprise your
students.
 Make your session
interactive.
 Keep it short and
powerful.
 Use virtual
solutions.
(Vermes, 2011)
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8. Improve: Learn from your
Students
 Student evaluations are
a key to improving.
 Be critical of your
presentation each time.
 Training, and trainers,
must evolve to stay up
with audiences.
(Vernes, 2011)
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9. Summary
 Powerful, memorable training is important.
 Your are the key to the investment of training.
 Be brief, keep your presentation simple.
 Use visual, easy to get slides.
 Have fun, tell stories.
 Learn from each presentation and your
students.

10. References
Duarte, N. [NancyDuarte]. (2012, December, 11). Create slides people will remember [Video file] Retrieved from
https://www.youtube.com /watch?v=OeV2fHEM4RI
Vermes, A. (2011). The evolution of training. Training Journal, 52-55.
Zenker, A., & Chapman, T. H. (1992). Speaking of Speaking...Training 101. Training And Development, 46(4), 19-22,24,27