What do you dread most about conducting training classes?
Is it the preparation? Is it scheduling a time thats convenient? Is it wondering whether or not you look foolish or sound ignorant or both? For many people whose job duties include conducting effective training sessions, their biggest fear is wondering whether participants are more focused on the syllabus or on what they plan to do once the class is over!
If participants are attentive and interested, youve got a better chance of achieving the goals youve identified for your training program. If participants arent tuning in, all youre really doing is wasting time and throwing away learning opportunities.
If the training sessions youve been holding lately have become a time for co-workers to talk about anything and everything except whats on the syllabus, youre giving participants time off with pay! Dont agree? Well theyre being paid for the time spent in those classes, right? And theyre not emerging with much newfound knowledge, right?
If those two points are difficult to argue, its time to ask, How much longer can my business afford to fund these unproductive gatherings?
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