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A Look at Paralegal Training
A paralegal assists lawyers, corporations, or government
agencies that must work with the law. Most of the time,
paralegals help lawyers to keep afloat of the mounds of
paperwork needed in law. They organize, index, photocopy, and
run errands....
Forex Training: What to Look for in a Forex Training Program
Should new Forex traders take Forex trading courses or join a Forex training program? Definitely yes; by now you have probably heard that only 5% of traders achieve consistent profitable results when trading the Forex market. The main reason for...
MLM Success Training - 3 Quick & Easy Steps To Grow Your MLM Profits
Copyright 2005 Richard Knight
There are literally TONS of ways you can boost your residual
income and your MLM Profits. But the following 3 steps I've
enclosed are the Quickest and Easiest ways to boost your
residual MLM check month after...
MLM Success Training: Why Some People Become Wealthy in Network Marketing and Others Don’t.
Regardless of whether you watch the Oprah Winfrey show or not, the story of her success is fascinating. You can't say where she is today is the result of any special advantages she had growing up. In fact, she came from a broken family and she was...
Why Training Fails
Sometimes when I conduct my workshop on Effective Meetings, one of the participants will ask, "Where's my boss?" And I say, "Your boss claimed to be an expert on holding effective meetings." Then the person laughs. "My boss needs to attend your...
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Prevent "Pour and Snore" Training
Prevent "Pour and Snore" Training: How to Hook Participants from
the Very Beginning
Fly In the Face of Conventional Wisdom!
What's the best way to assure your training participants groan
inwardly and "turn off" the first second you open your mouth?
Simply by following conventional wisdom about how to open a
training session: introduce yourself and provide your
credentials.
Instead, generate curiosity, interest and investment from the
outset. Use a "Hook" before introducing yourself. Participants
will hear your credentials better after you "hook" them, anyway!
Three Ideas for Powerful Hooks
Quickie Quiz: Create a 3-5-question quiz and ask participants to
take it the minute they sit down. It's best if the questions are
slightly provocative or contro-versial. Throughout the class,
answer and clarify the issues.
Here's a "real-life" example currently being used in a Risk
Management class for supervisors:
What percentage of claims and incidents filed against this
company were closed in 1999 without payment? 30% 50% 80%
If an employee is sued because of an act s/he committed within
the scope of their duties, the employee must provide his/her own
legal defense. (T/F)
This company is self-insured for Auto Liability and General
Liability. (T/F)
Questions: Carefully
constructed questions are often the easiest
and most powerful "Hooks." Questions can begin with the words
"How many here have...?" or "Did you know that...?" Your
question should demand a physical response from the
participants, such as nodding, raising hands, even standing up.
Visualization: This technique gives even "dry" subjects the
emotional content you need to hook the learners' interest.
Here's a real-life example of a visualization "Hook" from a
supervisory class on wage and hour laws:
"Close your eyes and imagine that you are a 10 year old child in
the 1930's working in a factory 12 hours a day, 60 hours a week
for 10 cents an hour. You've never seen the inside of a
school...your feet are cold and you get just one meal break a
day. How do you feel?"
Ask the participants to open their eyes. Debrief thoughts and
feelings; connect to the course topic and state the learning
outcomes.
Remember: to prevent "Pour and Snore" training, hook your
participants from the very beginning. For more tips, please
visit
About the author:
Guila Muir pumps up your training skills! Helping people to
train dynamically since 1989, Guila provides tools, tips, and
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