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TOT 136-WEEK 136
“THREE BOXES”.
Success of a trainer depends on how much of quality time is invested in the preparation. Preparation can never be done overnight . o be on the safer side, some experts follow “Three Boxes” method.
1.Content Box.
Any relevant material related to Mediation is collected, and put in this content box by the trainer . It is a storage Box. It can be storing of articles, photos, pictures, videos, short films/ books, or names of books, number cards, palm charts, charts, objects, article links, blogs, quotations, Ice breakers / games/ puzzles/riddles/ questionnaires/ feedback forms/ essays/ citations/ case laws/ PDFs, speeches/ slides, simulation exercises, role plays, hand notes, problems, case histories, stories , humor, etc..
Collecting is done more or less mechanically, without spending too much of time .
Only point for consideration would be “ The material so collected is relevant to the topic related to mediation and may be of some use in future for any of the the training program/s.”
2. TREASURE BOX
From out of the material randomly collected now and then and stored in the Content Box, each article, book,..etc is taken out one at a time. The relevant passage, information etc is picked up. A separate note /s is made. The sorted information is put in the treasure box under different heads,. Material put in the Treasure Box must be very handy. Quality time should have been invested to work on each of the materials before putting the same in the Treasure Box. Only refined material is to be put in this Treasure Box.
Treasure Box may have different folders within it.
Example:-
| Stories related to | Simulation exercises related to | Examples related to | Case histories related to |
| Negotiation Conflict | Reality testing Separating the person from problem | Emotional outbursts Strategic barrier | Errors committed in drafting agreements Child custody issues |
Different sets of material may be collected and stored in Treasure Box in different compartments:
- For Forty Hours’ training program (a) For college students (b) For Advocates and Judges (c) For professionals from other walks of life etc.
- For Refresher Courses
- For advanced trainings
- For awareness program
- Referral Judges
Etc..
3.CARRY BOX
This is the Box which the trainer carries to any given training program.
This box will have materials chosen from the treasure box, relevant and necessary , for that particular training program.
After the training , the material used may again be put back to Treasure Box, with or without any additions or deletions.
With the available advanced technology, a trainer can retain all the three boxes in the lap top and use it as and when necessary . Folders with distinct headings can be part of each of the Boxes.
“Always my collections are made of different influences.”
Jean Paul Gaultier French Fashion Designer
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Training of Trainers in Mediation 