WEEK 168
“Crumbled preparation”.
Training requires methodical preparation.
Trainer cannot be expected to ignore basic preparation required for any training.
The following are expected from trainer/s:-
- Co ordination with co trainers before the training begins, and during and after each day’s training.
- Preparation of working time table ( with minute , minute to minute division of topics and subtopics between or amongst co trainers).
- Preparation of individual working time table, wherein the trainer keeps a note of schedule of topics and sub topics to be covered, indicating time to be taken for each topic/subtopic/example/ exercise etc
- Identifying the examples/case histories to be given .
- Identifying the role plays to be given.
- Understanding what is meant by briefing/debriefing/coaching.
- Deciding on who would do briefing /de briefing/coaching etc.
- Keeping the slides prepared well before hand, for the specific session
Following are not appreciated:
- Using the slides prepared by some other trainer/s
- Reading from the slides and trying to explain, ( without having understood it before, but trying to understand it while reading it to the trainees).
- Reading from the book/slides/notes etc during the session conducted by another trainer., without listening to what is being communicated by the other trainer.
- Information overloading.
- Not preparing on the examples/ exercises etc.
Ex. (i)Giving the example of 17 camels, without even remembering how the camels were supposed to be divided amongst three sons, as per the WILL executed by the father.
(ii) Not using the board writing while giving this 17 camels’ example.
iii) Not knowing the details of example/exercise, but yet starting it, and in between asking the other trainer to explain it, without even knowing or finding out from him/her as to whether that trainer knows the said example/ exercise.
- Giving very lengthy examples, of which the trainees cannot keep track easily.
- Continuing to speak without prior preparation and without having sufficient content knowledge on the given topic/subtopic.
- Expressing one’s own doubts, without proper justifications, about, universally well researched and accepted concepts .
- Searching for some points from some book, and trying to find it, wasting the time allotted for session.
- Reading one point after the other copies from some book, and trying to paraphrase it.
- Remaining un attentive during coaching.
- Not indicating the trainee playing the role of mediator, what is the mistake committed and how it requires to be rectified.
- Not observing how many of the trainees, have lost interest in the session, looking somewhere else , sleeping, staring blank etc., while the presentation is being given.
- Giving justification for every mistake pointed out by the co trainer or lead trainer.
- Ignoring the suggestions given by the co trainer/s/ lead trainer/s.
- Attitude indicating “I will not change “, with a justification that ‘ none has hither to asked me to change’ .
- Giving many reasons as to why the trainer failed in doing something , which he/she was expected to.
“Everybody has talent, but ability takes hard work.”
(Michael Jordan-American former professional Basketball player.)
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Training of Trainers in Mediation 