….TOT 216-UNLEARNING

TOT 216-WEEK 216

“UNLEARNING”

A trainer does not give  good training because  he/she thinks himself/herself  to be a good trainer.   A trainer  gives good training and that is why he/she can  feel   that he/she is a good trainer.

A trainer does not become a trainer  by waiting for him/she to be a better trainer. One has to work on oneself.   Every choice that a trainer makes in correcting oneself  takes the trainer to the next level.

Unlearning

At times moving away from  some  practices that  a trainer had been following all through, and, taking a strong call to give  up the same old  preferences and practices  may be  necessary.

This requires  strong conviction.  Pushing out requires lots of energy.  However it is worth it. Once  a trainer takes a call to  move away from what has to be left behind,  the mind gets calmed down. Focus gets enhanced . Stress  gets  reduced.

Example: A very reputed knowledgeable trainer  using for a session of  30 minutes,  over crowded   slides, more than 70 in number ,  each containing several lines of  complicated  information.

To address this, Trainer may work on  :-

I.PREPARATION

1. Be repared to get constructive  feed back from those  whom the trainer   trusts.
2.      Re work on the contents  to be delivered.
3.      Re work on how much of dependency on slides can be  appreciated.
4. What (only) needs to be  reflected  on the slides
5. How can the number of slides  be  reduced without compromising on the  contents to be delivered.
6. How can the slides be prepared without making it appear overcrowded?

II. Implementation.

1. Prepare new set of slides.

III. Execution

i) Use  the new set   of slides  in the next training program

 ii) Invite constructive feedback from  co professionals.

III.Learning  Points:

My slides are not  giving training .

I am the trainer .

Slides are only my tools.

UNLEARNING

i)Without detailed slides  I may go out of track.

ii) I may not deliver all that I want to deliver.

1. I have to give SOMUCH of  information  within the short

time available to me .

Advantages : Unlearning  paves way for  learning . It puts the  trainer on the right  track. Trainer feels  unburdened.

“Half of wisdom is  learning  what to unlearn .”

Larry Niven – American Science Fiction writer

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