Author Archives: susheelasarathi

Collection – Basket Choose the topic. Choose at least three sub-topics. Collect some exercises- case histories-examples- slides-handouts related to the topic/subtopics. Write down the headings/titles of all that you have collected on one paper. Mark it as B1. Selection – Basket  Amongst all that you have collected, select what you feel is appropriate. Select onlyContinue reading “TOT 107: Four Baskets’ Method”

Summing up is an essential part of a mediation training program. Summing up can be done at different stages: Summing up the contents of the previous session If the previous trainer has not summed up but has abruptly closed the session, then the next speaker may take 2-4 minutes to sum up the contents ofContinue reading “TOT 106: Summing up”

Handling questions is an integral part of any training program. Trainer must be prepared for it. Questions cannot be avoided or brushed aside. They need to be answered or deferred. In every training program, the trainer has to make note of the questions asked by the trainees. This will give a cue on the probableContinue reading “TOT 104: Handling Questions”

“Identification of the purpose of training” and “identification of the purpose of the trainer as part of the training program”  take  a trainer to the next higher level. However when a trainer either fails to identify these purposes or wrongly identifies these purposes, there will always be an element of dissatisfaction within the trainer. EvenContinue reading “TOT 103: Identification of Purpose”

The story goes like this:  There was a great master. He was considered as the best in the field. People used to stand in que to get trained by him. Many trainers used to approach him to get their training skills enhanced. Once he was given the responsibility of evaluating the trainers. He was requestedContinue reading “TOT 101: Organizing”

NOTE OF THANKS FROM THE AUTHOR “Sincere thanks to one and all for being in this journey from Blog One to Blog Hundred” The objective of a refresher course may have to be different from the objective of giving training for forty hours in mediation. A trainer cannot ignore the fact that refresher courses areContinue reading “TOT 100: Refresher Course”

Trainer would feel something as difficult when she/he is not prepared. For the one who is well prepared nothing is difficult. Preparation refers to a process that a trainer undergoes before the given training program. Preparedness refers to being prepared at any time in any situation. It reflects the stability and capability of a trainerContinue reading “TOT 98: Preparation and Preparedness”

Mediation training is teamwork. The success of training depends on coordination between/amongst trainers. Balancing and bridging play a very vital role in mediation training. Some shortages noticed at some point in time may have to be addressed. Who has not done that which ought to have been done and /or who has committed the mistake/sContinue reading “TOT 97: Top-Up Technique”

Mediation is a process where persons, their relative problems, and the solutions which the persons involved in the problem expect, all will have to be handled simultaneously. None of these can be ignored by a mediator. However focusing more on any one of these, and ignoring the other two or even one of the threeContinue reading “TOT 95: Segmentation in Mediation”

There cannot be a single answer to the question ‘ What makes one a successful trainer’? It is the result of the sum total of many. It is the sum total of knowledge, wisdom, maturity, hard work, commitment, dedication, passion, reflection, precision, knowing the value of time, cause and effect and many more. Many doContinue reading “Week 94: Successful Trainer”