The Ten-Minute Trainer is a sparkling resource full of fresh ideas. It provides you with 25 templates that are written without any specific subject in mind – so you can use them for just about any subject you wish. But there’s more ... The Ten-Minute Trainer also provides you with 25 ready-to-run training sessions based on these templates.
You can use any of the templates for any of the sessions – so you’ll have a resource of 625 possible training sessions. All the templates and sessions are presented in a clear, user-friendly format. It’s simple to use and provides you with immense variety in your training.
Contents:
TRAINING SESSION TEMPLATES
1. Training session template: Acronyms
Participants develop their understanding and recall of a subject by reducing it to a memorable acronym.
2. Training session template: Alphabet list
Participants expand their knowledge about a subject by making an alphabetical list of its attributes.
3. Training session template: As it is, as it will be
Participants work together to make an action plan of how to move from their current level of knowledge or performance to a higher level.
4. Training session template: Behind the headline
Participants expand their knowledge of a subject by making up the story to support a ‘good news’ tabloid newspaper-style headline about their organisation.
5. Training session template: Compose a song
Participants review their existing knowledge of a subject by making up lyrics to a well-known tune.
6. Training session template: Explain it to me
Groups of participants explain a process or concept in a variety of different ways.
7. Training session template: Flipchart race
Participants brainstorm ideas about three connected areas on to three separate sheets of flipchart paper. The short time allowed and the ‘race’ atmosphere promote some very creative ideas.
8. Training session template: Good way, bad way
Groups of participants act out a ‘good way’ and a bad way’ of doing something, then identify the changes they need to make in their own behaviour.
9. Training session template: In the style of . . .
Participants practise a skill ‘in the style of’ a different person, thus allowing them to see that there are different ways of doing things.
10. Training session template: Participant-set quiz
A test of knowledge in which the participants set questions for each other.
11. Training session template: Negative brainstorm
Participants brainstorm ways in which they could make a situation worse. From this, they find areas of existing practice that they should change in order to improve things.
12. Training session template: Puppet on a string
Participants improve their one-to-one communication skills by putting themselves in the mind of someone else and controlling every aspect of an interaction.
13. Training session template: Question circle
Participants expand their knowledge of a subject by asking questions about it.
14. Training session template: Reframing
Participants use the technique of reframing to help them (and others) to see a situation in a different way.
15. Training session template: Research it
Participants expand their knowledge of a topic by researching it and presenting their findings back to the group.
16. Training session template: Someone else’s shoes
Participants expand their knowledge of a subject by looking at it from the point of view of another person.
17. Training session template: Soundbites
Participants expand their knowledge of a subject by condensing key points into media-style ‘soundbites’.
18. Training session template: Team advertisement
Participants consider the positive side of a product or process by designing an advertisement to promote it.
19. Training session template: Think global, act local
Participants plan to take individual action after first considering what needs to be done at a higher level in the organisation.
20. Training session template: Trainer-set quiz
Participants take part in a quiz to test their knowledge of a subject.
21. Training session template: Triads
Participants role-play together in groups of three, giving and getting feedback from within their group.
22. Training session template: Txt msgs
Participants expand their knowledge of a subject by condensing key points into the format of text messages.
23. Training session template: What if?
Participants expand their understanding of a subject by exploring ways of overcoming possible difficulties.
24. Training session template: Without words
Participants expand their understanding of a subject by giving a presentation about it that does not use written or spoken words.
25. Training session template: X is like Y
Participants gain a deeper understanding of a subject or process by comparing it to something seemingly unrelated.
TRAINING SESSIONS
1. Training session: Cross selling – acronyms
To improve awareness of the skills of cross selling.
2. Training session: Managing stress – alphabet list
To improve participants’ understanding of ways in which they can manage and reduce stress.
3. Training session: Multi-tasking – as it is, as it will be
For participants to consider their own learning needs and draw up an action plan for self-development.
4. Training session: Team working – behind the headline
To improve team working by encouraging the individuals to take positive action.
5. Training session: Fire regulations – compose a song
To review and reinforce participants’ knowledge of the fire regulations of their place of work.
6. Training session: Rapport building – explain it to me
To improve participants’ knowledge of and skill at rapport building.
7. Training session: Making a sales call – flipchart race
To improve participants’ quality of preparation before making a sales call (face to face or on the telephone).
8. Training session: Motivation – good way, bad way
To improve the motivational behaviour of participants.
9. Training session: Asking questions – in the style of . . .
To improve the questioning skills of the participants.
10. Training session: Product knowledge – participant-set quiz
To test and improve the knowledge of the participants about some of the key products of the organisation.
11. Training session: Listening skills – negative brainstorm
To improve the listening skills of participants.
12. Training session: Giving bad news – puppet on a string
To improve the skills of the participant when giving bad news to another person.
13. Training session: Computer skills – question circle
To improve knowledge about effective use of computer systems.
14. Training session: Personal development – reframing
To help participants overcome negative feelings about personal development (either in themselves or in other people).
15. Training session: Competitor products – research it
To improve participants’ knowledge of products or services offered by competitors of the organisation.
16. Training session: Unique selling points – someone else’s shoes
To improve knowledge and understanding of the USP (Unique Selling Points) of a particular product or service.
17. Training session: Coaching skills – soundbites
To improve the knowledge of coaching skills.
18. Training session: Generating leads – team advertisement
To increase commitment to generating leads.
19. Training session: Security – think global, act local
To encourage personal ownership of security issues.
20. Training session: Jargon – trainer-set quiz
