Training and Facilitation Skills

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Training and Facilitation Skills
The National Democratic Institute
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ICEBREAKER/INTRO/ GROUND RULES

• Intro
• Ground rules
• Ice breaker exercise

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Think about a favorite training or workshop that
you participated in What made it successful?
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OBJECTIVES

• To understand the components of planning for
  effective workshops
• To understand approaches for adult learning
• To understand the role of a facilitator

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TOPICS

• Basics of good training practices
• Elements of a good training
• How do we learn?
• What makes a good trainer

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WORKSHOP PLANNING QUESTIONS

• Agenda
• Participants
• Logistics
• Media
• Coordination with organizations/other groups

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BASICS OF GOOD TRAINING

• Introduction
• Content
• Activities
• Review/Summary

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INTRODUCTION

• Sets the tone
• Introduces people and topics
• Establishes ground rules
• Discusses expectations
• Conducts ice breaker

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TRAINING CONTENT

• Lecturing and explaining
• Demonstration
• Discussion
• Experiential learning

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TRAINING CONTENT
Interactive Methods

• Group Work
• Questioning
• Quizzes/
• Matching

• Discussion
• Case studies
• Role Play

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SUMMARY

• Brings everyone together
• Reviews important lessons
• Provides an opportunity for final questions or
  clarification

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How do we learn?
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ADULT LEARNING

• Bring experiences, opinions and predispositions
• Maintain bias towards information that confirms
  their beliefs
• Women can be distracted by pressures of daily life

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ADULT LEARNING
Hear it!  Hear it, say it!
Hear it, say it, talk it, do it!
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ADULT LEARNING
We can take in about 20 minutes of information
before our minds start to wander
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What Makes a Good Trainer?
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FACILITATION SKILLS

• Paraphrasing
• Encouraging
• Brainstorming
• Go-arounds
• Common Ground

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PARAPHRASING EXERCISE

• Let me see if I understand you correctly
• Repeat in your own words/summarize
• Did I get it right?

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FACILITATING ACTIVITIES/GROUPS

• Prepare in advance
• Give clear instructions
• Divide into groups
• Check in with the groups
• Report back from groups

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FEEDBACK EXERCISE

1. Need 3 volunteers
2. Volunteers leave the room to receive
   instructions

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WHICH IS MOST IMPORTANT?

• Body Language?
• Voice?
• Content/words?

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WHICH IS MOST IMPORTANT?
Words

• Voice

Body Language
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GREAT TRAINERS

• Visualize the training from the perspective of
  the participants
• Incorporate audio, visual and interactive methods
• Are mindful of their body language and voice

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CONCLUSION

• Elements of a good training
• How do we learn?
• What makes a good trainer
• Questions?
• Feedback?