Creating Inspiring Workshops and Courses in Transdisciplinarity: A Guide - Manual / Resource - Page 36
During the training
Prepare enough so you feel con昀椀dent
Different trainers need different levels of preparation, due to their own facilitation
style, level of experience, and comfort with different approaches. Here, you are
called to know or learn about yourself. “Winging it” yields – at best – a lucky result,
and – at worst – a disappointing experience for the trainees and an embarrassing
one for you. Trainees come with an expectation of an expertly delivered training,
given the time they are taking out of their busy lives to attend. They want to learn
something they don’t already know and place their trust in you to help them get
there. And while you can never meet everyone’s hopes and expectations
completely, it is your responsibility to give it your best try. How much preparation
that requires so that you feel confident is hard to say. More if you collaborate with
another training; more if you have not done this kind of training before. More if you
are unfamiliar with your audience and its cultural context.
Practice delivering a new activity with
a “friendly” audience
Especially for activities you have never tried before, consider
testing it out with a small group of colleagues or friends. And
if that is not possible, consider asking a trainer/colleague to
read through your facilitation agenda to see if they would
have all the information to imagine the activity. Maybe you
discover your guidance is inadequate, or the activity takes
more time – this is essential to adjust your agenda and for
you to feel confident and effective. Remember that you want
people to learn a skill or piece of contents; you don’t want
them to waste their time just trying to understand what
they are supposed to do.
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Basics of training design
Delivery
