Target Training Webinar

TARGET TRAINING
A Train the Trainer Online Program

SECTION 1 – HOW WE THINK

Learning Style Indicator
A personal assessment tool to identify an individual’s most efficient way to receive information.

Thinking Style Indicator
A personal assessment tool to identify an individual’s most efficient way to process information.

Trainer Skill Indicator
A personal assessment tool to identify your current trainer proficiency.


SECTION 2 – TRAINER PREP

Room Arrangements
Strategies for arranging tables, seating and visual aids to create a comfortable (and productive) learning environment based on the topic and audience type.  

Planning Logistics
A checklist of logistical items (technological, administrative, HVAC) required to create a professional and productive training environment - includes proactive techniques to handle possible issues that may surface during a presentation.


SECTION 3 – TRAINING DELIVERY

Setting Expectations
Strategies to prepare your students to be active participants during the training while establishing a workable structure that creates an effective learning environment.

Body Language
How to use your own body language to make students receptive to your training content and when & how to adjust your presentation based on the students’ body language.
 
Appealing to Adults
Presentation strategies for dealing with the unique needs, distractions, and fears of adult learners – includes how to encourage and respond appropriately to their feedback.

Training with Style
Strategies for effectively communicating instructions to individuals and groups with different (and sometimes opposite) personalities & thinking styles.  

SECTION 4 – TRAINING CHALLENGES

Internal Barriers to Effective Training
Strategies for overcoming cognitive and emotional factors that can prevent training participants from being active and receptive learners during training sessions classes. 

External Barriers to Effective Training
Strategies for overcoming physical & organizational factors that can prevent training participants from effectively learning & applying new information and skills after the training.

Difficult Employees/Students
Strategies for effectively communicating with angry, lazy, bored, tired, and apathetic employees in a training class.


BONUS MODULE

Training Situations
Four classroom situations that can happen if you don’t properly plan for the training - and how to efficiently handle these situations if they do occur. 

Training Scenarios
Four classroom scenarios that can occur if you fail to recognize and adapt to the different needs of your students – and how to professionally handle them if they do occur.

Stephen Gexler is the owner of Target Learning and the Lead Instructor for all its programs. He earned a master's degree in Adult Education with an Instructional Design emphasis, along with a Graduate Certificate in Training Systems Development. Stephen has successfully taught seminars or training programs at the following organizations:

Schools & Colleges 

Williams College, Bowdoin College, Wesleyan University, Yale University, The Citadel, Hartwick College, Bridgewater College, Susquehanna University, Foothill-De Anza College, Connecticut College, Stephens College, Choate-Rosemary Hall School | Heathwood-Hall Preparatory School, San Diego Community College District 

Business Organizations

Citicorp, BF Goodrich Aerospace, MoneyTree, Inc., Verizon Communications, GMAC Financial, BSMG Worldwide, Stallion Oil Fields, Syngenta Seeds, Inc.,, Padgett-Thompson, SureWest Communications, Genentech,  Casino Arizona, Eagle Mountain Casino, Roebbelen Contracting Keppel AmFELS, Broadcast Supply Worldwide, Wolf, Rifkin, Shapiro, Shulman & Rapkin, LLC,  Restaurant Supply Chain Solutions (a Yum! Brands Co-Op), DP Wolff, Inc., GroupM, Inc.

Government & Non-Profit Organizations

U.S. Government Printing Office, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, U.S. Naval Undersea Warfare Center, ICMA Retirement Corporation, CalTech - Jet Propulsion Lab, American Hospital Administration Professionals, U.S. Navy, Army, Air Force, Marine Corps, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, U.S. Dept. of Defense, Oasis, Impact Ministries, Association of South Carolina Oncology Managers, Matador Community Credit Union, Bishop Paiute Tribe

Subjects Taught  

Leadership & Management Skills, Creative Thinking. Critical Thinking, Team-Building, Dealing with Difficult Employees, Interviewing Skills, Customer Service, Communication Skills, Business Writing, Business Grammar, Speed Reading, Memory Improvement, Creating a Positive Work Environment, Technical Writing, Writing Policies & Procedures, Managing Projects & Priorities, Accelerated Learning, Copywriting, Listening Skills, Study Skills, Train the Trainer

Overall, Stephen has more than 30 years of professional experience in business and educational environments.  His previous positions include:

Director of Continuing Education - Northern State University
Director of Workforce Training & Community Ed. - Cerro Coso College
Campus Director - Fisher College
District Manager - Select Comfort Corporation
Center Director - American Learning Corporation
Project Supervisor - Intel Corporation

For comments about Stephen's instructional style and effectiveness go to:

www.targetlearning.net/commentsinstructor.html

50% DISCOUNT

If you complete any Target Learning Webinar or Seminar, you are eligible to receive 50% off any of our other webinars and seminars. 

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