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Interactive Learning

Have you ever gone through a training course where all the instructor did was talk and talk and talk, and at the end of the course you were more confused than when you were going in?

Many adults learn through interaction. The ability to discuss with fellow trainees the topics and share their own experiences with one another helps to not only improve learning retention but to make it easier for the trainor to communicate with the group on a more personal level.

Here are some useful tips to increase the enjoyment and learning factor with your next training initiative:

  • Encourage members to share experiences. This works to break the ice and allows others to contribute
  • Try not to single certain people out. Some people do not like to be picked on and will only inhibit themselves further unless the environment is amicable and non-judgemental
  • Hold training in a well-lit room, particularly with lots of natural light. People react better and are more willing to participate in surroundings that have a natural and bright feel to them.
  • Group discussion may be difficult at first, but it's a perfect way to get people to really absorb the material. Relate it to an aspect of their own working lives and they'll more likely open up.

A lot of the time when people go into a training course it's usually because they're either a) forced to by their supervisors, or b) required to due to being mandatory. The leading expectation is that these courses will be completely devoid of human contact or life and the trainees will be less likely to fully absorb the material being presented.

When the trainer makes the effort to include everyone in the session and makes it interesting, the success rate of training and learning retention will definitely increase in comparison to the typically-dry and less-interactive approach that is often taken.

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