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101 ways to liven up your training sessions - In house training course

When people have fun, they learn more - and they want to come back – it’s as simple as that! So how do you make your sessions more enjoyable? Here’s the secret!


Why not run this course in house? The price is fixed no matter how many attend. Email me at rod@rodlaird.co.uk or phone 01494 872 836

Training and team building can be one of the toughest jobs you will ever do. But it can be hugely rewarding.

And the trick is to make it fun - for everyone, including you.

Interestingly, training is probably the only job you ever do where your success or failure is measured immediately – through the feedback sheet participants complete on the day. 

And you know how it is … you look to see what they said – and react with glee or gloom.

But have you ever noticed that what matters most when people rate a session is not just what they learned. That is important, but first comes how much they enjoyed it.

You probably have. And you also realise that the trick boils down to capturing and retaining their interest.

To do this you must be willing to be adventurous and inject enjoyment and life into proceedings.
You must experiment - try new things. You must make it fun!

What's more, there are many situations where the things I’m talking about can make a real, positive difference.

Just think about all the occasions when you need to get people interested, involved, motivated.

Team building, working with groups of people in the community, reviews of customer services where you want staff’s ideas for doing better, small groups where people need to get to know each other, large conferences where something light-hearted can get delegates to mix with each other.

They all benefit from techniques you develop when training. And those techniques are not witchcraft; they’re easily acquired.

To satisfy delegates you have to begin training with an Oomph so things remain up-beat and you involve everyone and keep them interested.

Then as the day wears on you have to keep them engaged by what’s happening so they don’t get bored and doze off.

There are quite a few things you have to bear in mind – all simple, but all essential:

But how on earth do you do these things without looking silly and making people feel awkward? Particularly when you want them to do things they may not be used to doing.

The workshop covers two essential things you have to think about.

The first is to make sure that you use the right learning activity. There are simply hundreds at your disposal – the trick is to have them ready to start with, and then to match the needs of course participants with the right activities.

You need to gauge the mood of participants and their willingness to be involved. Use the wrong activities and people won’t join in. You will be challenged about the value of what you are doing and the activities you have designed for fun will simply appear silly to some participants.

The second essential thing is to get the timing right, so you introduce the activity at the right time within the session and for the delegates. You have to judge how long an activity will take and watch how well it is being received.

When you attend this day you’ll walk away with:

Topics for the day include:

  • How to ensure everyone participates
  • Icebreakers and how best to use them
  • How to avoid making mistakes
  • How to use the right activities so people don't feel silly 
  • How to ensure everyone joins in on activities that suit them
  • How to raise energy levels
  • How to link activities and learning back to their work
  • How to ensure people learn from your training
  • How to match activities to delegates' needs and the group's mood
  • How to calm things down if they get a little out of hand
  • How to estimate how long activities and training materials will last

Why not run this course in house? The price is fixed no matter how many attend. Email me at rod@rodlaird.co.uk

What delegates say about this course 

"Excellent course presenter.  I intend to use as many of the examples given as possible.  Empowered and enthused!  Thank you!"
Beryl Pickford, External Funding Manager, Reading Borough Council

"A lot to fit in to a day but manageable - great fun, theory was great as I like the fact it links back to learning."
Samina Hussain, Aurat Enterprise Co-ordinator, Slough Borough Council



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