Training for Trainers’ Skill Development: Presentation and Facilitation Skills

Level: Advanced Practice – (Lineworker, Supervisor, Manager)

Credits: 6

Intended Audience: For experienced lineworkers, supervisors and managers who wish to develop training skills. PLEASE NOTE: Participants will be required to prepare to either do a presentation or facilitation as part of the skill building portion of this training. The trainer will contact participants with pre-training instructions.

Intended Objectives:

• Identify at least six components of what are considered good presentation skills.
• Identify best practices for using visual media during a presentation.
• Identify at least three characteristics for effective facilitation in the classroom setting.
• Identify at least five strategies for managing challenging participants in the classroom.
• Identify and discuss at least 3 strategies for working with a multidisciplinary audience and/or participants mandated to attend training.
• Recognize the at least five components for effective co- training.
• Demonstrate presentation skills of the participant’s subject matter.
• Demonstrate facilitation skills of the participant’s subject matter.

Topics Include:

• Review of the components of presenting to an audience.
• Review of strategies in incorporating visual media in presenting.
• Review of skills for effective facilitation in a classroom setting.
• Discussion of considerations when training a multidisciplinary audience and training on mandated topics.
• Identify elements of successful co- training teams.
• Demonstrate either presentation or facilitation skills within the training.