This document provides guidance on how to conduct effective trainings. It discusses introducing yourself to participants, key elements of effective presentations such as preparing content, understanding your audience, confident delivery, and controlling the environment. Specific tips are provided, such as identifying a few key points, using examples, practicing, and using participants' names. The document also contrasts telling vs. teaching, provides sample activities for reflection and brainstorming, and discusses using storytelling, grabbing attention, and asking questions.

1. Train the Trainer
Guide on how to conduct proper trainings

2. Introduce yourself
Introduce yourself to the rest of the
group and talk briefly about:
• Your name
• An interesting fact
• Why you are taking this training
• What you expect from participants
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3. Key elements of effective presentations
Effective presentations are a
mixture of a variety of elements
1. Preparing your content.
2. Understanding your audience.
3. Delivering confidently.
4. Controlling the environment.
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4. Preparing your content
• Identify a few key points
• Don't include every detail
• Use an outline
• Start and end strongly
• Use examples
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5. Understanding Your Audience
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• Determine who the members of the audience are.
• Find out what they want and expect from your presentation.
• Create an outline for your presentation, and ask for advance
feedback on your proposed content.

6. Delivering Confidently
• Practice to build confidence
• Be flexible
• Welcome statements from the audience
• Use slides and other visual aids
• Keep your visuals simple and brief
• Manage your stress
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7. Controlling the Environment
• Practice
• Do your own setup
• Test your timing
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8. Tips for effectively presenting
• Use participants’ names
• Face participants
• Be aware of your timing: Stay on schedule
• Use the power of your voice
• Use non-verbal communication
• Use examples as much as you can
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Design
Create your own
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11. Colors
are nice
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12. Use
goodfonts
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13. Do not use the slide as a manuscript
→
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14. Images
say
more
than
a
thousand
words
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15. isbeautiful
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16. Telling vs. Teaching
Telling only
Does not require an
active audience.
Teaching
Requires an active role by
the person who learns.
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17. Telling vs. Teaching
Telling only
Unidirectional
Teaching
Bidirectional
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Blah blah blah…and
more blah blah…
Can somebody
tell me what
addiction is?
Addiction is a
brain disease
Why?
Let’s use
some
examples

18. Activity 1: Reflection
• Think about the WORST presentation
that you have attended.
• Share with the rest of the group why
that presentation didn’t work.
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19. Activity 2: Brainstorming
Having that “poor” presentation in mind:
What kind of things would you do differently?
Remember there are no good or bad answers!
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20. Storytelling
Use the story as a way to open a
discussion, engage participants,
share experiences, pose and / or
solve problems, and aid understanding.
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21. Grab attention !
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 Use videos
 Use gif files
 Use animations

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Use HD Images
• Fotolia.com
• Shutterstock.com
• Gettyimages.com

23. Ask Questions ?
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24. That's all !
T h a n k y o u