I get really irritated by people who call themselves trainers when they don’t know the first thing about training. These are the folks who gave a presentation at some point in their career and, at the end, everyone told them what a great job they did…so they assume they are now a ‘trainer.’ If you fall into this category, I hate to burst your bubble but you’re not a trainer. You’re someone with good platform skills. Don’t get me wrong. The world needs people with good platform skills. There’s nothing more painful than listening to a presentation with so many ‘ums’ and ‘OKs’ that text betting starts on how many will be uttered by the end of the presentation. People with good platform skills help us listen better and encourage interaction necessary for learning to take place. But training is a professional discipline. Before someone can stand up in front of a group of people, there needs to be some devoted thought about the audience, the goals and objectives of the presentation, the learning content and the means to measure comprehension. I’ve seen people who don’t prepare for a session because they rely too heavily on their platform skills. Was the presentation successful? I guess that depends on what you call successful. If people leave the room saying it was great … but can’t tell what it was about … then I’m not sure the speaker hit the mark.

1. PLANNING, DELIVERY &
DOCUMENTATION OF SKILL TRAININGS
Jaipur 30 April 2015

2. Training Vs. Platform Skills
Training Skills
Importance of Platform Skills
Composition

3. Platform Skills
People with good platform skills help us listen
better and encourage interaction necessary for
learning to take place. Platform skills is more about
delivery.
 Voice
 Body Language
 Controlling Nervousness

4. VOICE
Volume: Clear and Audible
Pitch: High or low tone of the voice, Inflections should be used for
interest. Avoid a monotone pitch
Rate: Rate is the speed at which a person speaks. Speak about 125
words per minute. Slow down for good effect at important points

5. VOICE -Contd.
Pauses:Pauses give added weight to the preceding words. Use
pauses at the end of an idea and at the end of a paragraph
Pronunciation: Use correct pronunciation, practice difficult
words before the presentation
Filler Words:Avoid or reduce filler words like I mean, Yeah, okay,
you know, Also avoid using vocalised pauses (filler words) such as
pauses uh, er, un etc

6. BODY LANUGAGE
Not only is what you are saying important, but also how
you are saying it. Your presentation should be animated,
interesting and engaging. Your body language should be
consistent with your voice

7. BODY LANUGAGE
 Personal Appearance: Listeners always see you, before they
hear you, so your dress should be appropriate to the audience and
not distracting
 Attitude: Be your natural self. Use natural styles
 Posture: keep your posture erect and relaxed
 Body Movements: use smooth and natural motions not fast and
jumpy.

8. BODY LANUGAGE
Gestures: what do you do with your hands, while delivering
the presentation. Hand gestures should appear natural and
spontaneous and not robotic.
Facial expression: The expressions on your face should be
enthusiastic and confident.
Eye Contact: Eye contact helps to establish and build rapport. Use
uniform eye contact for 1-3 seconds per person for a reinforcing effect.
Slowly scan the audience section by section.

9. Controlling Nervousness
Nervousness is the result of a desire to do well. Being
nervous is quite normal. However the following tips
can help to reduce or deal with nervousness-
Preparation
Visioning
Breathing

10. Controlling Nervousness
 Introduction
 Positive Thinking
 Relaxing
 Visual Aids
 Participation

11. Thanks
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