Training Tips

Training Tips

Leslie Allan’s tips on designing, developing, delivering and evaluating training for maximum impact.

  • Leslie Allan’s Training Tip #8

    Leslie Allan’s Training Tip #8

    Training Tip #8: Write learning outcomes that describe expected trainee behavior, not trainer actions or training content. What does this tip mean to you? How can you apply this tip to your training program design? What would you add to this tip to make it more helpful?

  • Leslie Allan’s Training Tip #7

    Leslie Allan’s Training Tip #7

    Training Tip #7: Are you measuring bums on seats or hands doing things differently? What does this tip mean to you? How can you apply this tip to the way you evaluate your training programs? What would you add to this tip to make it more helpful?

  • Leslie Allan’s Training Tip #6

    Leslie Allan’s Training Tip #6

    Training Tip #6: Do not try to pretend to be someone you are not. Be yourself -but be professional. What does this tip mean to you? How can you apply this tip to your training program delivery? What would you add to this tip to make it more helpful?

  • Leslie Allan’s Training Tip #5

    Leslie Allan’s Training Tip #5

    Training Tip #5: A brain dump won’t reach the mouth, hands and feet. What does this tip mean to you? How can you apply this tip to your training program design and delivery? What would you add to this tip to make it more helpful?

  • Leslie Allan’s Training Tip #4

    Leslie Allan’s Training Tip #4

    Training Tip #4: Encourage learning communities where participants can discuss and practice what they have learned. What does this tip mean to you? How can you apply this tip to your training program design and delivery? What would you add to this tip to make it more helpful?

  • Leslie Allan’s Training Tip #3

    Leslie Allan’s Training Tip #3

    Training Tip #3: Get supervisors to deliver some of the training. Training others is a highly effective means of learning. What does this tip mean to you? How can you apply this tip to your training program design and delivery? What would you add to this tip to make it more helpful?

  • Leslie Allan’s Training Tip #2

    Leslie Allan’s Training Tip #2

    Training Tip #2: Learning does not stop at the training room door. What does this tip mean to you? How can you apply this tip to your training program delivery? What would you add to this tip to make it more helpful?

  • Leslie Allan’s Training Tip #1

    Leslie Allan’s Training Tip #1

    Training Tip #1: Include plenty of practice time in your training. It’s what trainees can do that counts, not what they know. What does this tip mean to you? How can you apply this tip to your training program delivery? What would you add to this tip to make it more helpful?