Developing and Presenting Successful Training for Non-Training Professionals
Course Specifications
Course number: 088478 
Course length: 1.0 day(s)
Course Description
You may have spent years honing your skills and developing expertise in a subject area. Your colleagues recognize the depth of your knowledge and your keen ability to zero in on problems and elegantly resolve them. But now you've been thrust into a training role—you are not only required to exercise your skills, but communicate your knowledge to others. For many who assume a training role, that transition is not easy. Training involves a specific set of skills that an expert in a particular field may not possess. In this course, you will learn how to develop and present successful training. 

Course Objective: You will develop and present successful training.

Target Student: Anyone expected to provide training to an audience, especially those who may not have previous training experience.

Prerequisites: To profit the most from this course, you should be familiar with common word processing and presentation software packages. In addition, you should consider completing the following business skills courses: Emotional Intelligence, Presentation Skills, and Basics of Effective Communication.

Delivery Method: Instructor led, group-paced, classroom-delivery learning model with structured hands-on activities.
Hardware Requirements
•	Pentium 90 MHz or higher processor, or Macintosh PowerPC.
•	Screen resolution of 800 x 600 set to 256 colors.
•	CD-ROM drive.
Software Requirements
•	Windows® 95, Windows 98, Windows 2000, Windows ME, Windows NT 4.0, Windows XP Home Edition, or Windows XP Professional. 
•	Microsoft® Internet Explorer® 5.0x, 5.5, 6.0; or Netscape Navigator (excluding 6.0 and 6.1). 
•	Microsoft® Office Word.
•	Adobe® Acrobat® Reader® 6.0 or higher; Apple® QuickTime® 5.0 or higher; Macromedia® Flash® Player 6.0.79 or higher; or Macromedia® Shockwave® 7.0.2, 8.0, 8.5, 8.5.1 or higher. 
•	Turn off pop-up blocking (Windows XP with Service Pack 2 Internet Explorer users only). 
Performance-Based Objectives
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to: 
•	identify the training needs of your audience and the business requirements of your sponsor. 
•	develop your training. 
•	present your training.
Course Content
Lesson 1: Identifying the Training Needs
Topic 1A: Establish the Training Charter
Topic 1B: Perform a Needs Analysis

Lesson 2: Creating Content
Topic 2A: Develop Classroom Content
Topic 2B: Write Engaging Instructional Material
Topic 2C: Develop Activities
Topic 2D: Develop Assessments
Topic 2E: Develop Visuals

Lesson 3: Presenting Your Training
Topic 3A: Assess Your Strengths as a Trainer
Topic 3B: Present Your Classroom Training
Topic 3C: Manage Your Classroom Training
Topic 3D: Present Your Remote Training
Topic 3E: Improve Your Training

Appendix A: Activity: Establishing Your Training Charter

Appendix B: Needs Analysis Report Template

Appendix C: Sample Training Outline

Appendix D: Activity: Writing Engaging Instructional Material

Appendix E: Activity: Developing Activities 

Appendix F: Activity: Presenting Your Training

Appendix G: Activity: Presenting Your Remote Training