Onboarding and Training Notes
Onboarding and Training Notes
Presentation
1. People love hearing themselves talk; that’s just human nature. Besides,
it’s hard to stay focused for an hour or more listening to a monologue, so break up
the time with audience interaction. Invite people to share their opinions. Lead the
audience to your conclusion. Icebreakers
2. Be agile – don’t take a die-hard approach about sticking to the pre-
planned flow. Be flexible and take the discussion to the place that interests the
people in the room. (Unless of course, they are totally off point. Then you can
gently steer the presentation back on course.)
3. Be relevant. Don’t settle for generalities. Use examples, your
experiences and ideas that the specific audience can relate to. People appreciate
it when they feel you’ve done your homework and tailored the presentation to make
it interesting for them.
4. Be a pro. Convey a sense of confidence and authority. That doesn’t
necessarily mean having all the answers. But it does mean that you are able to find
the right answers and come back to the audience with the information they want.
5. Be prompt and practical. if you happen to finish before schedule, don’t
fill the time just for the sake of it. Finish a bit early – the participants will
appreciate the unexpected free time in their schedule.
6. REVIEW OF KEY LEARNING POINTS What have the candidate’s learned from
this unit? What are the two most important points? How will the candidate’s use
them in my work?