Come on you want more, you have to make me happy
Just finish conducting training. The class is big around 10 people coming from all walks of life. What I like abt teaching this class is they are responsive and ALL of them are friendly people. So teaching this class makes me happy, since I know base on their reponses and questions, they are learning something, allowing me to know that I have made a positive impact on their lives. :)
In Singapore a lot of people are sent to training, because our population is the only resource Singapore has. So we must keep on improving ourselves so that the economy would grow and the our jobs are more secured.
I have been a trainer and a trainee before. So I am putting some thoughts here. I would like to appeal to those trainees is try your best to be responsive to your instructor. When your instructor ask a question, answer him, no worries if you got the answer wrong, you are there to learn. Whether it is a correct or wrong answer, it tells your instructor something. So at least your instructor does not have to second guess what you know and what you do not know. If he needs to spend thoughts and effort to think whether you understand him, it would add a burden to him which would not be good.
If you don't add the burden to him, he might be happy and comfortable enough to teach you more than what the course requires, which I think is good since you do not have to pay for the course (or even if you have to pay, that means u are getting more than what you paid for) and you get to learn more which can make your work easier. I for one would definitely teach more than what is required if I do not have to worry too much and the class atmosphere is good.
Secondly, I know training is a time where you can be away from work for a while to relax a bit, do some catch up with frens (thru MSN :P). But please, also show some respect for your trainer. The trainer is there to help you improve but if you do not show respect for your trainer, by showing a snub face if he is unable to answer your qn or not listening to him and so on. You only make the trainer 'hate' you more and less willing to teach you properly which could spoil your training objectives. And if your training objectives is not reached, your boss is going to breathe down your neck which might not be good.
The atmosphere of the class is not influence by the trainer only, the trainees also plays a part in making the training an enjoyable one as well. And sometime if the class if small, these type of 'unhappiness' or 'hostilities' can be contagious which can spoil everyone's mood.
Some pointers for would-be trainers, please come prepared for training, I know NO ONE can be fully prepared for training, but should still have the decent level of knowledge when conducting training. If you do not know, pls don't pretend that you know to 'save face'. Not advisable cos you will be exposed sooner or later. During exercise time, when trainees are doing exercises, you definitely can relax a bit but should later be prepared for the next lesson. Not sit down there and shake leg. Can think of how to make the next lesson easily understood by the trainees which will make your job easier.
So hope this pointers will help trainers to have 'easier' trainees and trainees have better 'trainers'.
Cheers!
In Singapore a lot of people are sent to training, because our population is the only resource Singapore has. So we must keep on improving ourselves so that the economy would grow and the our jobs are more secured.
I have been a trainer and a trainee before. So I am putting some thoughts here. I would like to appeal to those trainees is try your best to be responsive to your instructor. When your instructor ask a question, answer him, no worries if you got the answer wrong, you are there to learn. Whether it is a correct or wrong answer, it tells your instructor something. So at least your instructor does not have to second guess what you know and what you do not know. If he needs to spend thoughts and effort to think whether you understand him, it would add a burden to him which would not be good.
If you don't add the burden to him, he might be happy and comfortable enough to teach you more than what the course requires, which I think is good since you do not have to pay for the course (or even if you have to pay, that means u are getting more than what you paid for) and you get to learn more which can make your work easier. I for one would definitely teach more than what is required if I do not have to worry too much and the class atmosphere is good.
Secondly, I know training is a time where you can be away from work for a while to relax a bit, do some catch up with frens (thru MSN :P). But please, also show some respect for your trainer. The trainer is there to help you improve but if you do not show respect for your trainer, by showing a snub face if he is unable to answer your qn or not listening to him and so on. You only make the trainer 'hate' you more and less willing to teach you properly which could spoil your training objectives. And if your training objectives is not reached, your boss is going to breathe down your neck which might not be good.
The atmosphere of the class is not influence by the trainer only, the trainees also plays a part in making the training an enjoyable one as well. And sometime if the class if small, these type of 'unhappiness' or 'hostilities' can be contagious which can spoil everyone's mood.
Some pointers for would-be trainers, please come prepared for training, I know NO ONE can be fully prepared for training, but should still have the decent level of knowledge when conducting training. If you do not know, pls don't pretend that you know to 'save face'. Not advisable cos you will be exposed sooner or later. During exercise time, when trainees are doing exercises, you definitely can relax a bit but should later be prepared for the next lesson. Not sit down there and shake leg. Can think of how to make the next lesson easily understood by the trainees which will make your job easier.
So hope this pointers will help trainers to have 'easier' trainees and trainees have better 'trainers'.
Cheers!
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