New Employee Orientation Training

Glossary of Terms

The following terms are commonly used in the training profession and will be helpful in preparing you for your training assignment.

Facilitation

—The process by which the trainer guides group discussion

Icebreaker/opening activity

—An activity used at the beginning of a program to lessen participant anxiety

Lecturette

—Prepared background material delivered verbally to the group

Program

—Term used to describe the interactive, experiential learning process; synonymous with “workshop”