Training International Managers

Chapter 17 Effective Trainer Behaviours

All the preparation that is done under the survey, understand and create stages of the training cycle covered in Chapters 7, 8 and 9 is important to the success of a training event for international managers. However, much of this work can be undone by the trainer's behaviour in the first few minutes of an event. This is an important factor that creates the atmosphere for the training. This atmosphere will be critical to how the event progresses over its full duration, whether it is half a day or five days in length. Learning and fun are essential parts of the equation. Having started well, the trainer needs to build and maintain momentum as the course proceeds. In this chapter we look at some of the ways ...