How do you balance the content delivery and the practice opportunities in your workshop?

Define what you want to teach in a workshop. Identify the solutions and answers you are bringing to the table for the learners. Understand the impacts of your training and how you want to shape an attitude of learners through your workshop training. Solicit for feedbacks to determine how well your contents are tailored for the learners needs.

I like to think about knowledge from a short term, intermediate term, and long term perspective. 1?? Shirt term: Give quick quizzes to see if concepts are understood 2?? Intermediate term: Develop action plans to apply workshop concepts to the workplace. 3?? Long term: Encourage future applications of workshop material in follow-up discussions.

Acho importante mesclar atividades práticas (jogos, desafios, atividades lúdicas) com pílulas de conteúdo, que duram de 15 a 30 minutos, por exemplo. Com isto fica um registro do que foi trabalhado e é possível explicitar a teoria que está por trás do planejamento. Algumas pessoas se sentem muito inseguras ou insatisfeitas se n?o saem de um workshop com um "conteúdo". Ent?o é preciso mesclar informa??o com reflex?o. E claro, oferecer material para quem quiser continuar pesquisando depois, com textos ou filmes, por exemplo.

To make the learning curve measurable, it is important to make a check in upfront or at the very beginning of your workshop and ask the participants to rate their knowledge on the topic. You can also let them brainstorm on the subtopics of the main topic, followed by a note and vote on what they need to learn so that you can exactly meet the needs of the group.

Usamos diferentes nomes para as mesmas ideias, muitas vezes. De qualquer forma, é preciso, sim, estimular a conex?o dos participantes de um workshop. Para ativar o interesse e a motiva??o, desde o convite já devemos ter uma aten??o especial. Depois, nos primeiros momentos do workshop, também é necessário criar oportunidade para as pessoas se integrarem e compreenderem que aquele é um espa?o seguro, em que os erros s?o parte do aprendizado. Quanto ao Conceito, acho que vale alertar que ele deve ser absolutamente coerente com o que pretendemos gerar como resultado. Ou seja: se você vai falar sobre "escuta ativa", garanta um tempo significativo para as pessoas se manifestarem! Do contrário, seu conteúdo está negando sua prática!

It's crucial to ensure that participants feel connected to the topic and each other to you as the facilitator before you can dive into the content.

To make sure the participants understand what has been presented in the concept, use the methodology of the ??Training from the back of the room??, for example in the concrete practice phase, start by splitting the participants in pairs and ask them to explain what they understood in the concept phase, what is not clear and how they would apply it. Then let them come back, and share before going into practice exercises .

The ideal TED Talk is 18 minutes for a reason: It's the longest time someone can listen to one person talking (even if they're one of the best storytellers). That's why I try to switch my mode of delivery every 15-20 minutes and switch between lecture-style to group work, open discussions and other methods.

Keep in mind that it is important to consider introvert preferences for reflection and one on time. In virtual sessions I often use breakout rooms to allow for engagement with small groups. Everyone benefits from times of writing ideas and questions before speaking so build in those short opportunities as well.

Com certeza é preciso variar métodos e atividades! é por isso que um facilitador deve estar sempre aprendendo novos recursos, criando novas metodologias. Temos uma estrutura para o workshop, mas também podemos alterar tudo de acordo com a situa??o ou o clima do grupo naquele dia. Desenhar e cantar também s?o recursos possíveis e enriquecedores, porque trabalham como imaginário e com o sentido de grupo.

I like to map out the energy of my sessions - the highs and lows. It’s then easy to see where you have too much pure content without activities to break it up.

Similar to this rule, get to the point! Spend less time explaining a concept and more time for participants to experience it, especially in ways such as role plays. Engage all types of learner preferences such as visual, auditory, read/write, and kinaesthetic.

Esta regra 10-2 é poderosíssima! Nas primeiras vezes, ao serem estimuladas a trocar ideias em duplas por dois minutos, as pessoas ficam um tanto perdidas. Na sequência, porém, elas compreendem o objetivo e os encontros se tornam mais participativos. Depois de 3 sequências, por exemplo, convém parar e passar a palavra para os participantes e sistematizar as reflex?es.

Já testei vários formatos, mas o que gerou maior número de respostas foi o mais simples. Ao final do workshop, os participantes respondem online e de forma an?nima a três perguntas: Foi bom porque... (aqui eles dizem o que funcionou); Seria bom se... (aqui ficam as sugest?es para o próximo encontro); Que pena que... (neste eles escrevem os problemas que perceberam. Com esta formula??o e com o anonimato, eles se sentem seguros para contribuir. E o facilitador precisa abandonar o ego e realmente compreender as percep??es do grupo, para ajustar no próximo encontro. Isto garante confian?a e melhoria contínua.

When you did a first rate about the status quo of the participants knowledge in the opening phase of your workshop, do it again at the end. Like this, not only your participants see their learning curve but you, as a facilitator have a measurable value to present to the person who hired you. Don’t hesitate to also ask the participants about what they’ve been missing during your session so that you can improve the next time :)

I agree! Plus the addition of easy & fun exercises! Repeat, and review ALL principles & practices! Always allow time for a proper Q and A session!

Training is always a bit of a balancing act, between knowledge provision and knowledge retention. If the training that is provided is not put to use, attendees will star to 'forget' their training fairly quickly. Enabling users to undertake practical exercises ca n aid memory retention. To be done correctly, however, the practical exercises must: - Align with what is being taught, e.g. by showing how the activities being taught operate within the application. - By covering tests the attendees will use in 'real life'. - May be repeated in 'real life' with minimal revision. The more the user has 'hands on' experience with an application/ service, the better their knowledge retention will be.