This image appeared in the May 1978 issue of Training and Development Journal in an article examining how to help participant's derive the most benefit from your training program.  Planning and preparation are musts when facilitating a training program because it creates a feeling that the program is important and worthwhile and will give the facilitator more confidence in himself and the program.

Do you have a checklist when you plan a training program? What are the most important aspects of the program for you?

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