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They’re Just Not That Interested in You

LM
Tuesday, March 14, 2017

Many training programs begin with an instructor introducing themselves and sharing their history with the organization or expertise with the subject to be learned. There are several difficulties with this traditional approach.

You already are the expert. The common participant assumption is that you are the trainer because of your expertise. There is no need to validate that expertise. The very act of validating can send an unintended message that the trainer lacks confidence their own abiliti

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