Create interactive learning experiences through instructor-led training

Creating a culture of learning in your organization benefits both employees and the company, but it doesn’t happen overnight. Trainers often have a hard time engaging people during training, and this can lead to retention gaps.

These learning retention gaps may be related to how you have designed your training and whether your training programs are set up to deliver content in a highly interactive way. Interactive training can change the way instructors share knowledge and increase both employee engagement and training effectiveness.

In this blog, we’ll cover what interactive training sessions look like, why interaction is so critical and how to increase it, and how collaborative technology It can help build commitment.

What does an interactive and engaging training session look like?

An instructor-led training session that effectively engages participants will look different than one in which attendees are not actively engaged. When your employees are interested and feel that their contributions are valuable to the conversation, they are likely to interact, ask questions, and learn more during training.

“An engaging session has many discussions and many people participating with their own experiences and knowledge,” says Juan Otero, training consultant and owner of Tecadi formation technologies. With three decades of corporate training experience, Otero has learned that these high levels of participation are good indicators of successful training.

Why is interaction so important in training sessions?

If your employees get distracted during training or feel disconnected from the instructor, it’s likely that you won’t take away the knowledge or skills you hoped they’d gain. That’s a waste of company time and resources, and it’s frustrating for everyone on your team.

It’s important to have a learning and development strategy that encourages knowledge sharing across the company, but it’s critical to make sure employees get the most out of their training. To achieve this, promote continuous learning throughout your organization and invest in methods that increase the interactivity and engagement of training.

How to Increase Interaction in Instructor-Led Training

Interactive training creates powerful team connections no matter where people work, simplifies training tools to ensure seamless adoption, and engages employees with memorable training experiences.

Don’t underestimate the power of games and healthy competition. “Games can support learning because psychologically we like to play and it awakens a more creative side of us,” says Otero. Did you know that training that incorporates learning activities like surveys, quizzes, and games is naturally more engaging, interactive, and collaborative?

Key tips for promoting interactive, instructor-led training in your workplace:

• Encourage collaboration with dynamic people, interactive screens
• Drive engagement with innovative tools offering wide accessibility
• Make sure cross-functional groups can work together seamlessly
• Use strong images for better retention of training content
• Create better cohesion by providing all participants with the same learning experience

Collaborative technology can foster dynamic training

The best training brings your employees closer to the experience with tools that generate critical engagement and reinforce learning. “The tools are very powerful,” says Otero, noting that collaborative tools can allow remote workers to “participate in a session in exactly the same way as if they were inside that room.”

Investing in the right training resources can deepen the impact of every training session you run, ensuring your team gains the skills needed to help build the future of your business.

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