Comments on: From the Road: At the End of the Day https://cruciallearning.com/blog/from-the-road-at-the-end-of-the-day/ VitalSmarts is now Crucial Learning Tue, 05 Jun 2012 01:54:28 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.2 By: Sue Byrne https://cruciallearning.com/blog/from-the-road-at-the-end-of-the-day/#comment-2537 Tue, 05 Jun 2012 01:54:28 +0000 http://www.crucialskills.com/?p=3084#comment-2537 Keeping participants charged through to the end of the day is helped by taking breaks and having good pacing all day. And having clear assignments that make sense. And I absolutely agree with all the comments about having the participants doing interactive work at the end of the day—especially if it is REAL work–Something that will be a key takeaway to drive successful performance back home.

]]> By: Karen Robb https://cruciallearning.com/blog/from-the-road-at-the-end-of-the-day/#comment-2536 Sun, 03 Jun 2012 16:19:21 +0000 http://www.crucialskills.com/?p=3084#comment-2536 Hi, this often happens in CC1 so sometimes I stop showing the slides and get them to teach back the skills (this often coincides with Explore Others’ Paths). They become much more animated, I can take it easy and they take responsibility for the energy instead of me!!

]]> By: Gerry https://cruciallearning.com/blog/from-the-road-at-the-end-of-the-day/#comment-2535 Sun, 03 Jun 2012 06:14:31 +0000 http://www.crucialskills.com/?p=3084#comment-2535 I think the new CC v4 has addressed the problem of having to rush at end of both Days One & Two. The rushing can also impact negatively on energy levels! I like the idea of turning it over to the class with activity and the 3 Headed co-worker is a good one for ending Day One and the 2 humorous videos work well at the end of Day Two. Also I like to get people engaged in talking about their “real” conversations and selecting the relevant skills to use.

]]> By: AmyDD https://cruciallearning.com/blog/from-the-road-at-the-end-of-the-day/#comment-2534 Sat, 02 Jun 2012 01:49:03 +0000 http://www.crucialskills.com/?p=3084#comment-2534 Steve – I find it’s either one hour after lunch or one hour before the established end time!

]]> By: Steve https://cruciallearning.com/blog/from-the-road-at-the-end-of-the-day/#comment-2533 Fri, 01 Jun 2012 16:04:42 +0000 http://www.crucialskills.com/?p=3084#comment-2533 I’ve found that getting them to interact as many of you suggest is a wonderful energizer. And it doesn’t have to be huge; it can be a turn and teach for a couple of minutes.

I’m wondering if you’ve found a magic hour when people just tune out?

]]> By: Jen https://cruciallearning.com/blog/from-the-road-at-the-end-of-the-day/#comment-2532 Fri, 01 Jun 2012 14:58:43 +0000 http://www.crucialskills.com/?p=3084#comment-2532 I admit I’ve been guilty more than once of “cranking up the show” when I notice the group’s (and my) energy flagging at the end of the day, so one of my most effective strategies is to focus on getting my participants to DO something together. Whether it’s breaking them into groups and having them prepare and teach back concepts, or having table groups brainstorm strategies to address a common Influence challenge, the more I can get the group working (rather than listening), the more energy I can usually generate.

]]> By: AmyDD https://cruciallearning.com/blog/from-the-road-at-the-end-of-the-day/#comment-2531 Fri, 01 Jun 2012 14:47:18 +0000 http://www.crucialskills.com/?p=3084#comment-2531 I make sure to include lots of interactive activities in the last two hours, where they literally have to move around (forming new groups or pairs with others outside of their tables, doing quick stand-up exercises, fast/fun energizers, etc.). Also sharing or asking for compelling stories that bring the material to life often perks people up.

And, I also believe that when they’re done, they’re done – so if you can move things around as Tony suggests or shorten up what you planned when it seems that they’ve truly had enough for the day, then that’s a good thing, too. Many of our courses run for 9 hours, which is a long day even for the most interested participant.

]]> By: Oliver https://cruciallearning.com/blog/from-the-road-at-the-end-of-the-day/#comment-2530 Fri, 01 Jun 2012 13:04:15 +0000 http://www.crucialskills.com/?p=3084#comment-2530 Our audience is typically first line sales managers who are already not accustomed to sitting all day, and then add in different times zones, and the end of the day malaise; you have the perfect storm. Through out the session we try to get participants on their feet and working on using the skills via flip charts, group discussions or just standing up in pairs to solve on the job problems or teach the skills to others. For example having two people role play a situation with opposing goals in front of the group to move into Make It Safe II brings a different level of attention. Getting off the slides and using other interactive group thinking activities helps keep people engaged, excited and learning.

]]> By: Tony https://cruciallearning.com/blog/from-the-road-at-the-end-of-the-day/#comment-2529 Thu, 31 May 2012 21:54:34 +0000 http://www.crucialskills.com/?p=3084#comment-2529 I try to remember the adult learning principles and give the participants some control over the training. Ask the participants what they want. That’s what has worked for me. We take a look at what we have left to cover and ask them what’s the most important topic for them. The training is for their benefit, after all, so they should have a say in what happens. If this is the last day of training, you may need to get creative and ask the group to think of ways they can learn anything that was missed on their own. If you have another day of training, you can also look for ways to move the content around.

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