
Classroom Training Mastery will teach you how to create and deliver an amazing training, capable of actually changing people’s behavior.
To get started, we ask the question: What makes a great trainer?
Training students is difficult for many people. Some even think things have to be difficult if they are to be very successful. Trainers will often times abandon their values. For example, some trainers love to perform; others may not find it genuine. That’s one of the great things about the Classroom Training Mastery program. We’re teaching you how to train other people in a way that aligns with your values so that instead of seeing training as a chore, you see it just like brushing your teeth. Instead of it being a chore, it’s just another satisfying thing you get to do every day.
People learn best when they’re feeling good. And they don’t feel good until they feel safe. This simple concept has enormous ramifications for trainers. Once the class trusts you, they will feel safe. When people feel good and feel safe, they are inclined to learn more easily. The primary need of your trainees is to feel safe with you and among their peers, so that’s what you must deal with first.
Focusing on the trainees prior to class even starting ensures you help them feel safe and excited about learning from you. It also adds an extra bonus of keeping you from worrying about yourself, which automatically makes you less nervous. Many trainers find that one way to make their trainees feel safe (and to calm themselves before the training) is interacting personally with some of the trainees during the period known as welcome time.
It’s your turn to make comfortable small talk. Step 1: Finish writing your own version of the small talk steps above.
Step 2: Practice your small talk before class with another person. Then switch to give them a chance to practice.
Step 3: Share your small talk with the class.
Jason and the group discuss the small talk activity.
To connect with your audience, even before you say a word, you have to make an impressive physical impression.
Step 1: Position Yourself in the Sweet Spot
Step 2: Find the Right Distance
Step 3: Assume the Right Stance
Step 4: Make Eye Contact
Even before you start class, you want to make a brief announcement five minutes before class starts to put your trainees at ease and make them feel safe even more than they already are after your individual welcomes. The steps below will show you exactly how to give them the last-minute reminders that will help them, particularly if you would like them to log in to a computer.
Jason and the group discuss the last minute reminders activity.
If there’s one thing you can remember from this chapter, it’s this: your training isn’t about you; it’s about your trainees. When standing in front of the trainees for the first time, when you’re making that first impression, how you’re feeling and what you’re doing doesn’t matter as much as how they’re doing and how they’re feeling. You should be concentrating on their feelings and their needs.
When you have their trust, your trainees are ready to believe you. Actually, the trainees want to believe a trainer. They want to know they’ve come to this training for a good purpose. The way you inspire belief is with your why.
It’s your turn to give your introduction.
During This Trainer Bootcamp:
Step 1: Finish writing your own version of the introduction steps above.
Step 2: Go find a quiet place to practice your introduction.
Step 3: Give your introduction to the class and get feedback.
After This Trainer Bootcamp:
Step 1: Record yourself on video and identify which nervous habits you are doing. Then, work on standing still with your hands in their default position for your entire introduction.
Step 2: Write down what “number” you currently are for your training. Is it 90/10? Is it 80/20? Is it 60/40?
Step 3: Write down when you will practice your introduction and first topic on the morning of your training. Will it be when you first arrive in the building before all the other trainees get there? Will it be during the five minutes just before you go on stage?
Step 4: Write down how you plan to relax before you begin. Will it be small talk with another trainer? Will it be to practice your introduction three times in the bathroom stall? Will it be a quick phone call to a friend or watching a funny video?
Engaged by the hook, the audience members begin to think, what are you going to give me? I want to see it! They crave the takeaways. Now, heighten the anticipation by first asking the audience members a little bit about themselves to continue to tailor the class to their individual needs and make them feel safe. To start this transition, say something like this statement:
• “Before we get started, I’d like to find out a little bit more about you.”
When I made an analysis of the very best trainings in the world, I noticed a striking similarity among them. Every single one promised to give the trainees very specific, practical advice.
When you begin to investigate what your trainees want to know, you are beginning the process of creating training magic. You are discovering the areas they really care about, which, to them, are unsolved mysteries. You have to let them know you’re going to solve those mysteries.
For people who come to hear me speak about training trainers, there are many mysteries to be solved, such as overcoming nervousness and keeping the trainees’ attention. So I use each one of these as a topic idea. Over the course of the training, people will take away solutions to each of these mysteries, so I call each topic a takeaway.
Adult learners’ greatest fear is looking foolish in front of their peers. That’s why you want to set boundaries and expectations. As I’ve mentioned, if you tell them predominantly what you will do (boundary), you’re much more apt to get compliance and keep your rapport intact.
The last boundary and expectation to set revolves around people who need extra
help outside of class. My own research has found, after observing some one
thousand trainers in the classroom, that the average class will have at least 5
percent of students who need extra help. You can help your trainees feel safer
with you from the get-go by addressing this need right away with a boundary:
Many trainers try to “sell” their trainees on the class so that they will be receptive to the training. This often doesn’t work. Instead, you want to model it by creating initial excitement about the first topic. The best way to do this is with a thoroughly rehearsed, strong opening for your first lesson, explaining the boundaries and expectations you set for the class.
When trainers can’t tell me why a class would want what they are going to teach, I ask them this: “How will each of your takeaways relieve the pain points and enhance the pleasure points of your trainees?” Rather than thinking about what you want to convey (or what you think your trainees will want), you need to think about their actual emotional needs, why they would want what you will teach them.
Credibility and rapport can make or break a whole learning experience, training session, class, or presentation. It serves as the foundation for all other tasks that a trainer or presenter wishes to accomplish. Credibility and rapport will allow you to set the stage to be able to engage, keep attention, teach, manage pace, handle challenging trainees, answer questions, and determine if people “got it.”
Oral reviews are some of the best ways to ensure the concepts that you have taught get stored in their long-term memory so that they are able to go out tomorrow and apply what you taught them. Facilitating an effective oral review is not just about asking questions. It’s also about getting buy-in, showing them they’re getting it, and getting their questions in addition to answering yours.
Your trainees need a break, just like you do, in a classroom environment. Most trainers simply tell trainees to take a break and then start up again when they get back. There are a few key, subtle nuances you can do to make your breaks more exciting and dynamic—without losing the focus of the class.
Most breaks are for you the trainer to take some quiet, personal time and recharge your batteries. The first break is one exception. This is a prime opportunity for you to walk and talk with people that you have not connected with yet or with trainees you have identified during introduction and welcome time as “problem” people. You now have an initial, unique, and perhaps lone, opportunity to handle them by ensuring you are meeting their goals or update their goals so that you can meet them.
Your trainees will also feel good if they feel good about you. It’s important to endear yourself to the class. You want everyone to be thinking, I like this trainer. What a warm, smart, interesting person.
Discover Your Presentation Personality
You do this best by being yourself. Start by defining your particular presentation personality archetype. Once you do, and you act in accordance with that archetype, you can build rapport, have fun, and endear yourself to your classes. You’ll not only deliver better, more credible trainings that get your students to feel good, but also—since the archetype defines you not only as a trainer, but as a person—you’ll be able to use the same skills in your everyday life.
It’s one thing to get great information on how to make them feel safe before class, start with an amazing opener, and build credibility and rapport. It’s another to make it stick. To really take it to the next level, let’s visit the five stages of adult learning:
At the first stage you’re skeptical: “What is he talking about?”
At the second, you’re receptive: “I can see what he’s doing.”
At the third stage, you’re engaged: “I can do it with help.”
At the fourth stage, you’re sold: “I can do it by myself!”
And at the fifth stage, you’ve mastered it: “I can teach this to others.”
There should be no more than six trainer per classroom doing the project to ensure you end on time. Each trainer has to open convincingly in 5-10 minutes followed by 5-10 minutes of feedback. The “assessors” will score the trainer using each of the scenarios in the Open Convincingly section of the Trainer Bootcamp Project Rubric Guide at the end of this book. The Open Convincingly scenario should take no more than 90 minutes to complete, with each project taking approximately 15 minutes per trainer. This includes training plus feedback. The trainers can bring in whatever training documentation they want, but again, their job is to naturally and genuinely open convincingly.
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This program dives deeply into the strategies and techniques you need to be an effective trainer. You’ll not only discover how to motivate adult learners, keep them interested, deal with challenging participants, and maximize learning, but you will actually do it yourself.
When You Finish This Training, You’ll Have a Proven Plan For:
TRULY ENGAGING,
APPLICABLE CLASSROOM TRAINING
…That Doubles Learner Retention in Half the Time with Curriculum You Already Have (Even If It’s Boring)
Ineffective training costs money.
According to Grovo, the total loss to a business from ineffective training is a staggering: $13.5M Per Year per 1,000 employees. Not surprisingly, if you ask most trainers and managers about their training efforts, their responses are typically less than enthusiastic…
“Our learning programs aren’t doing a good job meeting our learner’s needs.”
“I’m not achieving my full potential at work due to lack of developmental opportunities.”
“I don’t know how to apply the skills from the training I received on the job.”
Or the always-popular…
“Training is boring.”
Say what you will about classroom training, but the fact is…
There’s Nothing Boring About DOUBLING Your Retention Without Having To Increase Your Training Time
Ordinary trainers may think classroom training is “boring”… …but smart trainers know better.
Smart trainers know that, when executed properly, there’s no faster, easier or more cost-effective way to engage employees to reach their full potential than classroom training.
But how do you do it the right way?
Specifically,
How do you get your employees excited about your training to attend a class or listen to a lesson so they take the desired action? And then, when they attend…
How do you get your class engaged (even the difficult learners) and keep them motivated to listen and learn ALL DAY? And once they’re engaged?
How do you make sure the learning sticks and they can apply the skills from the training they receive to their job? (Their real jobs…not the “Theory” job and DEFINITELY NOT the “Recycle” bin.) Then…
How do you measure the entire process so that all your new trainers and employees are skilled and you’re not spending more money and time on retraining?
These are the questions every classroom trainer must be able to answer…
More importantly, these are the questions every MANAGER must be able to answer if they want to fully maximize their training efforts (without having to replace employees as a result of turnover.)
So if you want to make sure that your employees not only are engaged…
…but also are highly motivated, retaining and applying their learning and (most importantly) achieving their full potential (and sticking around because of it), then you need to work on these critical steps.
But how do you do it?
Fortunately, that’s exactly what you’re about to learn…
FACT: Businesses Need Effective Classroom Trainers
(…Who Actually Know What They’re Doing)
I’m not going to sell you on the importance of classroom training. If you’re here, you already know it’s an essential aspect of any training strategy, because effective classroom training:
Is one of the highest ROI activities in your business…
Engages employees who are disengaged to achieve their full potential at work resulting in higher retention rates and less labor turnover…
Makes the workplace a lot more fun and inspiring translating into less money spent on retraining and development.
In other words, effective classroom training on-boards, engages and retains quality employees…and it can save money as a result. So that’s why businesses need effective classroom trainers.
There’s just one problem: Most so called “classroom trainers” aren’t as effective as employees would like them to be.
That’s where you come in.
As a Certified Classroom Training Specialist, you are uniquely qualified to help business onboards, engages and retains quality employees through effective classroom training.
More specifically, in this master class, you’ll learn:
How to create TRUST with each trainee before class even starts… (Do this right and you’ll see participants crave your class and want only YOU as their trainer!)
How to captivate them within the first five minutes … (HINT: have a “less than amazing opener” and their excitement and enthusiasm will suffer.)
How to use proven techniques to generate MORE credibility and MORE rapport and get them in the palm of your hand by the first break…
Which questions and techniques you should be engaging them on a lesson-to-lesson basis so their minds never wander…
“Attention CPR”…How to help them follow along and make sure they stay on track and get them listening and participating again!
The “lightbulbs” concept attainment strategy (and why applying these 5 simple steps will practically ensure they “get it” – even for the most challenging concepts.)
Using Non-Verbals: 6 body language and tone of voice techniques to get you’re your trainees to listen, learn, follow, understand and apply what you say.
FOUR Q&A steps that actually work and ensure you’re only the perfect questions! (This is how to answer any question, even if you haven’t got an answer)
The two most important things to do with ANY challenging trainee to minimize distractions (Get this wrong the negative, inattentive and apathetic employees will take control)
Amazing Ending: The perfect way to end the class and show it was worthwhile to move them to respond with enthusiasm and apply what they learned to the real world.
Benchmark Assessing: How to ensure each learner has mastered key objectives (so you always know who’s ready to move forward even after class is done).
The 9 sneaky tricks that triple your classroom fun and enjoyment (and when to use them)
Lesson Plan Creation: The exact steps to prepare and practice your own irresistible training that you can be certain they will crave everything you have to teach.
3 must-use tools to organize your material deliverability (and visuals that make sure complex ideas are clearer and more memorable)
…and much, MUCH more!
In short, Certified Classroom Training Specialists (a.k.a. “Training Masters”) are able toeffectively motivate any trainees,while simultaneously increasing engagement and retention in less time.
If you’re interested in becoming such a “Training Master,” then I have one question for you…
Are You A “Doer”…or Just a “Talker?”
(or…Why You Might Want To Get Certified)
Let’s face it: Training Experts are a dime a dozen.
So how do you separate those who “walk the talk” from the ones who merely…
…talk?
And at Rule the Room, it was our problem, too. You see, we don’t just teach training best practices, we actually DO TRAINING for businesses that we ACTUALLY OWN, CONSULT, or WORK FOR.
We aren’t researchers. We aren’t journalists.
We’re business owners training employees (and training trainers to train employees) to achieve their full potential at work, convert belief into practice, and make retaining our employees a priority.
In other words: WE ACTUALLY DO THIS STUFF…
…so we know how hard it is to find truly skilled trainers who know what they’re talking about.
And that’s why we created the “Classroom Training Mastery” course and certification.
We built this certification to train our own trainers, but in the spirit of “open sourcing” our business (which is what Rule the Room is all about) we’re now making this certification and training available to the world.
In short, we’re making it available to YOU…
The Complete Trainer Bootcamp Classroom Training Mastery Course Details
This three-part, 16-hour program dives deeply into the strategies, techniques, and tools you need to be an effective trainer. You’ll learn how to motivate adult learners, keep them interested, deal with challenging or disgruntled participants, maximize learning and retention, and you will actually do it yourself!
Part 1: Open Convincingly (YOU ARE HERE)
· Make them feel safe before class
· Start with an amazing opener
· Build credibility and rapport
· Open convincingly practice
· Open convincingly project
Part 2: Teach Effectively
· Open convincingly assessment
· Keep them engaged
· Help them follow along
· Ensure they understand
· Use effective body language and tone
· Teach effectively practice
· Teach effectively project
Part 3: Manage Trainees
· Teach effectively assessment
· Answer any question
· Minimize distractions
· Show it was worthwhile
· Ensure Individual Success
· Manage trainees practice
· Manage trainees assessment
· Mange trainees project
· Prepare an irresistible training
PLUS 3 quizzes, 1 for each lesson, to make sure you are understanding all of the material
What You’ll Get With All Three Parts of This Program...
When you enroll today, you’ll receive instant access to:
The Classroom Training Mastery Course
18 Core Modules
47 Video Lessons
310 Page Classroom Training Mastery Learner Workbook
12 Review Quizzes
18 Practical “Your Turn” Assignments
3 Review Projects
About Your Instructor
Jason Teteak is the Founder and CEO of Rule the Room Train the Trainer. Jason first made a reputation in the medical training industry, where he was known as “the Epic trainer of trainers.” In response to many requests, he began to offer personalized services and quickly developed a following as a private training coach and training consultant whose clientele includes elite institutions, universities, and top corporations.
In 20 years of working as a trainer and a trainer coach, he has helped more than 15,000 training professionals to “Rule the Room” and has appeared before more than 200,000 people. He’s won praise and a wide following for his original methods, his engaging style, and his knack for transferring training skills via practical, simple, universal and immediately actionable techniques. Or as he puts it “No theoretical fluff”.
He founded Rule the Room Train the Trainer with a mission to DOUBLE the impact of 10,000 training professionals in the next 5 years. The Rule the Room Train the Trainer team, under Jason’s management, has flipped the model and changed the approach to great training and instruction for even the most seasoned veterans.
Rule The Room Trainer Bootcamp Is Different
Sure, you can probably find other “train-the-trainer” trainings and certifications that cover similar topics, but a Rule the Room Trainer Bootcamp is unique because it’s built and taught by real trainers who actually write and train their own classes and observe, coach and train thousands of trainers to mastery.
In other words, we aren’t “researchers” sharing “theoretical fluff”. We’re in-the-trenches trainers who despise untested theory and believe that the best way to learn training techniques is to actually get up and teach in front of a real classroom. If that sounds like something that fits you, then welcome! You’re in the right place.
Trainer Bootcamp Course: Reviews
"These techniques have been extremely valuable to me as a trainer. The training tools are taught in such a way that you can walk away from the program and start implementing change in your classroom immediately. I've become better at answering questions and more confident in my teaching style."
Kara McCaffrey - Software Trainer
“Jason’s methods set the standard by which other trainers measure themselves. When I experience a problem in class or another trainer asks me for advice, the first thing that goes through my mind is, what would Jason do in this situation?”
Bren Mochocki - Software Trainer & Corporate Trainer Coach
“Jason is an engaging teacher who is not only knowledgeable about this field, but is intensely passionate about it. This course not only gave me the knowledge, insight, and skills to excel in this new role, but the confidence to implement these new skills and to share this knowledge with others.”
Lorielle Ouimette - Physician Software Trainer
“Jason’s passion for helping trainers is so contagious. When I work with him, not only do I want to be a better trainer, I want to be able to help others the way that he helped me.”
Sarah Gernetzke - Corporate Trainer at Epic
“You taught me and many, many other trainers here how to not only survive in the classroom, but how to thrive. We owe you a big thanks.”
Paul Mellon - Software Trainer
“This is Kelly Markowski from your Trinity Health bootcamp that ended yesterday (11/19). I just wanted to send a quick note of thanks for the great tools. I am constantly seeking to improve my training skills, both to have something better to offer trainees, as well as to increase my own comfort level with it, and I know that I will be using a lot of your material to do both! I think it's important to express genuine gratitude, so I just wanted to let you know that the bootcamp was very beneficial for me.”
Kelly Markowski - MHSA, RHIT - Consultant, Program Excellence - Trinity Health
“So many of us have become better presenters/trainers/etc. as a result of your tips and in turn helped our customer trainers grow in their presentation skills as well.”
Lauren Wons - Training Team Lead
“Jason’s experience with teaching and working with our trainers and trainees has given him an unmatched knowledge of how to best train adult learners. During our sessions, he not only helped me develop the techniques to be a great presenter, but he told me exactly why those techniques work and why they are important to my audience. I was quickly able to incorporate many of his tried-and-true methods, such as standing in the “sweet spot” and making eye-contact with everyone every few minutes, and IMMEDIATELY saw an improvement with my class engagement and understanding. His genuine and passionate interest in training is apparent and contagious-Jason truly embodies what it means to be a great trainer and inspires those around him to do the same.”
Leanne Britton - Software Trainer
Frequently Asked Questions
Q: “How will this Complete Trainer Bootcamp Mastery course help me?”
A: It depends on who you are…..
If you’re a business owner, this course is a great way to learn classroom training yourself. It’s also a great way to train and certify members of your own team and get them up to speed in half the time on the latest classroom training trends and best practices.
If you’re a consultant, this course is a practical way to show that you are a Classroom Training Specialist, which could help you attract better, higher-paying clients, boost their ROI and efficiency, and lower turnover, safety and security concerns.
If you’re a student, this course can set you apart from other graduates who may have a business or education degree, but don’t have the specialized skills that employers today are looking for.
If you’re an employee or training professional, this coursecan make you more valuable to your company, which can get you that raise or promotion you may deserve (but don’t have a reason to request).
Q: “How valuable is this Classroom Training Mastery course?”
A: The course itself is highly valuable if your goal is to set yourself apart from the competition. What’s even MORE valuable than any course is the knowledge and understanding you’re going to gain when you take this class and pass all the tests. You will know classroom training.
Q: “When do I have to finish the class?”
A: You can go at whatever pace suits you best! You’ve got a lot of other things going on in your life, so just because you enroll in the workshop doesn’t mean you need to complete it right away. In fact, you can start and finish the workshop whenever you want. Either way, we’re going to be there with you every step of the way to ensure you’re successful and can get certified.
Q: “How soon can I finish the class?”
A: The Classroom Training Mastery class is in three parts. You will need the three courses on Udemy to complete the 16 hours of video training, so if you are dedicating yourself full time to it, you could probably finish in 3 days, but we don’t recommend that. Instead, we recommend you take 7 – 14 days (if you can give your full attention to the material. If you only have a little bit of time each day, then you should dedicated 4 – 6 weeks to finish it up and take the test.
Q: How hard is the course?
A: You can liken our courses to the story of “goldilocks and the three bears” – not too hot and not too cold. In other words, they’re hard enough that you need to study and know your stuff, but we don’t make them intentionally hard just to be difficult. We make them as hard as they need to be to make sure you know how to “Rule the Room”. We believe learning doesn’t happen until a behavior change occurs, so to preserve the integrity of this course, we have made the course challenging and the questions specific to our proprietary Rule the Room Train the Trainer techniques, methodologies and recipes. Don’t expect to pass the course just because you have taken other trainings or certification courses in the past. This training is different, and the courses will reflect those differences.
Q: Do you offer grants or financial aid for your programs?
A: At this time, no grants or financial aid programs are available. The good news is that we have priced all our workshops and trainings so that they are affordable to everyone, especially compared to similar train-the-trainer programs and workshops.