Define Goals & Results for Your Presentations

Training purpose

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Question Answer
Why?

 Why do the participants need to learn this?

Unless this is answered and communicated, people may

not experience the deep learning that happens
when they are interested and want to be there.
Answering “WHY should I care?” produces better results.

Who?

 Who are you offering the training to?

Think about their needs, learning gaps, skills needed to

do their work.

What?

 What is your intended learning outcome?

 What is the topic that you are focusing on?
 What are the skills you want the participants to
learn?
 What is your goal for the learning event?

How?

 How will you provide the training? - Lecture

style and a power point, or interactive
learning? E-learning ?
 How do the participants need to learn the
skills? - Role playing, watching a video, or a
group discussion?
 How will they remember and practice the new
skill? - Do you need to develop a handout, or
quick resource guide?

When?

 When can people apply the learning after the

training?

The sooner the better for using the skills and

knowledge that has just been learned.

 When are you providing the training?

Where?

 Where are you providing the training?

 Think about the location of the training, room

set up, materials needed, i.e. multiple
computers to practice on during the session.
Or are you developing mini-learning resources,
and participants can access them on their desk
computers or even on their phones?