What Makes A Good Trainer
I’ve never met a trainer who exemplified all the qualities and characteristics in the list below. But successful trainers possess most of them to some degree, and they work diligently to improve or compensate for what they consider to be their more challenging areas. GOOD COMMUNICATION SKILLS. The essence of a trainer’s job is to get information across to others in a way that helps them learn. That means being able to communicate verbally, nonverbally, and in writing. Training professional need to be able to convey information clearly and concisely – and they need to know how to listen. The need to know when to speak, and when to remain silent, how to encourage others to speak, and how to end a discussion. They need to know when and how to ask questions. Communication skills can be learned and improved, but because communicating is so vital to a trainer’s job, the most successful training professional are people who truly enjo...