Training Delivery & Facilitation Skills Flashcards
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Which non-verbal behavior by a trainer MOST undermines their credibility?
Answer: Avoiding eye contact and crossing arms frequently
Avoiding eye contact and closed body posture (crossed arms) signal disengagement or defensiveness, which reduces perceived credibility.
When facilitating a brainstorming activity, the trainer's PRIMARY role is to:
Answer: Record all ideas without judgment and encourage volume
During brainstorming, the facilitator's role is to record all ideas without evaluation to maximize creative output before analysis begins.
A trainer receives a question they cannot answer. The MOST appropriate response is to:
Answer: Acknowledge not knowing, commit to finding the answer, and follow up
Admitting you don't know and committing to follow up demonstrates integrity and models a growth mindset for learners.
In experiential learning, the stage IMMEDIATELY following an activity or simulation is:
Answer: Reflective observation (discussing what happened)
Kolb's experiential learning cycle places reflective observation—discussing what happened and how—directly after the concrete experience.
Which trainer behavior is MOST likely to create a psychologically safe learning environment?
Answer: Encouraging risk-taking by normalizing mistakes as learning
Normalizing mistakes as part of learning signals that risk-taking is safe, which increases participation and deeper engagement.
A trainer is using storytelling to deliver a key concept. What makes a training story MOST effective?
Answer: The story should directly illustrate the learning objective with a clear takeaway
An effective training story is purposefully tied to the learning objective and ends with a clear, applicable takeaway for participants.
Which practice BEST supports knowledge transfer from training back to the workplace?
Answer: Having learners create a specific action plan for applying the learning on the job
A specific, personal action plan bridges the gap between training and application by committing learners to concrete next steps on the job.