Mic Drop! How to Successfully Crush Any Onboarding or Training
You have a new employee orientation or a company training to deliver, and you have two choices—do what’s always been done or break the pattern of what your listeners’ brains expect. In our highly competitive world of business, if you want engaged employees, then your onboarding and any other sessions must be engaging. In this high-energy session, find out what you must do in any session to immediately get your audiences to lean in and listen, what you must do to keep their attention no matter how much your topic may make people want to press the snooze button, and you will know some of the biggest mistakes trainers and speakers make that they may have not even realize they're making and how to fix or avoid them altogether. You'll walk away doing a mic drop because you will know unequivocally how to crush any and every presentation you deliver.
Outline
- 00:00:00 - Introduction of Speaker
Bridgett McGowen, an award-winning author, publisher, and renowned professional speaker, is revered for her knack in energizing and inspiring others. Her unique approach leaves a lasting impression and prompts individuals to strive for unforgettable experiences.
- 00:07:30 - Revamp Training Sessions
Bridgett underscores the importance of delivering compelling, impactful training sessions that offer practical knowledge. Her argument for deviating from traditional methods elucidates how engagement and interaction can be cultivated among participants.
- 00:18:45 - Foolproof Starting Formula
Bridgett shares her secret recipe for beginning sessions effectively. To capture the audience's attention, she urges leaders to identify the problem, present it as a pain point, and offer a solution, preferably with concrete examples that paint a vivid picture.
- 00:30:00 - Application of the Starting Formula
Through an illustrative example of an onboarding process, Bridgett reveals the application of her starting formula. Her focus on simplifying processes accentuates the advantages for new employees, demonstrating the efficacy of her approach.
- 00:41:25 - Evoking Audience Engagement
Bridgett explains the significance of defying audience expectations to stoke engagement. By introducing problem-solving discussions amongst participants, she shows the potency of interactive pedagogical methods over simple camera presence.
- 00:55:30 - Key Takeaways
Bridgett concludes by talking about the gravity of keeping the audience attentive, sharing valuable secrets, common pitfalls, and strategies for successful onboardings or training sessions. She emphasizes that her methods strive to create manageable, interactive, and high-impact presentations.
- 01:05:45 - Post-Session Resources
Bridgett extends her commitment to audience learning by providing a QR code and a website for additional information. The session concludes with a warm note of gratitude to the audience.