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Learners want training to be fun. It’s as simple as that. To encourage and maintain ideal behaviors, and to ensure a successful transfer of new knowledge and skills, training must be interesting and motivating for learners. Don’t forget, we are often competing with cell phones, social media, emails, and other distractions, so it’s essential to ensure learning is fun.
When learners find training boring, no matter how vital the information, it’s unlikely the course will be successful. To increase interest and retention, the delivery, application, and review of the content should be interactive and engaging.So, where do you start? Here are three tips on how to use interactive games and exercises in training:
1. Use frequent, but brief, puzzles and games. Try to incorporate a mix of course related and non-course related activities to keep things interesting.
2. Use personal examples together with exercises and course content. The more relatable you make the content, the more excited the learners will be to practice what they’ve learned.
3. Incorporate competitive games. Adults love to compete so use this to your advantage.
By applying these three simple tips, your training will be more effective, interactive, and engaging. As a result, your learners will be more motivated and excited to apply what they’ve learned, not only in the classroom but also back on the job.
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Make Your Training Fun and Memorable: Techniques to Accelerate Learning.
1. Understand how people learn. Learning styles may be either visual, auditory, kinesthetic, or cognitive.
2. Tell stories.
3. Use props.
4. Let them teach you.
5. Get physical.
6. Play games.
7. Organize creatively.
8. Provide download time.