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Train the trainer courses are a popular and usually short opportunity to upgrade somebody's skills to deliver content (both hard and soft skills) to colleagues, managers and clients.

For the subject matter expert, this can be a daunting prospect, especially in technical disciplines. IT people like programmers and developers reach the top of their profession with total dedication to their particular niche product(s). They have a tendancy to blot out what else is going on around them, thus staying focussed on their speciality.

Communication skills have often been sacrificed on the long march to the top, so it's not surprising that some people are reluctant to stand up in front of their peers. They are after all, ducks out of water.

For others of course, an opportunity to gain new and valuable skills is sufficient motivation to come along and give it 100%.

Whatever the background of the individual, there are three key skills that must be developed to achieve a successful training intervention:

• subject matter knowledge to the highest standard
• an empathy for working supportively with others and recognising their learning styles
• delivery skills - making your key messages stick

Train the trainer courses are a complex equation for trainers in terms of understanding people's motivations, ambitions and concerns, as well as giving accurate and supportive feedback which will enable each individual to react positively to this new role.

The College of Public Speaking offers 1 and 2 day motivational Train the Trainer courses Train the Trainer throughout the UK.

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