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There are seven proven steps to help motivate learners before training begins. It is vitally important that trainers follow these steps in order to motivate learners.
The Seven Steps to an Introduction
There are seven very important and proven steps to an introduction that trainers and educators must accomplish in order to motivate learners. These steps must be accomplished whenever there is a new topic or course requiring an introduction.
Introduce Yourself to the Students
Put your name, title (perhaps also contact numbers) on the whiteboard or blackboard. Learners might not remember your name later in the day, or may have missed it when you said it. Learners may not know how to spell your name. This step can be shortened if this is not the first time you are teaching these learners; however, your information should ALWAYS be posted for the learners to see.
Establish Classroom Policies
We need to ALWAYS encourage questions from your learners, make sure that you relay that to your learners. Inform your learners how you want them to answer questions. Do you want them to raise their hand or write the answer on a sheet of paper? Establish snacking and drinking policies, smoking policies, classroom hours, dress requirements, extra study policies, and computer policies.
State the Topic you will be Teaching
State the topic verbatim from your lesson plan. Have the topic posted on the Whiteboard verbatim. If you do not have a Whiteboard in your classroom, design another means to display the topic name, for instance student handouts.
Read the Topic Learning Objectives Verbatim
Topic learning objective should not be taken lightly. This tells the learner what they are required to learn through the topic. It informs the learner what is going to be tested. Therefore topic learning objectives (TLOs) have to read verbatim. Substitute “you” in place of “The Trainee” or “the Learner” when reading the TLOs, it will be more personal for the learner.
Overview
Now is the time to summarize and put the TLOs into user friendly terms. If the topic has many TLOs, the instructor can summarize after reading some TLOs then continue to read the TLOs verbatim and summarize the remaining TLOs.
Create General Interest in the Topic
Now is the time to add a fantastic story that relates to the topic. Get the learner excited about learning what you are going to put out!
Lay Out Benefits for the Learners
This is when the instructor develops an intense personal interest (IPI). Create a good story or borrow one that will develop the learner’s interest. Do not continuously use the “make more money story” or “I was able to succeed due to this topic.” The learner will soon realize that these are recycled stories and not very accurate. Don’t rehash the same story over and over again.
Ensure that you write these proven seven steps in your lesson plan it help to ensure that you cover these seven very important steps.
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