If you are going to be in a place where you have to compete with noise, you need to make sure that you give everyone a copy of your notes. Make sure that you highlight what you are discussing and all of the important facts. If you are in a place where no one can take note be especially diligent in making your handouts so that they are clear and precise. If you happen to be in a place where everyone can sit at a desk you need to just highlight you lesson and hand it out. Have everyone write out the explanations. They can always put it into language they understand.
Remember you may be training many different types of learners. You might have some people that have been in college and some that barely got through high school. You have to make sure that your lesson includes language and examples that everyone can understand. Also, you need to present the material in as many ways as possible to help everyone retain the information.
In a classroom type of situation you can present information several different ways at the same time to insure understanding. You should always make sure that everyone has a copy of your notes. Make sure that they are clear and in complete sentences, if the training area lets you write down explanations or clarifications to your notes. Have trainees copy the explanations on their copies. Create activities if possible that will demonstrate the training, especially if you are training on how to use a new piece of equipment. Create practice situations that they may have so that they can see what they should do, and have them take notes on what happens.
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