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Does Extreme Content Delivery = Learning?

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When you want to acquire a new skill or apply some new knowledge, do you learn by passively sitting and listening to an expert lecture for 90 minutes without a break and 150 PPT slides? Images are better than words for instructional aids. It is a more structured body break and incorporates more in-depth debrief on content.

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Trainer’s Notebook: Facilitating Tech Training Internationally – Tips for Working with Interpreters

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While most of the instruction was done as a full group, we also wanted to allow some less structured time for people to self-organize into small groups and get hands-on time at their own pace and specific questions answers. If you are using PPT, it is helpful to include your bullet points in the notes sections ahead time.