THE COACH TRAINER

If you’ve read the title above and thought, “Is this article about trainers of coaches?,” then think again. This article is for all trainers, training all kinds of different participants, and what I meant by “Coach” Trainer is actually an identity. The idea came to me through observing several of my past training courses and workshops from a meta-perspective. I asked myself one question: “What is the one element of success that makes my training courses a one-of-a kind experience for my participants?” To answer this question, I followed a trail of exploration questions that led me to several conclusions:

1) What really makes my training experience unique is the differentiated attention I give each of my participants according to their different needs?

2) The type of questions I throw back at my participants makes all the difference in the world to their learning retention.

3) The state I put my participants into when delivering critical, potentially life-changing information dictates the amount of information assimilation and actual transformation that occurs at their side.