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Maria Cheryl Harkins is a Talent Development Consultant with over a decade of experience in sourcing, qualifying, interviewing, testing, onboarding, and training.
Employees can view training as boring and prescriptive. Show the interviewer that you can think outside of the box and get creative regarding training methods. Talk about ways in which you create an engaging learning environment. Provide an example or examples of unique and impactful training methods. A strong response will demonstrate how the delivery helped achieve training objectives, allowing the interviewer to picture your work in action.

Maria Cheryl Harkins is a Talent Development Consultant with over a decade of experience in sourcing, qualifying, interviewing, testing, onboarding, and training.
"There are a few different methods I employ to increase learner engagement in corporate training. The first one is gamification. We add scoring, badges, team assignments, and similar exciting game features to gamify courses to training modules. Gamification helps to incentivize learners. In return, they feel rewarded, and their learning is accelerated because it adds an element of competition.
Another creative training method that I find very engaging to learners is group presentations led by the learners themselves. One of the best ways to learn about a subject is by teaching it. This can be done by having trainees team up and assigning them a topic. Allow them some time to conduct some research and put their presentation together. To fill in any gaps, the facilitator can wrap up all the topics assigned after everyone is done with their presentation and ask questions to check for comprehension. When learners invest their time and effort into learning a subject well enough, they feel a sense of achievement at the end. It also instills a sense of ownership and responsibility on them, which is a way for facilitators to spot leadership skills from the trainees."

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