Buyers Guide on The Trainer Styles Questionnaire

First Published - February 2007

Trainers and developers have learning style preferences too! But, it is one thing to think of your preferences as a learner and another to think of your preferences as a trainer. The Trainer Styles Questionnaire featured in this booklet is a useful way of exploring the issues from a trainer's perspective. Written in the same style as The Learning Styles Questionnaire booklets it contains helpful insights we hope will contribute significantly to your continuing professional development as a trainer.

 

What is the purpose of this booklet?

To help trainers identify and understand their trainer style(s) and to explore the impact their style preferences have on the learners they seek to help. The Trainer Styles Questionnaire reveals style preferences and the booklet offers numerous suggestions to help trainers broaden their repertoire and become increasingly effective at helping diverse learners.  In addition, the booklet seeks to put training into context and offers a number of different perspectives and principles that will be useful to any enquiring trainer.

Is it for me? 

This booklet is for trainers, developers and facilitators and for students aspiring to become one of these.  It is also likely to be relevant and useful for coaches and mentors - in fact for anyone who has a role in helping other people to learn and develop.

 

The booklet will show you how to:

  • understand how your style affects your choice of methods and your behaviour in the trainer role
  • know what to do to modify your style to accommodate learners with different preferences
  • know how to expand your repertoire of styles and become more adaptable
  • increase your overall effectiveness by developing and strengthening under-utilised styles.

In how many ways could I use the booklet?

  • Confirm your trainer style preferences by completing the self-assessment questionnaire
  • Consult the suggestions for action to see how to strengthen your less preferred styles
  • Clarify your role as a trainer and tackle your tasks with renewed enthusiasm
  • Increase your knowledge of various learning taxonomies and frameworks
  • Improve the way you collect feedback from your learners
  • Consult ‘A Declaration on Learning’ and produce your own version
  • Help yourself to numerous ideas and incorporate them into a personal development plan

 

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