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Posted by RK Prasad, Co-Founder & CEO

Thu, Aug 13, 2009 @ 08:15 AM

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I have posted the discussion question, “How much of Entertaining advisable in Training?” in LinkedIn groups earlier this week. There were more than 150 responses.

Here is a snapshot of responses:

Here are some relatively more detailed responses in verbatim:

A balance of Humor

• Humor and fun create energy
• Humor can also serve as a welcome
• It’s all about the content you’re delivering
• People can’t learn if they’re asleep
• Planned humor
• Humor breaks down barriers

Humor: Audience, Culture & Topic is the Key!

• Primarily you will need to consider the audience
• Learners have different learning styles
• Knowing your audience is the key
• Depends on the topic being delivered
• Keep in tune with the cultures of your audience

Engagement instead of Entertainment

• The better term is “engagement”
• Engagement is the key
• Think of “entertainment” in training like special effects in a movie
• “Entertaining” and “Engaging” are partners

No Entertainment in Training

• Training is a serious business

Humor and Online Training

• Pictures promote laughter louder than words
• eLearning is different proposition as you cannot read body language
• Difficult to acquire as to what the learner connects
• Be careful with humor

The complete analysis is a 6-page PDF. Click here to download the file.

Thank you

RK Prasad

CEO

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Tags: eLearning, Engagement, Entertainment, Online training, Planned Humor, Training