Whether training managers or trainers, we hope that each training can start on time. But the actual situation may not be so ideal, and students are often late for participating in the training. At this time, how should we deal with it as a trainer to minimize interference to the

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Whether training managers or trainers, we hope that each training can start on time. But the actual situation may not be so ideal, and students are often late for participating in the training. At this time, how should we deal with it as a trainer to minimize interference to the course?

This article focuses on providing on-site response and preventive measures for "a few students are late".

1. A few students are late

A few students are late. Although the number of people may not be large, the impact is not small. Just imagine: the students are listening to your lecture attentively, but suddenly they are attracted by the late students at the door. You just pulled everyone back and another student came to the door...

I believe that such a scenario is a challenge for every trainer.

1. Reasons for students to be late

Figure 1 Possible reasons for a few people to be late

From Figure 1, we can see that there are two main reasons for a few people to be late: they are not interested in the course and lack the concept of time.

below provides on-site response and preventive measures for these two reasons.

2. Countermeasures at the teaching site

Although we don’t want the teaching to be interfered with because the students are late, we really encounter such a situation and we must face it.

At this time, how can we minimize the negative impact?

Figure 2 shows the response measures for the teaching site.

Figure 2 On-site response measures for a few people who are late

To address the countermeasures in Figure 2, the following explanation is as follows:

"On-time class opening" refers to the situation where some students have been confirmed before class that they are unable to arrive at the training venue on time. , the class starts on time, and it is also a respect for the students who arrive on time.

When late students enter the training venue, the trainer does not need to stop and can greet him in body language, such as nodding, smiling, etc. If necessary, you can signal where he sits.

Select the right time to explain the key points of the content to latecomers. For example, when talking about content that is missed by late students, simply repeat or explain.

specifies a student to provide help to latecomers, including content descriptions, activity rules explanations, Q&A, etc., so that latecomers can quickly integrate into the group or the whole learning.

3. Preventive measures

Figure 3 Preventive measures for a few people to be late

Figure 3 provides corresponding preventive measures for the two possible reasons in Figure 1.

(1) For the reason why "students are not interested in the course" , the following three measures are provided:

do precise demand research and design the course content that students really need. Everyone’s time is very precious, and targeted content can arouse students’ interest in learning. For details of the specific steps and methods of demand research, please refer to the two books "Trainer Growth Practical Manual: Training Needs Diagnosis and Investigation" and "Trainer Growth Practical Manual: Training Questionnaire Design and Application".

Teacher Su Ping's work, the first and second editions of the "Trainer Growth Practical Manual" series

designed attractive course posters, attached to the training notice. This will allow students to clearly know what problems in the work they can solve or what gains they have, thereby stimulating students' interest in learning.

uses various channels to promote courses and build momentum, such as launching solicitation and discussions on training topics on the company's intranet or community, and posting attractive training publicity on bulletin boards. The former can not only arouse enthusiasm, but also a way of demand research. It can help us understand the students' basics and problems and serve as a reference for determining the focus of the course.

(2) For the reason of "lack of time concept" , the following two measures are provided:

training notice lists the check-in time and the formal class time respectively. For example, classes start at 9:00 in the morning.If the training notice only states that the class starts at 9:00, many students may arrive at 9:00. When students see that the sign-in time is 8:40-8:55, they know that they need to arrive at the venue before 9:00 and try to avoid being late.

Instructions to have surprises when you arrive at the venue in advance, and prepare the "gift" in advance. Such an explanation will arouse the students' curiosity and strive to arrive early with the mentality of exploration. The "gift" can be a physical object or a "small stove" or tools or methods related to the training topic. The purpose is to make early arrivals feel that they have made money and late arrivals feel that they have lost money, thus prompting students to come to the venue on time in subsequent training.

2. More than half of the students are late

More than half of the students are late. This situation is rare, but it can be encountered occasionally.

1. Possible reasons

More than half of the students are late, and there are mainly three reasons:

These students have work to complete
Training venue is too remote or the venue is difficult to find
The content of the training notice is unclear

2. Preventive measures

To avoid more than half of the students being late, it is necessary to focus on the students and arrange the time and venue. The specific operation is as follows: The start time of

training avoids the students' peak working season or busy periods. Try to take care of all students as much as possible during the start time of
training and cooperate with daily routines.
If you can choose, try to arrange the venue in a convenient transportation area and is close to most students.
For places that are difficult to find, a detailed roadmap can be provided in the training notice and positioned in the learning group.

To sum up, in order to avoid the problem of students being late, must make sufficient preparations before class. On the other hand, when students being late during teaching, try to minimize the negative impact caused by this.

For more related content and cases, please read the book "Trainer Growth Practical Manual: Problems and Countermeasures at the Teaching Site".