Need a trainer who can get your people on board?
Is your career on the line? Your new plans can save your career. You just need a seasoned trainer who can build excitement and get people on board. If the trainer does well, you look like a hero. If the trainer under performs, you have a problem. Hiring a seasoned trainer is a make or break decision for your career.
If this is you, you are at the right place. You’ve found an accomplished trainer in Mark Anthony Germanos. With over 1600 students, I deliver results in the most challenging environments. When I say “challenging,” I am referring to corporate, financial and law firm employees who I have trained successfully. I have successfully trained students who thought they knew everything. I have trained some who were completely new to the themes. Sometimes both at the same time.
I put my experience and expertise to work for you. Your people come on board. They understand and embrace your plans. You are successful. You are a hero.
What is the difference between a speaker and a trainer?
Glad you asked. A speaker educates and entertains. He usually participates in a conference where other topics are on the agenda. The speaker takes the stage for 20, 40, perhaps 60 minutes and delivers his presentation. This may be a keynote. This may be a workshop. This may be a breakout session. Sometimes speakers speak pro bono, for exposure. They get their name and picture on brochures, posters and other marketing materials.
A trainer has higher responsibilities. In addition to his responsibilities as a speaker, he also has a set curriculum, corporate mandate and expectation of ROI. He has more time with his students. His students must absorb material from the training sessions and use it when they go back to work. Expectations are higher for a trainer. Since the expectations are higher and time investment larger, you have to hire a trainer. Good trainers are not available pro bono.
Being a great speaker is part of being a great trainer. Trainer expectations are higher than speaker expectations. When you interview potential trainers, ask about their training experience. Ask how well their students retained material when they went back to work. Ask if they met deadlines. Ask how clients evaluated their performance.
I am amazed how often people reach out and report, “you taught me this six months ago and my retention is still crystal clear. Thank you.”
How Point → Story → Takeaway helps your employees retain.
I follow the PST (Point → Story → Takeaway) system. You get crisper takeaways when the trainer follows the PST system. If you’ve already seen me present these themes, you have already seen Point → Story → Takeaway in action.
Point: Vet links before clicking them. They might not take you where you expect to go.
Story: Daphne opened her email. She had 20 new messages from people she did not know. One offered a free pizza if she clicked before 12:00 noon. Daphne moved her mouse pointer over the link, but she did not click it. Windows revealed where the free pizza link would have taken her. She saw that it linked to a website in .RU. “Russia,” she yelled. “I don’t think this is an honest link. Looks like a phish attempt. I‘m glad I vetted this link before clicking.” She deleted the message.
Takeaway: Vet links to make sure they are honest. That’s how you protect yourself from becoming another identity theft victim.