How to Coach Yourself and Others How To Perform On The Job Coaching

Interest is essential for attention and attention is essential for learning and memorising facts and information, i.e. INTEREST + ATTENTION = LEARNING Interest in learning can be created by: - giving the trainee realistic but stretching tasks. - offering variety. - giving responsibility. - making the learning enjoyable. Structure and timing needs to be explained to the trainee with regard to how the session will be presented and how much time will be spent on the different parts of the coaching. This is usually the best time to state what you will be doing, explaining and demonstrating, what the trainee will be expected to do and any details of the testing or assessment to be carried out. This will help prepare the trainee and make them feel more comfortable about the session. Ground rules with regard to the observation of safety rules and procedures need to be emphasised to the trainee at the outset. Other ground rules might include telling the trainee when they can ask questions and any other procedures that need following. Jargon and technical language that may be used during the coaching needs explaining to the trainee, prior to the session. The trainee also needs to be made aware that they should ask you about any term they may not be familiar with. Showing a finished article or outcome, if appropriate, will help the trainee to understand what they are being asked to achieve by the end of the coaching. Having now thought about the ways and means of preparing and introducing the coaching session, the next step is to carry out the demonstration. Try doing Activity 4C as it will give you some ideas on what needs to be covered during the demonstration of a task. 6.13 Demonstrating The Task Aim: To develop your understanding of what needs to be included when demonstrating a task as part of a coaching session Activity 4C The way in which you apply different techniques and methods of learning is likely to vary depending on whether the task being coached is manual (e.g. how to fillet, how to lift correctly, etc.), or procedural (e.g. fault finding, form filling, etc.). Regardless of the task however, there are several general features of a good demonstration. Under the following headings, write a brief sentence stating what the benefits are of including these features in a demonstration. Positioning of the trainee Relating words to action Stressing key points Avoiding irrelevances/backtracking Stressing Health and Safety factors Pacing information to meet the trainee's need 76

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