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During the Training
During the training session you should keep the following in mind:
• Is everybody participating? Stimulate the ones who keep quiet, make sure that not just a few people are
talking.
• Are the discussions not straying from the topic? Stop the discussion if it goes too far from the
issue for discussion.
• Do the participants understand what has been said: you can easily check this by asking someone to
give a summary about the things learned after a discussion. You can add missing items to this
summary.
At the End
At the end of each session you should:
• Ask if there are any questions
• Give a brief summary of the main issues discussed during the session
• Get feedback from the participants: what did they like and what did they not like about the
session, what would they want to change
• Thank everybody for their participation and contribution.
In General
Keep the following things in mind:
• Everybody has his/her own opinion and this is a person’s right. You can discuss the different
opinions but are not allowed to judge people based on their opinion. Make sure that people feel
free to express their own feelings during discussions. However, basic human rights of women
and men should always be respected. If people go over this line, for example, consider it
normal that men hit their wives, start a discussion and reach a consensus that basic human
rights are valid for everybody and non-negotiable.
• The exercises are meant to start discussions on certain topics, not to provide the participants
with a lot of theoretical information, such as statistical data. Of course, the latter may be
included to illustrate basic facts such as the gender wage gap, job segregation by sex or
different time-allocation by women and men.
• After a session participants should be aware of the different perceptions and opinions regarding
the topic and the possible approaches to address it.
2.8 The workshop
As the focus of training is on learning from experience and information exchange, the place where
the workshop is held should be arranged for this purpose, and not for lecturing. Participants should
sit in such a way that they can see each other’s faces without restricting their view to the place
where the action is. A U-shape or several circles are usually fine.
Checklist
• Make the seating informal and flexible.
• Can everyone see each other easily?
• Can everyone hear what is being said?
• If visual aids are used, make sure everyone will be able to see them easily, and ensure that
you as trainer can access the teaching aids easily. Ensure that the teaching aids do not stand
in the way and hamper contact between you and the audience.
• Can you walk around and reach all participants easily?
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