Media Orientation Training Notes. Three Day Workshop - AI.Comm

DAY 1 SESSION 3INTRODUCTION OFPARTICIPANTSTime required:30 minutes (for example 08:30 – 09:00)Materials needed:PA system, instructions written on flip chart paper explaining toparticipants what to say about themselves when makingintroductions.Objectives:To welcome the participants to the workshop, and to provideworkshop participants with the opportunity to meet and greet eachother.Note to Trainer:Remember that your flip chart instructions and pertinentinformation should be prepared well in advance of the workshop.Stand next to the instructions on the flip chart and say,Trainer states out loud:My name is _____________ and I’m from (organization, province,job, personal fact) and I’m conducting this workshop todaybecause ______________________________. Now that youknow who I am, you should also get to know each other a bitbetter, since you’ll be spending the next two days together. To getthrough the introductions as efficiently as possible, I’d like for eachof you to share the following with us: your name, the name of yourorganization and location (hometown, district, state), the positionor job you hold in your organization, and the reason you registeredfor this workshop. Let’s begin here on my left/right with you, andwe’ll go around the room.Note to Trainer:As the participants introduce themselves jot down the informationthat they give. This will help you get to know them more quicklyand will help you understand their motivations for attending theworkshop. This will help you fine tune or focus the points that needto be made over the next couple of days. Make sure that thetechnical experts present also introduce themselves, if they havenot done so previously. You only have 30 minutes to finishintroductions; do not let anyone’s introduction get too lengthy.AI.COMM: Media Orientation Training Notes 8