Ethics Training Symposium: Time to Get Creative
October 3-4, 2007
(Session Descriptions)
Training
in the 21st Century
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Training is an important aid in
achieving the objectives of the ethics program. When it comes to training, the
basic law is to take complex material and make it easy to understand.
The 21st century brings access to numerous
delivery methods, everything from instructor-led, video-based, web-based,
simulations, etc. The challenge that will test ethics trainers in the 21st
century is how best to use the different methods to present interactive,
realistic training that provides a foundation for ethical behavior. While
content is important for any delivery methods, expert teachers are a must when
it comes to instructor-led training.
Hear about the escalating trends in training and what
they mean to you as you design, develop, and deliver training in the 21st
century.
Award
Winning Ethical Leadership Training
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It started with a debate about
ethics rules vs. values. Today it has morphed into training on ethical
leadership. Don't miss the chance to hear two recipients of the 2007 OGE
Ethics Training Award discuss how their agencies caught the vision and taught
ethical leadership to their agency leaders. Hear how they structured their
programs and learn how it was viewed by the attendees.
PowerPoint
Presentation Rules for the Road
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We've all experienced it,
PowerPoint slides full of text being read to us by an instructor. But that
isn't the way it ought to be. There are rules (lots of rules) on what makes
for a good PowerPoint presentation. Discover:
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The importance of white space
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What text is difficult to read
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How to critique PowerPoint
presentations
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And more
Criteria
for Effective Training
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When the Office of Government
Ethics (OGE) announced awards for effective ethics training, agencies submitted
instructor-led training, e-learning, games, and job aids. From the more than
70 entries, 10 programs received awards. In this session you'll learn:
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What makes training effective
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The principles that are at the
heart of effective training
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The criteria OGE used to assess
the effectiveness of the products.
E-learning:
Repurposing Classroom Material for the Web
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The latest figures are in:
instructor-led training represents 62% and e-learning represents 15% of all
training delivery, with more and more e-learning being developed every year.
Yet, most employees say that they prefer instructor-led training over online
training. The reason can often be attributed to poor online training. Taking
material from one medium and converting it to another medium requires
significant changes. Discover:
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The true reason for e-learning
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The benefits of e-learning
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Why so much e-learning misses the
mark
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The types of changes required to
move materials from the classroom to the Web
How
to Improve your Presentation Skills
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Public speaking is the one thing
that people worldwide fear the most. Fear of public speaking causes gifted
talented people to miss opportunities to showcase their talents, and inform,
influence, and entertain others. Discover how to:
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Tame your fears
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Dispel the beliefs that keep you
from succeeding
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Stop sabotaging your efforts
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Gain confidence
Effective
Presentations from Start to Finish
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Every effective presentation has a
beginning, a middle, and an end. What you do in each determines the success of
the event. Don't miss the chance to hear:
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How to set the stage with great
openers
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How to manage the body of your
presentation
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How to use summaries to motivate
participants to apply what they learn
PowerPoint
for the TV Generation
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It's always a challenge to make
training interesting. It's even more challenging to make it interesting for
audiences whose expectations have been raised (and whose attention spans have
by lowered) by television. Don't miss this chance to learn:
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How the motion picture industry
uses information about attention span to capture the audience's attention
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How to incorporate knowledge of
the audience's attention span in your presentations
Effective
E-learning: Going Beyond "Page Turner with a Question"
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Everyone's under pressure to train
more employees in less time, with fewer resources, i.e., time, staff, and
money. E-learning was supposed to solve most of our problems, allowing us to
train more people in less time. For many organizations the solution stopped at
turning pages, whether scrolling down or clicking. Join this session to learn
why more is needed, how to engage employees with meaningful interactions, and
the cost of that engagement.
Effective
Course Design: What it is and Why it Works
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Training starts with a
destination. For you, that destination is solving problems your employees have
with performing ethically. Course design is your road map. It tells you how
to get to your destination and what terrain you must traverse along the way.
The better your design, the better the training, the better the learning. Effective
course design asks and answers several questions:
1.
What do employees know
2.
What do they need to know?
3.
What problems are they having?
4.
What are the best ways to solve
the problems?
Learn how to create successful course content that
maximizes your employees' interaction and puts them on the road to learning by
doing.
Ethical
Leadership Training: Different Approaches
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Explore the connection between an
agency's ethical culture, and attitudes and behaviors of agency leaders. Learn
how agencies are addressing the issue by providing ethical leadership training
for their supervisors, managers, and leaders. Learn how ethical leadership
training can help your agency avoid becoming tomorrow's headline. Discover:
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Why the training was develop
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Why it is important to go beyond
the ethics rules
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The focus and goal of the training
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How ethical leadership training
impacts agencies' ethical culture
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How the training was viewed by
agency management.
Training
101: It's Not All About You!
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As a trainer it is so easy to
focus on what you are going to say and do during a training session when
instead the focus needs to be on the participants. What do they need? How do
they best learn? How do you ensure that they get it? Come learn about tried
and proven techniques that trainers can employ to ensure that participants
acquire the knowledge and skills they need to behave ethically. Learn:
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Strategies you can use to increase
retention and application of concepts
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How to address the different
learning styles of your audience
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How to make your training programs
effective
Train-the-Trainer:
A Helping Hand to Good Instruction
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Whether you're a
reluctant or eager trainer, this session was designed for you! You'll gain
confidence and discover how to increase your employees' potential to learn.
In this session you get an opportunity to apply tips
and strategies for effective instruction. The session focuses on learning
styles, body language, pacing, and delivery style and
gives you an opportunity to practice facilitating a group.
Become a more confident, effective, and
prepared trainer. Come to this session if you want to increase employees' learning
and get rave reviews!
Evaluation:
Entertainment ≠ Learning
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Too many training programs equate
entertainment with learning and being liked with being effective. Discover how
to go beyond the typical evaluation form and determine whether participants
view the information presented as relevant. Discover:
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Why evaluations are important
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How to develop an instrument to
measure effectiveness
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What to do with the feedback you
receive
