Course Description

In this "How to Be a Trainer" course you will learn how to conduct training sessions to help people build new skills or develop new areas of expertise. A good trainer mush be a good teacher, coach, public speaker and consultant. This course will teach you various aspects of the profession with special emphasis on how to conduct training sessions. The number one blunder most beginning trainers is dumping too much data in a boring manner to their students or trainees. A good trainer focuses on measurable results in terms of new skills and competences displayed by the trainees, not by how many boxes of content that can be checked off during a day.

TJ Walker is the founding trainer of Media Training Worldwide. Walker has conducted thousands of media training, crisis communications training and public speaking training workshops all over the globe for 30 years.

President, Media Training Worldwide

TJ Walker

TJ Walker is the founder of Media Training Worldwide and has been conducting public speaking and media training workshops for 30+ years. Walker has trained: • Presidents and Prime Ministers • U.S. Senators and Members of Parliament • Nobel Peace Prize winners • Super Bowl champions • Miss Universe winners • CEOs and senior executives around the world His book, Secret to Foolproof Presentations, was a USA Today #1 Bestseller and also appeared on The Wall Street Journal and BusinessWeek bestseller lists. TJ is a frequent network news communications analyst and has made more than 2,000 appearances on major outlets including: CBS, ABC, NBC, CNN, Fox News Channel, MSNBC, Bloomberg TV, Al Jazeera, NPR, SiriusXM, Fox Business, HLN, and others. In 2009, he entered the Guinness Book of World Records for the most talk show appearances in a 24-hour period. A Global Leader in Presentation Skills Training: TJ Walker is one of the most prolific producers of online presentation and media training courses in the world, with: • 200+ specialized online, in-person, and blended courses • 2.1 Million students worldwide • Learners in 172 countries His additional books include: • Media Training A-Z • Media Training Success He also produces daily public speaking training content through his platform, TJ Walker – Speak to Influence. Academic Background: • Merit Scholar, Duke University • Graduated magna cum laude • Lecturer and trainer at Yale, Columbia, and Princeton What Industry Leaders Say: “TJ Walker’s single-minded devotion to presentation has made him the #1 expert for executives seeking guidance on speaking to the public and media.” — Bob Bowdon, Bloomberg Television “TJ Walker is the leading media trainer in the world.” — Stu Miller, Viacom News Producer “The world’s leading presentation and media training firm.” — Gregg Jarrett, Fox News Channel Anchor “It's important to get your message out in a clear and concise way. TJ gives specific strategies to help you succeed.” — Jeff Winteroff, Winteroff Securities

Course curriculum

  • 1

    Overview

    • Intro
  • 2

    Training Fundamentals

    • Trainer versus Speaker

    • Pick Your Niche

    • Getting Started

    • Engaging Your Audience

    • Create a Lesson Plan

    • Creating Content
  • 3

    Practice

    • Video Rehearsal

    • 2nd Video Rehearsal

    • Video Record Real Training

    • Online Training
  • 4

    Conclusion

    • Conclusion

    • Feedback
  • 5

    Bonus Reading

    • Public Speaking Success

    • Secret to Foolproof Presentations