This is my first own story written on this blog. Forgive me for writing it in an “alakadar English”. For your info I don’t write in English because I am so fluent in English, but this is for my self development actually.
Back to laptop, this is about my experience as a trainer. I started to see myself as a trainer when I was in my post graduate study in Prasetiya Mulya. We had so many group assignments that had to be presented. So, presenting the group assignment was a routine job for us. My first presentation surprisingly had a great result and many compliments from my friends and lecturer. And after that I can make sure that when I was presenting something in front of the class, I was pretty sure that everyone would voluntarily concentrate on my presentation. Many friends told me that I had a talent becoming a trainer or lecturer.
My first job was not in trainer field. But accidentally my company (Astra International) was being restructured and my division was being dismissed. I had a limited freedom to choose where I would move to. At that time I decided to move to AMDI (Astra Management Development Institute) and it meant that I decided to be a trainer / faculty member.
The first time I taught in a class, I started to realize that training is not as easy as I’ve imagined. When I was presenting in Prasetiya Mulya, I only have to talk for 10-15 minutes. And at my first class, I have to talk for 2 hours (which is only 1 session, but it felt like years for me…). After I talked for 1 hour I felt like I could not breath anymore, it just like running for hours. God, I don’t like talking!! But since I’ve decided to enter this world of training, I have to improve my self in teaching and facilitating. I found that I have to use ice breakers, many teaching methods, analogy, practical examples, and many other skills that I need to be a good trainer… I have to improve in how to create a lively atmosphere, how to “conquer” all participants, how to handle difficult participants, and so on… This is really not an easy stuff, man…
I then realize that training is not my world, this is really not my favorite and not my destiny. But I rather see this as a self development. Until this time I still prefer to develop training materials than to deliver it. But, I am also very thankful for this training world as I can learn so many things here….
1 comment:
Nice to know the story behind your decision to enter this training world, Herlin.
Mang bener, jadi trainer tu berat.
Tapi, selama ini, gw masih aja mendapatkan excitement setiap kali gw berdiri di depan peserta untuk berbicara.
That's why i still prefer to go work and sit in front of your desk every morning.
Cuma, pengennya sih nggak usah lama-lama. Jadi freelance trainer kayaknya lebih menyenangkan soalnya.
Keep writing ya buw! Share other private stories dong!
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