Training and workshop presentations
Training slides support an activity, they don’t replace it. Get a clear structure from your assistant and spend your time on the exercises.
Step by step: phone remote with no internet
- Share one network. No usable Wi-Fi at the venue? Turn on your phone’s hotspot and join the laptop to it. No internet is needed after that.
- Phone remote → No internet. In the pairing sheet, choose No internet. The laptop shows an invite code; the phone scans it and shows an answer code back.
- Present. The two link directly over the hotspot. Next, back, notes, timer and the laser pointer all work, with nothing in between.
A workshop shape
- Why this matters and what people will be able to do afterwards.
- One simple model shown as a process slide.
- A before-and-after example on a comparison slide.
- Practice with clear instructions on screen.
- Takeaways on the closing slide.
Choose Training or workshop, say who’s attending and how long the session is. Trainer notes come back with timing hints when you ask for them in the topic line.
In the room
Put the exercise slide up, black the screen while groups work (B), and bring it back when you regroup. With Pro, the phone remote and timer keep sessions on schedule.
Training that changes what people do
People remember what they practise. Plan a session as roughly a third explanation, a third example and a third practice. In the studio, put the goal in the topic as an outcome (“Team leads can give feedback using situation, behavior, impact”) and choose Training or workshop. The assistant builds a session around that outcome, with an agenda, the method, an example and an exercise.
Slides that support activities
- Agenda with times, so people know when the break and the practice come.
- Process slides for any method or procedure, one step each.
- Comparison slides for “done badly” and “done well”.
- Instruction slides for exercises: who works with whom, for how long, what to produce. Leave them on screen while people work.
Onboarding and repeat sessions
Training is usually run many times. Keep the master deck, and for each session duplicate it, update dates and names, and present. If several trainers deliver it, share the JSON backup so everyone starts from the same version.
Running the room
With your phone as the remote you can walk among groups, check the time and move on from anywhere. Press B for a black screen during discussion, and use the slide list on your phone to jump back to the method when a group gets stuck.
Handouts
Download the speaker notes as a text file, or a PDF of the slides (Pro), as a handout or a reference people take away.
A 45-minute session plan
| Time | Slide | What happens |
|---|---|---|
| 0:00 | Title and session plan | Welcome, goals, how the session runs |
| 0:05 | The method | Explain the steps with one example |
| 0:15 | Before and after | Discuss what changes, in pairs |
| 0:20 | Practice | Exercise in groups, slide stays on screen |
| 0:35 | Debrief | Two or three groups share |
| 0:42 | Takeaways | Three actions for this week, feedback link |
Questions
Can I reuse a workshop deck?
Yes. Decks stay in My decks; duplicate one for each group or keep a backup file.
Can trainees follow along on their laptops?
Share a PDF (Pro) before the session, or post the slides afterwards. Live sessions work best with everyone looking at the same screen.
Can I run the same training in other languages?
Ask your assistant to translate the deck’s JSON, keeping the shape, and paste the answer as a new deck. Have a fluent speaker check it.
How do I time exercises?
Start the presentation timer for the session, and say exercise times out loud. Leave the instructions slide on screen during the exercise.
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