5 Tips to be successful at online training - Introvert Whisperer

Introvert Whisperer / 5 Tips to be successful at online training - Introvert Whisperer 5 Tips to be successful at online training Ugh, Another online training, You have said it thousand times and you are going to say it every time you hear about new online training your company is forcing you to do. Nobody likes to do them but the fact is that you have to do them. Online training has replaced traditional instructor-led trainings where you had to spend time in a classroom with an instructor to learn new skills. They are cost efficient since they are hosted on a learning management system which can be accessed from any place at anytime by employees. But at the end of the day, no one really likes to do computer based trainings. So to keep you motivated, we gathered some essential tips that you can use.   It’s planned for your success: Companies spend time and money with their human resource departments to create online content for your trainings. These trainings are directly related to your job responsibilities and once you become certified, you are better informed about how different processes work within your company. Consider an online course about basic rules and regulations of a company you are joining. In this online course, you will learn what you need to wear every day, how to work with a new tool or learning the safety guidelines that are necessary for any work environment. So that’s your motivation. Doing these courses will help be at par with your colleagues who also have done the same courses and will be using their newly acquired knowledge at the workplace. Find out how it’s relevant to your job and how it will help you in future: When you first find out that you have to complete a training, you should look into its relevance to your job. One of the foremost reasons why employees hate online trainings is that they simply don’t know why they are doing it. Why would you want to do something that is not remotely connected to your job? So to keep yourself motivated, go through the content and see why it is related to your job and how you could utilize it in your job. For instance, you are in digital marketing, maybe the training assigned to you offers you insight into the new algorithm of Facebook. Knowing this you will be more interested to complete your training since it will help you daily at your workplace. So as soon as you login into your online training software, make sure you find out how it is important for your job. Reward yourself for successful completion: We are love to get rewarded and when it comes to your online training, once you complete it think about rewarding yourself. Taking time out of your daily hectic work routine and successfully completing a new training course by yourself deserves a reward. Stop the training, give yourself a few minutes break and come back to it later. The point is that you need to be motivated for a mandatory training course and visualizing a reward for yourself for completing it is a great motivator. If you are stuck ask for help: One of the reasons why people skip training or don’t complete it is when they are stuck in something difficult. Either they are too shy to ask for help or simply think its too much of a bother. But here’s the thing you can ask for help.   Simply write to your instructor or chat online with them directly through the online training software you are using. Instructors love to talk to trainees and offer insights and deep details that can help you overcome your challenges. It’s only natural to feel more motivated to complete a task when you know everything about it. So always ask for help to make sure your complete your training effectively. Focus on the present: When you look at online trainings, you come up with a variety of reasons why you shouldnt do them. Your workload, its relevance to your job and many other reasons pop up in your mind. Here’s the most important tip focus on the present. When you are assigned a training, it is for a reason. A training can be for compliance, new rules at your workplace or maybe a new skill that you will be needing in near future, so you have to be motivated to do it. So before you open the online training software, here’s what you need to do. First, declutter your mind focus only on the training content and nothing else. Get your cup of joe or tea allows you to focus better and lastly concentrate only on completing your training. Last thoughts As much as you hate them we all have to do them. These tips will definitely come in handy next time you have to complete an online training course. Author Bio: Ehsan Memari is a blogger for SkyPrep, a provider of leading online training software for organizations to train employees partners and customers. 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