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After a considerable amount of job application's I have managed to secure two invitations for interview's for a much sought after health and safety role. One of the interview's requires me to deliver a 10 minute presentation on the key aspects of training. Does anybody have and tips on content and the format of the presentation as this is entirely new terrain for me and as like all other candidates I am keen to impress and not let nerves get the better of me.
Again any advice would be greatly appreciated.
Damian
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Hi Damian
congratulations on securing the interviews...I know it can be tough. What sector is the company working in as this will allow you to expand on not just the delivery methods for an effective training session but also content of the subject matter...if that makes sense?
Gordon
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I would not worry too much about the content - you could though go with the traininh / learning cycle. This is probably more about assessing if you can present to a group and how you come across.
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Try using the 4MAT method. Tell them what they are going to learn, how they are going to learn, what is in it for them and then review what they have learnt. Try to use diffent learning aids if you can such visual (e.g. powerpoint, audio (your own voice etc) kinaesthetic (something they can pick up and touch). Very difficult I know in 10 minutes but 4Mat will at lest give you a framework
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Hello and thanks for the replies,the sector in question is a national dental service who acquires and provides dental practices. One of the requested presentations requires DSE specific implementation and training. I have downloaded L26 ACOPS from the HSE website and noted Reg 6 specifically focuses on the provision of training however I am keen to expand on the guidance and not just tailor it around publicly available guidelines.
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Damian,
10 Minutes is nothing in terms of time to impart information - so don't try. Think big picture, avoid the detail - what are the issues to be addressed, not the detail in the regs - There should be an opportunity for detail in questions afterwards. If using slides, again, big picture, maybe a couple of lines of text and a real "big picture". I would try for around 5 slides by the way. Keep it simple....
BUT, the really important bit if this is new for you is to practice. Practice your timing, practice slide changes, practice NOT gabbling away at 150 mph, practice talking to an audience, practice "eye contact" with your audience - get your partner, kids, mates, the dog to sit down and watch you then give you critical feed back - what was good, what was poor, how long you talked for, how many times you looked like a startled bunny and said "ummm". Then get them to ask you questions. Then do it again, and again with as many different people as you can find,
Hope this helps,
Jim
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Damian,
You must avoid what's commonly referred to as 'death by powerpoint'. Powerpoint is great, often really useful, but just reading slide after slide after slide is unlikely to keep folks attention and won't be effective
Use slides for photos, discuss what is in those photos.
Always have a flipchart too. At appropriate times ask the attendees questions, e.g how many hazards are associated with the job or process that we are talking about, go around everyone, write their answers on the flipchart so they can see that they have had input in this training.
Your next slide may have your 'answers', if the team came up with other answers then they have achieved something during the training.
It's often useful to test the attendees. A little exam to confirm that they have taken in the information. Multiple choice is often the easiest test to conduct and check answers :o)
The test is also a useful tool to demonstrate that your training was effective. It's no use doing training and not knowing if it was any use.
In your interview they will likely ask 'how will you know your training was effective?'
Knowing that training/effectiveness can be useful later when there are issues/accidents concerning the job/process or an employee.
John
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Congratulations. Having just got people to do presentations at interview some of the things that my candidates did wrong were:
Talk at me - I am a H&S professional and know the H&S detail
Have too much information on the slides
Go off subject
use poor backgrounds
Go into too much detail in the conversation
I would suggest go back to the question that they have asked - from your post I would say they are not asking for a training session but how you engage the audience, adapt to their requirements ahead and at the time, how you know its effective. At one interview I really liked the presentation (they used our logo as bullets) but the content was poor, another did 2 slides and had a fantastically visual slide which said everything, it was great if a handout but awful on a slide so consider the fact that you don't need to use slides in a presentation! I agree with another post about practice, practice, practice so you get the timing right. There is nothing worse than having to cut a candidate off or remind them of the time - it creates a negative impression and I can say that anyone I have interviewed and had to cut them off hasn't interviewed very well either. Another thing to consider to include is how you identify the training needs, training matrix, frequency and perhaps utilising tool box talks. Also make sure that there are no mistakes or typos, nothing frustrates me more as an interviewer as when there are mistakes in a prepared document!
I hope this helps and good luck, keep us posted how it goes
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All repliers, many thanks for tips and advice, it is encouraging that their is generous assistance out there amongst the IOSH community which has given me some moral self-assurance.
The interview is on Monday 10th so I will keep you updated, also I hoping to share my experience with other wannabe candidates seeking a H&S role and perhaps pass some tips and advice on of my own.
Once again may thanks!!!
Damian
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Good luck Damian , no more advice - other than has already been said really - keep calm, eye contact, bullet points on your slides and talk around them, spill and grammer chock them :-) practice and practice and practice, know your topic, oh and and check your flies before you go in ;-)
Best wishes
Stu
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Hi Damian - hope it went well - fingers crossed!
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