Workshop leaders teach too much.

This gives participants the joy of collecting great information (yay!) but with only the intention of applying it (booh!). In 7 years of leading online workshops, I learned how to reverse this trend with the 1/3 formula. It gets participants to apply what you teach.

Here's how to use it:

Present frameworks for 1/3 of the time

Present your framework, why it's important and show how to use it.  This gives participants the information they need but to keep that knowledge from being tucked away in their hard drive, we need to give them further steps such as ...

Guide group practice for 1/3

People don't understand something until they've had a chance to use it.  But instead of throwing them into the deep end of solo practice, we'll next have them work on an example together and discuss.  Working through ideas as group lowers the fear barrier while building skill. Then they are ready for you to ...

Inspire individual practice for 1/3

Now you have participants practice during the workshop. They feel more ready because the previous steps have prepared them to apply your frameworks.  You often get participants who are chomping at the bit to get started.  Their confidence plus your teaching propels them to new levels of performance.

One caveat: You'll have to teach far less information using this formula BUT your testimonials will be on another level. Application is greater than information.

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