How do I be a better trainer at work? I've been thrown to the wolves by management and I have to train a bunch of new people. I've trained people before, but it wasn't as successful as I hoped. It made me feel like I have a lot of room for improvement as far as being a trainer goes.

When explaining things always start off explaining in very general terms then get into details and be more specific later. This sounds obvious but whenever anyone tried to explain me something at work they'd always throw in very specific things at the beginning and it's just confusing.

>>33288519
Thanks for the perspective anon. Sometimes I go into specifics because I don't want them to miss something or say that I didn't teach them properly, but if it helps them learn quicker maybe I'll just wait.

>>33288016 (OP)
"Training" makes it sound sexual. I can't look at people with a straight face when they call anything training.

>>33288016 (OP)
From my time as an NCO in the infantry, and dealing with people outside of that, the most valuable lesson I have learned is this: people are either clay or steel. Steel is formed by pressure, heat, and beatings. That is the way to make the best steel, but clay has to be caressed and nudged into place. It requires tact and skill. Learn who is steel and who is clay. Some people thrive the more you ask of them, and they grow quickly because of this. Others crumble, so you need to make that balance. The opposite is true. If you are too gentle with steel it will stagnate and become brittle. You always have room to improve. Never forget that, but keep looking at what kind of methods are required in each case.

>>33288016 (OP)
Imagine that they know nothing - absolutely nothing - about the subject. Not even the right words. Far better to bore them a little at the start by beginning too low than to be over their heads from day one.