The closing session

Reflect on the main topic and collect new ideas

In the closing session, you round up the Microtraining cycle by focusing mainly on discussion and feedback. The participants and you reflect on the main topic, the knowledge gained and the overall experience of Microtraining. The aim of the closing session is also to come up with ideas for a new cycle of sessions. Be sure that the participants leave with a positive feeling.

Ask questions like: “What can you apply in your work, how can you apply this in your work, what is the relevance? Prepare a summary of all the sessions into the aim of the main topic. Ask the participants: “Let us summarize what we have done and achieved”. Discuss how to retain the knowledge, for example by presenting a folder with the summary (to be handed out to the participants or displayed publicly), or collect other ideas on doing so. Allow people to come up with ideas for a new cycle of sessions. Let them write down the two most important issues to be considered. Brainstorming might take too long.

Cycle evaluation

The session cycle should be evaluated to improve knowledge-sharing and the quality of Microtraining, for instance on the basis of some questions. Direct feedback from the participants is the most honest and accurate feedback and can be performed during or directly after the closing session. Make sure to ask open-ended questions and pay attention to what the participants have to say.

What did you learn? What did you think of the information? What was very useful? What can you implement in your working situation? What do you think of the Microtrainer?

You can download a template for evaluating your Microtraining cycle here

 

Sometimes it is good to check whether the Microtraining has actually led to changes within the organisation. What are the effects for the participants and the organisation in three or six month after the training? You can find guidelines to monitor the effects of the Microtraining sessions here.