TRAINER DESIGNS TRAINER FORUM

Program Description

In intent, Trainer Designs is a developing community of serious-minded trainer candidates and seasoned trainers who are committed to evolving the work of transformation through ongoing personal and professional growth. In form, it is a program that occurs over approximately six months wherein graduates of transformational trainings who are committed to being stellar trainers, facilitators, and coaches of discovery-based, breakthrough-based, and/or leadership-based transformational work develop themselves using the expertise and experience available to them through the generosity of veteran trainers.

have a proven track record of developing trainers and over sixty years of collective experience in transformation. Ray and Bettie, along with other veteran trainers who volunteer their time during program weekends, will provide opportunities for participants to develop within the following modules:

Foundational pillars of transformational work
Distinct trainer & coach ways of being
Generating and coaching context
Listening and speaking
Presencing oneself with impact
Teaching distinctions with impact
Group enrollment/relationship building
Self-discipline and rigor

Specific distinctions discussed include, but are not limited to: Interpretation, Communication for Effective Action, Universal Law, Language, Change vs. Create, Integrity, Choice vs. Decision, and Authenticity.

There will also be space within the Forum for study to evolve to match the participants’collective and individual interests. Each participant will write a short research paper (or a training) intended to contribute to the transformational training profession. In addition, candidates will videotape themselves working with live audiences in between the four Trainer Forum in-person sessions. They will receive significant feedback to support their ongoing development.

In sum, the Forum provides participants with the opportunity to greatly expand their ability to work with people at the essential level of being.

Candidate Qualifications and Requirements

Trainer Designs Trainer Forum is for people who are serious and intentional about designing themselves to be transformational trainers, facilitators, and/or coaches. Eligible candidates will meet the following minimum criteria:

Hold at minimum a Bachelor’s degree from a reputable college or university or significant experience as a professional

Be a graduate of a reputable transformational leadership program

Have demonstrated experience coaching and/or training in a transformation-based arena (either through volunteer staffing or paid employment)

Have demonstrated experience coaching, facilitating and/or training groups—small or large groups

Have a motivation for and clear plan for coaching and training that is aligned with transformational principles

Trainer Designs Trainer Forum will be primarily self-generated by its participants, in particular during non-program weekends. During these interim periods, participants will be required to apply and reflect on their own internalization of distinctions learned over the weekend as evidenced in video tapes of themselves working with live audiences. Work with audiences can occur in one or more of the following domains: delivering modules of discovery-based, breakthrough-based, or leadership-based trainings to mock audiences; delivering guest events; delivering self-designed workshops; providing one-on-one or small group coaching.

Trainer Designs Trainer Forum is intensive and self-directed in nature, as is the process of becoming a masterful transformationalist. Therefore, participants’ commitment to rigor and integrity is vital.

DATES: Trainer Forum 5 (includes the Train the Trainer Intensive weekend)

February 11th thru 14th, 2010 (4 day weekend)
March 26th thru 28th, 2010 (3 day weekend)
May 14th thru 16th, 2010 (3 day weekend)
July 30th thru August 1st, 2010 (3 day weekend)

TUITION: Super Rates for early payment and confirmation by January 15, 2010.

Extra! Trainer Forum tuition includes the 4-day Train the Trainer Intensive

Great Discounts for past Train the Trainer Intensive graduates

TUITION AND CURRENT COURSE AVAILABILITY, PLEASE CONTACT:

DANIEL PARASZKAY at beinthequestion@gmail.com 818-395-7024 Los Angeles