• It is important to find a trainer who generates interest in the material.
• Employers should evaluate a potential trainer by asking several questions.

Trainers who bring energy and enthusiasm to their sessions help workers remain interested and attentive. By contrast, a trainer who is clearly just going through the motions is likely to have minimal impact on trainees—and on the training itself.

When looking for a trainer, the following questions can be used to gain an understanding of a trainer’s abilities:

• Tell me about a successful training experience you performed in the last 6 months.
• Tell me about a training experience that was not successful and how you would change it.
• What method did you use to encourage others to participate in a group discussion
• How did you manage to instill a positive attitude toward learning in one of your training sessions?
• How did you manage to successfully train others who were at varying degrees of understanding the subject matter?