With that in mind, Day Eight start with our final major review of the core content of the curriculum. We then moved into a structural overview of the training and into key practices of effective Nonviolence trainers.
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- Community - Practice the principles we'll be teaching that build the beloved community
- Goals - Keep our main curricular points of modules in mind so that we don't get lost on sidetracks
- Roadmap - Give participants an overview so they know where we're headed
- Participation - The group needs to be talking, not just the trainer
- Teamwork - Practice this with your co-trainers, the participants, and encourage them to practice it with each other
- Transitions - Make smooth transitions between modules to highlight the sequential nature of the content and help participants make connections
- Repetition Repetition Repetition - Say the material once, say it again in a different way, and the summarize & highlight takeaways for clarity
- Examples - Be prepared in advance with simple, easy to remember examples for when you want someone to better understand the content
- Summarize - Review material frequently while being succinct and to the point
- Debrief - This training is based on reflective and experiential learning - each module has at least one activity that needs to be debriefed
- Variety of formats - The curriculum encourages a wide variety of activities, do them!
- Communication - Be mindful of your voice, energy, and listen attentively
- Timing - There's a lot of content to cover over 16 hours, keep the goals in mind and pace according to the curriculum
- Movement - Move your body, move your hands, move your face; keep the group moving
- Visual Aids - Use key words, large print, avoid too many words and tiny print
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