The second core principle of effective training is – The training has to be clear and concise.

For training to be absorbed, analyzed and retained well, it must have a logical beginning, middle and end. In addition, each of these three sections must be laid out well and flow from point to point and subject to subject.

When training is disjointed or lacks the necessary flow, the trainees spend much of their time trying to decipher the intent, direction and logic of the information, rather than concentrating on the meaning of the information.

Jumping from subject to subject and back again uselessly agitates the audience and forces them to mentally try and rearrange the subjects into a flow that makes sense to them instead of absorbing the information.

If you’re doing the training, do an outline of the material and have someone unfamiliar with the subject review the outline to see if it makes logical sense to them. If you’re having someone else do the training, you should review the outline with the trainer to make sure it makes sense to you. Either way, if it doesn’t make sense, rework the material flow until it does.