WELCOME TOWELCOME TO ROYAL FAMILY KIDS’ CAMPSROYAL FAMILY KIDS’ CAMPS

TRAINING!TRAINING!

WELCOME TO CAMPWELCOME TO CAMP

THIS CAMP IS LIKE NO OTHER – THIS CAMP IS LIKE NO OTHER –

THEREFORE, THE TRAINING SHOULD THEREFORE, THE TRAINING SHOULD BE LIKE NO OTHER BE LIKE NO OTHER

THE MATERIALTHE MATERIALUtilize the training manual in a straight Utilize the training manual in a straight forward manner; not word for word, but forward manner; not word for word, but idea for idea. Transfer the words and idea for idea. Transfer the words and ideas, but also the passion and the ideas, but also the passion and the purpose.purpose.

Use an agenda and stick with it (stick to Use an agenda and stick with it (stick to the time, not the material).the time, not the material).

Use more than one instructor. Find Use more than one instructor. Find qualified people on your team or in your qualified people on your team or in your church to help train. church to help train.

RESOURCESRESOURCES

Resource Center – Resource Center – Counselor Manual, all Counselor Manual, all handouts, camp books, books or tapes on abuse, handouts, camp books, books or tapes on abuse, books on skits / dramas, etc.books on skits / dramas, etc.

Training layout – Training layout – – Two Saturday half-days Two Saturday half-days – Friday night & all day Saturday Friday night & all day Saturday – Saturday and Sunday half-daysSaturday and Sunday half-days

RFKC catalogsRFKC catalogs

DELIVERY STYLEDELIVERY STYLE

The presenter sets the tone.The presenter sets the tone.

Your audience will follow your Your audience will follow your excitement, your passion. Likewise, excitement, your passion. Likewise, they will also follow your apathy, they will also follow your apathy, limited enthusiasm, etc.limited enthusiasm, etc.

Work on your presentation skills (i.e. Work on your presentation skills (i.e. Toastmasters, evaluations, etc). Toastmasters, evaluations, etc).

Great material with a poor delivery is like eating an Great material with a poor delivery is like eating an over-cooked steak: You know a great taste was over-cooked steak: You know a great taste was possible, but after a couple of bites, you’re done.possible, but after a couple of bites, you’re done.

Poor material with a great delivery can be Poor material with a great delivery can be entertaining, but it’s like cotton candy: It’s sweet at entertaining, but it’s like cotton candy: It’s sweet at the beginning, but it evaporates away and leaves the beginning, but it evaporates away and leaves you with little to show for it.you with little to show for it.

We need to strive for both We need to strive for both

materialmaterial and and deliverydelivery..

GIMMICKS AND FUNGIMMICKS AND FUN

Funny pictures / slides / comicsFunny pictures / slides / comics

Bring camp to training – mock Bring camp to training – mock registration, training at camp, serve registration, training at camp, serve “camp” food “camp” food

Make it fun, relaxing, and emotional Make it fun, relaxing, and emotional (just like camp) (just like camp)

Tarzan yell / skits / team skills / crafts Tarzan yell / skits / team skills / crafts

Experiential LearningExperiential Learning

What experiential learning took place What experiential learning took place when you went through the RFKC when you went through the RFKC training week?training week?

Have you used it in your training?Have you used it in your training?

TEAM BUILDINGTEAM BUILDING

Use Section 7 of the manual.Use Section 7 of the manual.

Add new items each year for Add new items each year for returning members. We are trying to returning members. We are trying to build camaraderie, esprit de core build camaraderie, esprit de core with our fellow workers. This is a with our fellow workers. This is a tough week; we need to know each tough week; we need to know each other well, feel like we fit in, and other well, feel like we fit in, and encourage each other. Team- encourage each other. Team- building helps us all.building helps us all.

teachmeteamwork.com“Hole Tarp”

AUDIO / VISUALAUDIO / VISUALOverhead projector (at a minimum) or Overhead projector (at a minimum) or PowerPoint PowerPoint White board or easel with drawing White board or easel with drawing paperpaperVideotapesVideotapesCD player for camp music as they CD player for camp music as they come into trainingcome into trainingVideotape the training. It can be used Videotape the training. It can be used to evaluate your delivery, and for last-to evaluate your delivery, and for last-minute trainees.minute trainees.

Thank you for your time Thank you for your time and attentionand attention

All I ask is that you go out there and All I ask is that you go out there and change the world, through training.change the world, through training.

Ideas – need some or have some???Ideas – need some or have some???

Email me at JeffJ@RFKC.orgEmail me at JeffJ@RFKC.org