Tips for successful Lunch & Learn Sessions

[SharronVolgyesi]

Hi -

I need to do a Lunch & Learn for our sales department that will be upgrading to Office 2003. It's the first such session I've done in more years then I care to remember.

I'm afraid I might be a bit rusty. Does anyone have any tips to make it go well? Thanks!

 

[Storyteller]

Hello SharronVolgyesi,
- I would suggest you to keep it as simple as possible.
- What type of visual aides will you have?
- Consult with the Sales Manager to see how their staff currently use Office and then highlight some of the new features of Office 2003 that will make their lives easier(?) ;-}
- If possible stay to one product per lunch and learn. So Word new features, Excel new features, PowerPoint new features, etc.
- Are you planning to have handouts?

Remember to smile and have fun.

Regards,
Michael

 

[Kirie]

The Lunch and Learn sessions that I am asked to do involve having people see me demo while they have a handout (usually a chapter of the Element K book the company owns) to take notes on. If your croud is like mine you'll want to limit questions to the end so that people can leave is they wish. I usually get one or two people a month who need to chat.
Michael is dead on - try and have only one topic from one product per session.

 

[lexus]

For sure....Our brown bag lunch sessions run for only 30 minutes. After that, you've probably lost them! Limit length and topics.

**Quiquid latine dictum sit altum viditur.**