Essentials of Coaching SMEs to Facilitate Learning

Kathleen Edwards, President & Chief Navigator, CompassPoints

Member Fee: $395

Nonmember Fee: $695

Subject-matter experts (SMEs) often have little or no experience designing and delivering effective learning opportunities. They may find it intimidating and fraught with challenges, yet we frequently rely on them to share their knowledge. Explore methods to uncover your SMEs’ issues and concerns and learn techniques to help them excel. Discover the critical role you play in making sure learning happens for your target audiences.

·         Detect the issues and concerns of subject-matter experts (SMEs) who deliver learning opportunities

·         Examine the director/manager role in coaching SMEs to success as learning facilitators

·         Design and conduct a program to instruct subject-matter experts in adult learning principles and techniques

·         Coach subject matter experts to ensure you are able to deliver value added learning experiences to you audiences.

About the facilitator:

A 25-year career as an executive in five distinctly different trade and professional associations serves Kathi Edwards well in her current roles as consultant, writer, and facilitator. Today, she is president and chief navigator of CompassPoints, the firm she launched in 2003 with a mission to create more effective learning environments regardless of the setting. Kathi is passionate about learning – and it shows in her work with clients seeking to enhance their training and professional development offerings. Her unique expertise in transforming the effectiveness of subject-matter experts who lead learning opportunities is frequently sought by national and international organizations in a variety of fields. She has great fun working with clients to develop engaging and relevant learning conversations and workshops.   A prolific writer on topics ranging from marketing and communications to learning practice and strategies, Kathi co-edited the book "Core Competencies in Association Professional Development" and wrote two of its chapters (ASAE & The Center for Association Leadership, 2005). A Certified Association Executive since 1989, Kathi is a past chair (2003-2004) of the ASAE Professional Development Section Council. Currently, she is a member of the facilitator team for ASTD’s Training Certificate Program.