Hooking your audience in the first moments

A five-part framework for instant engagement

Most training programs lose learners in the first few minutes by starting with administrivia and dry learning objectives. This signals—consciously or not—that the session will be formal, predictable, and unengaging, leading learners to tune out before real learning even begins. And once attention is lost, it’s nearly impossible to get it back.

This workshop teaches a five-part framework for crafting engaging, high-impact openings that immediately hook your audience and signal that your training will be relevant, dynamic, and worth their time. The framework is simple, repeatable, and easy to implement, helping you quickly generate creative ways to make training sessions feel fresh and compelling. Whether you deliver live presentations, eLearning, or instructor-led training, this approach ensures you start strong and keep learners engaged—before they even have a chance to check out.

First impressions matter. Let’s make yours count.

Your people will learn how to:

  • Immediately capture learner attention and keep them engaged from the very first moment, making your training more effective.
  • Use a five-part framework to craft training openers that make your audience excited to learn, reducing resistance and disengagement.
  • Eliminate boring, forgettable starts (like administrivia and dry objectives) so learners actually pay attention to what you say next.
  • Easily generate creative, audience-centered openers—without spending hours brainstorming—so your sessions feel fresh every time.
  • Position yourself as a more engaging facilitator by signaling to learners that your training is relevant, valuable, and worth their time.
  • Dramatically improve learner retention and participation by setting the right tone from the start, leading to better training outcomes.
Capacity
20 people
Location
Virtual
Duration
2 hours

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About BCL

Understanding how people learn isn’t always enough.  To get projects done and make sure you target the right goals, you have to navigate complex organizations and their social environments.  That’s where consulting experience is a huge advantage.  We combine deep understanding of learning with practical management consulting experience.  This is the key to delivering high end learning experiences that move the dial.

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