Training from a Distance

1. Mini-Workshops via the Telephone

2. Video Network Training

Mini-Workshops via the Telephone

Would you like to offer or receive training right in your agency or offices? No travel required!

Sample options below explain how actual clients of Dr. Mee-Lee have creatively used ‘distance’ training and technology to achieve their objectives. Could you apply this to your organization?

Sample Option 1

Client: One large Managed Care Company with multiple offices in many states.

Company’s Objective: To provide training to its staff located in many different time zones

Delivery Format:
The training day was divided into a morning session and an afternoon session. Dr. Mee-Lee delivered a 2-hour block of training, once in the morning to one group of attendees, and again in the afternoon to a different group.
Each attendee received the workshop handout prior to the commencement of the telephone seminar. The didactic portion of the seminar was given while participants had their phones on mute. When it was time for Questions and Answers, participants unmuted their phones.

Sample Option 2

Client: A single treatment program

Program's Objective: To train its staff from ONE agency, without having to leave their office complex.

Delivery Format:
Agency staff gathered at the start time in a conference room equipped with a good central speakerphone. Dr. Mee-Lee delivered the didactic portion of his workshop material, but included more frequent breaks for questions and answers. This more free-flowing process worked well as the group was small enough to accommodate this style. This client played host by issuing an invitation to several of their local treatment agencies to join them in this training. Since they had a few “seats” open in their conference room they were able to absorb a few more attendees from these agencies.

Benefits for the Client:

• Staff did not have to travel to a training
• Improved relationships with community agencies
• Cost efficiencies
• Sharing cost by inviting local agency participation

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Video Network Training

Training utilizing the resources of the latest in technology!

Sample Option 1

Client: Midwestern State Government Agency State Agency’s

Objective: To deliver training to its staff in various geographical sites throughout their state

Delivery Format:
Dr. Mee-Lee delivered his workshop face-to-face with a live audience at a central broadcasting location of the State Agency. Participants at other cities gathered in their ‘remote’ locations that were equipped with the video link technology. The training session was broadcast ‘live’ to these locations. These ‘remote’ participants were also able to interact in the live Question & Answer periods.

Benefits:

• All agency staff were able to participate
• Travel expenses were greatly reduced
• Staff could attend to their office business in the workshop break times.
• Everybody could still equally participate in Q&A
• Cost efficiencies for the State
• The State Agency had a video copy of the workshop to utilize for further in-house reference

Sample Option 2

Client: A Western State Government Agency

State Agency’sObjective: To deliver training to its staff in various geographical sites throughout their state

Delivery Format: Dr. Mee-Lee went to a studio broadcasting point in his own geographical area in California. Here he delivered his workshop in-studio. Via a video link, his presentation was beamed ‘live’ to all the ‘viewer attendees’ gathered in locations in the Western State.

Benefits:

• All of the above
• State was able to save on travel expenses for Dr. Mee-Lee
• Some greater flexibility with scheduling around a typically heavy travel schedule of Dr. Mee-Lee

Contact us if these innovative training approaches could match your needs and circumstances!