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In a training session, you find that the trainer has a thick accent, and you can't understand what's being said. What would you do?

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Question added by Therese Angeli Lebiano , Technical Support Representative , Transcom Worldwide Philippines
Date Posted: 2014/09/09
zafar abbas minhas
by zafar abbas minhas , Freelance Writer , DAILY MASHRAQ

I WILL STOP HIM ,,,,,,,, IF AM NOT GETTING HIS WORDS , WHAT IS THE MEANING OF TRAINING ?  HE IS DOING :;;  MONO LOUGE "'''    ,,,,,,   TRAINING MEANS INTER ACTIVE DIALOUGE ,,,,, EVERY ONE MUST PARTICIPATE IN THE DISCUSSION.................  THERE MUST BE A CLEAR DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A TEACHER & TRAINER ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,..... 

Saiful Islam Hiron
by Saiful Islam Hiron , Site HR Manager , Handicap International

I will request him to speak loudly for better understanding.

Amit Sheth
by Amit Sheth , HR Center Head , Dassault Systemes ; 3DPLM Software Solutions Limited

1. Trainer should be made aware of this.

2. Feedback to HR

If this problem is faced by majority, ask to keep the notes digitally available with hands on training. The best way is to get the trainer changed as lots of efforts and time is invested by an organization to schedule trainings.

Junaid Yasin
by Junaid Yasin , Senior Team Lead , Al Karam textile mills

Said clearly you didn't understand anything

Vinod Jetley
by Vinod Jetley , Assistant General Manager , State Bank of India

Ask him to join 'iTalk English school' and spend25 minutes online every day for a month.

 

Do you like that,Therese?

Deleted user
by Deleted user

I will say to him nicely and would say to him, ''Sorry sir i can not understand you clearly, can you please repeat again?''  simple is that , and if you still cant understand him after multiple times you told him to repeat then tell him you can not understand him, he might/will get offended and might get angry, but hey if you will not understand what he is saying then how you are going to learn and perform?

Nasir Hussain
by Nasir Hussain , Sales And Marketing Manager , Pakistan Pharmaceutical Products Pvt. Ltd.

Good Day!!!

It depends on how many (%) of the participants having the same problem...... if a large no. of participants are unbale to understand the accent of the trainer, he must not be in his field ( i am sure, it is not the case).

If he is having a sore throat or any other disease, one can postpone the session.......

 

Beside this, if you are the only one (or a few of particiants) having the problem, You need to be climatized with such accent before joining this session, and may also need to improve your listening skills.

Ibrahim Hussein Mayaleh
by Ibrahim Hussein Mayaleh , Sales & Business Consultant and Trainer , Self-employed

Keep asking until you understand. That's what are you paying for.

VENKITARAMAN KRISHNA MOORTHY VRINDAVAN
by VENKITARAMAN KRISHNA MOORTHY VRINDAVAN , Project Execution Manager & Accounts Manager , ALI INTERNATIONAL TRADING EST.

Trainer should have the capabilities to explain in simple terms, if a request is coming from the participants. You can cordially respond with a situation and ask him for solutions in simple terms.

There will also be "Feed back" reports after training in which you are at liberty to express your views, whatever you think appropriate and apt in a polite language.  

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