Delivering instruction and training to the US and the non-US audiences: an interview with Dr. Hardy MacKenzie

ABSTRACT

The interview was conducted to identify best practices and methods of delivering training programmes for the US and the non-US audiences. Topics for discussion involved understanding the importance of preparing instructional content, identifying approaches and techniques for capturing and sustaining the attention of participants. The interview was conducted by the first author and concluded with Dr. MacKenzie providing suggestions for trainers who design and deliver training for the US and the non-US audiences. These recommendations are important for domestic and global HRD practitioners as they offer best practices in terms of the cultural adjustments trainers, facilitators, and instructional designers must adopt for enhancing individual learning and enhancing training effectiveness.

KEYWORDS:

• Instructional design
• facilitation
• training and development

Disclosure statement

No potential conflict of interest was reported by the authors.

Notes

1. A number of individuals assembled or associated together; group of people.

2. An organization of people with a common purpose and having a formal structure.

3. An institution for instruction in a particular skill or field.