Public librarians provide training on various topics in their communities, and to support them, the EIFL Public Library Innovation Programme (EIFL-PLIP) has developed several educational videos in the EIFL-PLIP ‘Small Bites’ series on organizing and delivering library training programmes. We are pleased to share a new 'Small Bites' video, on the topic, ‘Managing Distracting Behaviour in Training’. 

In the video (8 min 48 sec), Ugne Lipeikaite, Impact Manager of the EIFL Public Library Innovation Programme (EIFL-PLIP), shares practical strategies to help trainers to keep learners engaged and prevent disruptions during training. The video:

• Identifies the different kinds of challenges encountered in training, for example, overly talkative individuals, silent learners, arguers, time-drainers, and side conversations by trainees;
• Suggests ways of avoiding and overcoming challenges, such as understanding expectations at the start of training, setting clear rules, using varied training methods, and incorporating energizers.

See more EIFL-PLIP ‘Small Bites’ videos in the series on organizing and delivering library training programmes - 

• Effective use of icebreakers & energizers (8 minutes)
• Managing Workshop Expectations (5 minutes)
• Different Roles of a good trainer: Instructor, Facilitator and Coach (6 minutes)
• Promoting Your Library's Training Programmes on Social Media (7 minutes)
• How to Evaluate Your Library’s Training Programme (5 minutes)

Visit our YouTube channel to explore EIFL-PLIP Small Bites videos for public librarians, on the topics such as library project development and library performance and outcomes evaluation.

Enjoy the Small Bites video series! Let us know if you found the format and content useful, or if you have any feedback – plip@eifl.net