I think there are several things to avoid in training and want to share a few.

1. Avoid training the theory without real world application. We have enough ivory tower residents and don’t need more. So if it is so important, how can it be applied.
2. Avoid stodgy, boring presentations. Add some cool experiential learning and keep the students involved at a mental level.
3. Avoid the idea that you, the trainer, are the only one that can provide real world application. Extract from your students actual incidents to illustrate the concepts. Or encourage them to get involved in the training process.

I will think about this some more and be back to see what others contribute.

Thanks.