A couple of responses to Ian's comments and questions.
1) I am pleased, not dismayed, that you expanded this discussion
2) The learning "target" should be quite specifically determined, down to the
education level, sex, age, management experience, etc. Establish as many
determinants of the socioeconomic variables that you can (with ranges when
needed). What you end up with is the imaginary end user, not an unknown entity
at all.
3) When your intended target learner spans a wide group, you may wish to narrowly
define subsets for your audience, or shoot for the middle ground, knowing that
the content will go over some heads and be redundant to others.
hope this answers the questions you raised, all good ones.
Vana
Ian Saunders wrote:
> Vana posting arrived just as I was setting out to type a message about a
> very similar subject.
>
> I am in the process of developing a programme of Leaderships and
> Management Development that has conventional parts, 1:1 coaching, group
> sessions etc. The organisation is also very keen on making available to
> others in the organisation the outcomes, materials, action plans [where
> appropriate] of people going through the workshops.
>
> Manuals and lists are obvious, as Vana indicates. What else can we do?
>
> This poses two questions apart from the simple what do we do
>
> 1. "How can we judge [if we need to at all] the level at which to pitch
> things, in whatever media?
> 2. "How much do you ask people to share things that are going out to
> unknown end users [my experience of this list suggests anything, and we
> are not an organisation????]
>
> Ian Saunders
> tpians@cix.compulink.co.uk
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