Here's how I like to end a typical training and rehearsal. I just say to the person, tell me what you think you learned from this session? First question. Second question, Where do you still want to improve when it comes to your own media skills? And then the third question I want them to answer is, what do you want to do differently to prepare for interviews in the future, if for example, you got benefit by rehearsing with me on video, happy to do that. If you never want to do another interview, without having a single sheet of paper with your three message points and soundbites written down, let's make a commitment to that right now.
So I give them an opportunity. It's one more chance to speak on camera that always builds confidence makes it less scarier, less scary for the real one. And it helps them internalize what they learned. And also frankly, makes them appreciate you or me a lot more Because it makes them reflect on everything they learned whether you had 40 minutes with them, or eight hours or 16 hours. So it's a great way doesn't take a lot of time. And it summarizes nicely.
It also gives you a sense of did they get it? It's one thing for you to summarize, but when they are summarizing, then you know, you actually did your job. So that's what I like to do to end the training session with the colleague, the client customers, let them essentially have the final word answering those three questions.