Virtual Or In-Person Training: The Pros And Cons

During the Covid-19 pandemic, many of our trainers and coaches had to quickly adapt to facilitating online. At Triad we’ve worked hard to make sure that our virtual sessions are as impactful and engaging as our in-person programmes. We stand by the power of our highly interactive virtual sessions to inspire your people, but even we can’t deny that there is still a difference between being in-person and working virtually.

Check out our pros and cons list to see which option would work best for your business …

Virtual

We utilise the power of tech tools and work with a behind-the-scenes production team, including some fantastic tech hosts to make sure that the whole virtual ‘show’ is seamless, so that your people can fully engage in the experience.

Pros

More cost-effective

You won’t need to book out large conference spaces and organise travel arrangements for multiple staff, saving you money.

More cost-effective

You won’t need to book out large conference spaces and organise travel arrangements for multiple staff, saving you money.

Your people get to be in the comfort of their own home

This can lead to increased vulnerability and openness in certain exercises as they may feel more relaxed in their own safe space.

Makes globalised training and coaching much more accessible

You can ensure everyone can be involved without restrictions on a flexible schedule to suit you.

Not such a time commitment

You don’t have to worry about gathering everyone in the same room at the same time, without a commute, your team can commit to training more easily.

Suited for longer-term change programmes

Virtual training makes recurrent training sessions far easier as you don’t need to worry about the logistics of in-person training. As our mission is to focus on building long-term partnerships, not one-stop purchases, virtual training is a fantastic tool for enabling multiple sessions for deeper, longer-lasting relationships.

Breakout rooms are quicker to bring back

After going back to in-person training post-Covid we realised how much harder it is to grab the attention of 50 excitable adults who’ve not seen each other since the start of the pandemic. Zoom, of course, makes bringing people back together and focused a lot quicker!

Cons

The Breaktime Effect

We learn in relationships, and it’s much harder to create the breaktime effect on zoom. Deeper connections can be found in small moments of conversation so removing that ability may hold your teams back from taking steps towards more meaningful relationships.

In-Person

Pros

Engagement

We spend so much time glued to our screens that it’s easy for our minds to wander as we face more distractions. Face-to-face training can feel far more engaging with more depth and sincerity. There is nothing better than an engaging trainer, who adopts a hands-on approach with your staff. Certain skills are developed better face to face and aren’t as easily translated across a screen.

Networking opportunities

In-person training offers an opportunity to meet like-minded people, whether they’re from your team or a completely different department. Providing a place for your staff to create new connections or strengthen existing ones can create better, more well-rounded business relationships and the cross-pollination of ideas.

Cons

Time Consuming & Expensive

We spend so much time glued to our screens that it’s easy for our minds to wander as we face more distractions. Face-to-face training can feel far more engaging with more depth and sincerity. There is nothing better than an engaging trainer, who adopts a hands-on approach with your staff. Certain skills are developed better face to face and aren’t as easily translated across a screen.

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