Training Reinforcement

CHAPTER 12Principle 6: Follow the Reinforcement Flow

Principle 6 is the third principle to drive your engagement. Principle 4, “Provide the Perfect Push and Pull,” helps you increase the involvement of your learners. Principle 5, “Create Friction and Direction,” helps you to activate your learners’ brains. Principle 6, “Follow the Reinforcement Flow,” helps you keep the learners in their grow status (see Figure 12.1).

Figure 12.1. Follow the Reinforcement Flow

When you follow the reinforcement flow, all your questions, assignments, and learning objectives are in perfect balance with the skills and knowledge levels of your learners. If your learners develop their skills and knowledge levels, your challenges must become more complex to avoid boredom. Or start with a less complex reinforcement program in the beginning, because if your challenges are too difficult in the beginning, learners will feel anxiety. Within the reinforcement flow, your challenges and skills/knowledge are constantly in balance.

Principles 4 and 5 are meant to keep the learners’ brains alert and let them think. Principle 6 is meant to keep the structure and correct level in your reinforcement program. Let’s learn how to avoid boredom or anxiety.

THE VALUE OF FEEDBACK

If you want to drive engagement, feedback is crucial. In top-level sports, athletes love to receive feedback. No matter whether it is ...