• Previous experience in topic area
• Comfort and experience speaking to diverse groups (age, ethnicity, socioeconomic level, professional background)
• Aptitude towards and flexibility in using non-lecture approach
• Interest in evaluating own work and in having others evaluate her / his work
• Willingness to surrender / give up control or power to the group so that participants are collaborators in their own learning process (respecting that expertise exists within the group and creating a safe environment for learning, sharing and teaching each other)
• Understanding of what are learning goals, objectives and outcome objectives
• Sense of humor
• Advance preparation: Understanding the importance of turning in information in advance and to rehearse a module, willingness to work with deadlines and within a timeframe (including design and preparation time in advance)
• Keen ability to keep section and activities on time
• Flexibility to make a quick adjustment when time, activity or participant response has changed
• Knowing when one is not / is no longer the appropriate trainer for a given topic or group
• Experience facilitating as well as teaching
• Creativity
• Ability to handle conflict resolution, group dynamics, and unexpected situations; ability to switch modes entirely if necessary; ability to model functional and professional communication
• Ability to design and adjust the dynamics of a module to minimize lecture and elicit participation: understanding collaborative learning, including changing group dynamics, participant input, reflection and response
• Willingness to work closely with event organizers in needs assessment and presentation design before, during and after presentation
• Demonstrated support for the success of the participants, the process, other trainers and the event or program

Possibly: Some experience in designing interactive activities or modules

Ideally: Full understanding of / experience in experiential learning / interactive training philosophy and methodology