b'TRAINING & EDUCATION[] By Robb Roderick, A day in the life of a trainerNTCA Technical TrainerWhat is it like to be a trainer forwithwhomyouworkandinter-NTCA?Imaskedthatquestionact. Finally, its one part traveling often. Thisarticlewillshedsomeevangelistsinceyouspreadthe light on my experiences.gospelofgoodtilesettingwith Iamveryproudtorepresentthehopeofbringingnewmem-theNTCAasatrainer.Imstillabers into the NTCA fold.bitconfusedhowtheydecidedIEarlyon,mybiggestsurprise would be a good choice with allwastheamountofeffortthat the other qualifi ed candidates whogoes into preparing a workshop or expressed their interest in the posi- regional training program. Having tion, but Im very thankful they did.attended workshops as a contrac-Im happy to be part of the terrifi ctor, it appeared to simply involve team at NTCA that collaborates tostandingupandtalkingabout comeupwithcreativeideasontile for an hour or two. I rapidly current and relevant topics to bringdiscoveredthereismuchmore to our workshop gatherings. toitthanthat.Atypicalthree-Being a trainer requires a lot ofhour program workshop requires travel, so the home situation needsmanydaysinvestedinbuild-to be conducive to it. For instance,ingaPowerPointpresentation, this amount of travel would be veryrehearsingtheprogram,build-diffi cult for a married person withingthehands-ondemos,calling children at home.managers,boardmembers,and Iwoulddescribethispositionambassadors, acquiring and pack-fourways:itsonepartprofes- ingthetools,longdrives,hotel sor because of the teaching andcheck-ins, setup and breakdowns training;itsonepartover-the- ofalltheequipmentandmore. roadtruckdriver,duetoalltheDefi nitely much more work than hoursspentontheroad.Itsmeets the eye.onepartcampaigningpoliticianThescheduleisachallengein becauseofallthepersonalitiesitself.Mytypicaldaystartswith 56 TileLetter | July 2020'