The instructional goal is the overall goal of training, i.e., learn how to provide First Aid at the scene of an accident. A learning outcome of one of the many components of this training would be to learn how to check the pulse of the injured person. This combined with the successful completion of all other learning outcomes allows the learner to achieve the overall instructional goal. To facilitate this learning process through a consistent step-by-step presentation of the material, lesson plans which are sometimes augmented by instructor notes are normally prepared by the training developers. These lesson plans highlight the learning outcomes, methodology used, materials used, and time required to complete each activity.

Follow the lesson plan closely and rely on the experience of the training developers. Note your observations and record the time required (5) for each activity. This information will be useful when combined with the feedback received in the evaluation (21).

Make minor adjustments even after your first training delivery; major changes should wait until you have experienced several sessions. Do not change instructional goals or learning outcomes, only the methodology (7) used to achieve them. You can gain dramatic improvements by changing presentation styles (2), or by adding or altering activities (7) and hands-on learning aids (8), all in response to different learning needs of the audience (1).