Briefing & Debriefing skills for Powerboat instructors

1. Briefing & Debriefing

2. BRIEF TASK
DEBRIEF

3. Briefing your instructors:
• What should be included in the brief?
• Why ask questions? What questions
should we ask?
• How can we communicate effectively?

4. What to include:
• Objective/Aim/Purpose of session
• Operating area
• Timings
• Safety
• Level
• Progression

5. How to get your message
across:
• Clear, Concise
• K.I.S.S.
• Don’t assume..
• Check understanding
• Visual aids
• V.A.R.K.

6. Fitting everything into your brief
• ‘Bums on a rugby post’
How, What, Why,
Where, When, Who
• If your students can
answer all of these
questions then you are
on the right track.

7. Task
• Set the right level of task.
• Allow mistakes – people learn! If you are
tempted to interfere, ask yourself:
‘Is this error a useful learning opportunity?’
• Observe carefully, take notes on session.
• Max observation, Min disruption.

8. Debrief
• As soon as possible after the session/course.
• Be positive, good natured, helpful.
• Weaknesses: Be direct & honest – constructive
criticism.
• Good use of questions (they will debrief
themselves! – we are our own worst critic)
• Avoid any ‘edge’.
• Tell them how to improve/ Find solutions
• Get feedback from the students.
• Emphasise the good points/ Reinforce positives
• PRAISE = PERFORMANCE.