# 32 Claude Skills for Trainers and Facilitators, From the First Brief to the Follow-Up

> 32 Claude skills for one session or programme: frame it with the sponsor, fit the content to the clock, prepare the room, plan the difficult moments, write the follow-up and review the session, never the people.

32 free Claude Skills (Agent Skills) by Pauline Bertry, Polar Bear. For Claude Code, Claude.ai and Claude Desktop.

- Page: https://meet-polar-bear.com/skills/trainers-pack
- Download: https://meet-polar-bear.com/skills/trainers-pack.zip
- Source: https://github.com/polar-bear-org/claude-skills/tree/main/packs/trainers-pack
- License: Free to use inside your company, not for resale.
- For: corporate trainers, facilitators, independent consultants who run workshops, learning and development teams

## Install

**Claude Code** — two lines, every skill in the pack at once:

```
/plugin marketplace add polar-bear-org/claude-skills
/plugin install trainers-pack@polar-bear-skills
```

**Claude.ai / Claude Desktop** — download https://meet-polar-bear.com/skills/trainers-pack.zip and upload each skill from its `install/` folder under Settings → Customize → Skills.

**Manually** — copy `packs/trainers-pack/skills/*` from https://github.com/polar-bear-org/claude-skills into `~/.claude/skills/` or a project's `.claude/skills/`.

## The 32 skills

### 1. Fac session purpose brief (`fac-session-purpose-brief`)

One-page brief, decide or inform, who must be in the room, the "should this be a session at all" verdict

Say: "run fac-session-purpose-brief", "the client wants a workshop", "frame this workshop", "what is this session for", "should this be a workshop or an email", "workshop brief", "they asked for a training day", "help me scope this offsite"

### 2. Fac sponsor kickoff questions (`fac-sponsor-kickoff-questions`)

Question guide for the sponsor call, success at work in their words, who does what before and after, one-page call note

Say: "run fac-sponsor-kickoff-questions", "questions to ask the sponsor", "kickoff call with the client", "what should I ask before the workshop", "the sponsor booked the room and disappeared", "get the managers involved", "client discovery call for training", "write up the kickoff call"

### 3. Fac pre session survey (`fac-pre-session-survey`)

Five to seven questions for participants, the invitation line, an aggregate summary for the design

Say: "run fac-pre-session-survey", "pre-workshop survey", "pre-training questionnaire", "questions to ask participants before training", "I have never met this group", "learner analysis", "collect real cases before the session", "ask about access needs"

### 4. Fac training session plan (`fac-training-session-plan`)

Timed flow for a session that teaches a skill, the practice share, the scripted first five minutes, the energy logic

Say: "run fac-training-session-plan", "session plan", "training session plan", "lesson plan for adults", "how do I open a training session", "there is never time for practice", "turn my topic list into a session", "nine events of instruction"

### 5. Fac workshop agenda (`fac-workshop-agenda`)

Blocks marked diverge or converge, the exercise for each, group splits, a participant version and a facilitator version

Say: "run fac-workshop-agenda", "workshop agenda", "build the workshop agenda", "help me structure a three hour session", "what exercises should we run", "the agenda is a list of topics", "design a decision workshop", "offsite agenda"

### 6. Fac session time budget (`fac-session-time-budget`)

Minutes per outcome, real activity time, what stays, what moves, a cut list with reasons

Say: "run fac-session-time-budget", "too much content for the time", "everything must go in", "cut content from a training", "how long does this activity really take", "session timing", "the deck is too long for the slot", "what do I tell the sponsor we cut"

### 7. Fac group activity bank (`fac-group-activity-bank`)

Two or three group methods per block as run lists, with source, virtual variant and fallback

Say: "run fac-group-activity-bank", "group activities for training", "workshop activities", "breakout activities", "something other than breakout rooms", "1-2-4-All", "world cafe", "how do I get everyone to take part"

### 8. Fac role play practice kit (`fac-role-play-practice-kit`)

Learning points, a good and a poor model, role cards for trios, three ways to take part, observer notes, debrief

Say: "run fac-role-play-practice-kit", "role play scenarios for training", "role play without the cringe", "difficult conversation practice", "feedback conversation practice", "behaviour modelling", "observer notes", "people hate role play"

### 9. Fac virtual session redesign (`fac-virtual-session-redesign`)

An in-room plan rebuilt for a video call, an interaction per block, breakout plan, producer role, plan B

Say: "run fac-virtual-session-redesign", "virtual training", "move my workshop online", "virtual facilitation", "keep a virtual session engaging", "breakout room instructions", "cameras on or off", "people multitask on video calls"

### 10. Fac pre work invitation (`fac-pre-work-invitation`)

Invitation, one small "come with" ask, a pre-read from your own material, a reminder, the team's messages

Say: "run fac-pre-work-invitation", "workshop invitation email", "training invitation", "pre-work for a workshop", "write the pre-read", "reminder before the training", "nobody opens the pre-read", "brief my co-facilitators"

### 11. Fac workshop run sheet (`fac-workshop-run-sheet`)

One table by clock time, pivot sentences, the move if it wobbles, kit list, two checklists

Say: "run fac-workshop-run-sheet", "run sheet", "workshop run sheet", "run of show for a workshop", "facilitation plan by the minute", "the workshop is Thursday help me get ready", "materials checklist for a workshop", "who does what on the day"

### 12. Fac trainer facilitator guide (`fac-trainer-facilitator-guide`)

Per segment its purpose, cue, key points, questions with good answers, activity setup, what to cut if late

Say: "run fac-trainer-facilitator-guide", "facilitator guide", "trainer guide", "leader guide for a workshop", "instructor guide", "trainer notes for this session", "someone else is delivering my session", "all they have is my slides"

### 13. Fac training slide outline (`fac-training-slide-outline`)

Slide-by-slide outline with sentence headlines, one instruction slide per activity, cut list, accessibility notes

Say: "run fac-training-slide-outline", "training slides", "slide outline", "training deck outline", "fix my training deck", "too many bullet points", "I end up reading my slides aloud", "activity instruction slide", "accessible slides"

### 14. Fac participant handout (`fac-participant-handout`)

Guided notes, a worksheet per activity, the look-up content, the action plan page, an accessible layout

Say: "run fac-participant-handout", "participant handout", "training handout", "participant workbook", "workshop worksheet", "guided notes", "my handout is just the slides printed", "accessible handout"

### 15. Fac session openers (`fac-session-openers`)

Three openers tied to the first content block, a way to take part without personal disclosure, a virtual variant

Say: "run fac-session-openers", "icebreakers", "icebreaker ideas for a workshop", "an opener that does not make people cringe", "how do I start this session", "check-in question for my training", "virtual icebreaker", "opening activity for a senior group"

### 16. Fac session agreements (`fac-session-agreements`)

Working agreements the room edits, the confidentiality rule, consent wording for any recording or AI note-taking

Say: "run fac-session-agreements", "ground rules for a workshop", "working agreements for my session", "consent wording for recording a training", "an AI note-taker joined my session", "what do I say about confidentiality", "someone does not want to be recorded", "Chatham House Rule wording"

### 17. Fac difficult moments plan (`fac-difficult-moments-plan`)

A pre-thought move for each situation, the sentence to say, the block that shrinks

Say: "run fac-difficult-moments-plan", "what do I do if the room goes quiet", "one person is taking over my workshop", "participants who were sent by their boss", "how to handle resistance in training", "we are running behind in the session", "plan B for my workshop", "the group went flat after lunch"

### 18. Fac activity debrief questions (`fac-activity-debrief-questions`)

A three-step question sequence per activity and for the close, follow-ups, a version for pairs

Say: "run fac-activity-debrief-questions", "debrief questions for this exercise", "what so what now what", "how do I debrief a role play", "the debrief fell flat", "reflection questions after an activity", "closing questions for my workshop", "nobody answers when I ask how was that"

### 19. Fac wall board capture (`fac-wall-board-capture`)

A capture file by block from wall photos and notes, counts as counts, unreadable items logged, questions flagged

Say: "run fac-wall-board-capture", "here are the photos of the walls", "transcribe these flipcharts", "the workshop just ended, help me not lose this", "type up the sticky notes", "capture what the room produced", "export from my online board", "write up the dot votes"

### 20. Fac if then action plan (`fac-if-then-action-plan`)

The page each participant fills, one "if this, then I will" plan, the first date, the obstacle, who they tell

Say: "run fac-if-then-action-plan", "if-then plan", "action plan template for training", "implementation intentions", "how to close a training session", "one takeaway each", "commitment page for participants", "nobody remembers their takeaway"

### 21. Fac practice assignment (`fac-practice-assignment`)

One real task at work, what good looks like, a peer partner, how it comes back

Say: "run fac-practice-assignment", "practice assignment after training", "on the job practice task", "post-training assignment", "peer practice partner", "apply it at work task", "homework after a workshop", "first real attempt left to chance"

### 22. Fac follow up sequence (`fac-follow-up-sequence`)

The messages after the session, one job each, dates you set, a way to opt out

Say: "run fac-follow-up-sequence", "follow-up email after training", "post-training follow-up", "after the workshop emails", "training reinforcement messages", "what to send participants after a session", "nothing happened after the session", "check-in message after training"

### 23. Fac spaced retrieval plan (`fac-spaced-retrieval-plan`)

The few things people must recall, a question or scenario for each, gaps that widen, results by question

Say: "run fac-spaced-retrieval-plan", "spaced repetition", "retrieval practice", "spaced retrieval after training", "recall questions after a workshop", "quiz questions to send after training", "they could do it in the room and froze later", "reinforcement questions without an LMS"

### 24. Fac manager briefing note (`fac-manager-briefing-note`)

One short message to managers before and one after, the one question to ask, what they will not receive

Say: "run fac-manager-briefing-note", "manager briefing before training", "email to managers about training", "note for line managers", "what managers should know about the workshop", "manager support for training", "the manager has no idea what the session was for", "message to managers after training"

### 25. Fac manager check in guide (`fac-manager-check-in-guide`)

Before and after conversations in a manager's words, check-ins in existing meetings, a barrier log of conditions

Say: "run fac-manager-check-in-guide", "manager check-in after training", "manager conversation guide", "post-training conversation", "training transfer with managers", "how managers support training", "barriers to applying training", "the manager never asks what they learned"

### 26. Fac session feedback form (`fac-session-feedback-form`)

Four to six questions with concrete answer options, two open prompts, an aggregate summary

Say: "run fac-session-feedback-form", "training feedback form", "better smile sheet", "end of session survey", "workshop feedback questions", "post training evaluation form", "happy sheet questions", "the form says everyone loved it"

### 27. Fac session summary (`fac-session-summary`)

The record against the brief, decisions and owners, themes with their items, vote counts, parking lot

Say: "run fac-session-summary", "workshop summary", "write up the workshop", "session notes and decisions", "what did the workshop decide", "workshop output report", "the session was yesterday and I need to send something today", "summary of the offsite"

### 28. Fac facilitator retro (`fac-facilitator-retro`)

Six questions in fifteen minutes, a half-page note, timing corrections per activity

Say: "run fac-facilitator-retro", "facilitator retro", "debrief the session", "trainer self reflection", "what would I change next time", "after action review for a workshop", "lessons learned from the training", "that session went sideways"

### 29. Fac sponsor debrief (`fac-sponsor-debrief`)

A one-page debrief for the sponsor call, aggregate themes, what the sponsor and managers do now, the decision asked

Say: "run fac-sponsor-debrief", "client debrief after training", "stakeholder debrief", "post workshop report for the client", "training report for the sponsor", "how did the training go", "debrief call with the client", "all I can say is they seemed engaged"

### 30. Fac training proposal (`fac-training-proposal`)

The situation in the client's words, the outcome, the design in stages, what the client provides, options with the price left blank

Say: "run fac-training-proposal", "training proposal", "workshop proposal", "quote for a one-day workshop", "facilitation proposal", "scope a training engagement", "the client wants a quote", "proposal for a leadership programme"

### 31. Fac 70 20 10 programme plan (`fac-70-20-10-programme-plan`)

Real assignments at work, coaching and peer pairs tied to them, live sessions placed before the work that uses them

Say: "run fac-70-20-10-programme-plan", "70 20 10 model", "turn a course into a programme", "learning on the job", "stretch assignments", "two days will not do it", "blended programme plan", "peer coaching pairs"

### 32. Fac train the trainer handover (`fac-train-the-trainer-handover`)

Delivery learning points, a modelled segment, teach-back slots, practice rounds, delivery notes, a readiness conversation

Say: "run fac-train-the-trainer-handover", "train the trainer", "hand over my session", "teach-back plan", "prepare other trainers", "trainer handover", "roll out my workshop to other trainers", "co-trainer onboarding"