TD Training Plan
PRE TRAINING:
Get Trainee to install IM service, Macro
Program and screen shot program BEFORE you train
Install the programs and become familiar with
them. BE SURE TO TELL
THE TRAINEE TO ONLY TEST MACROS IN ROOMS WITH NO PEOPLE IN THEM. THIS COULD BE CONSIDERED
SPAMMING.
Keyboard Express http://www.keyboardexpress.com/download.htm
Shortkeys Lite http://www.shortkeys.com/lite.htm
OR ANY FREE MACRO YOU CAN TRAIN
Get Smiley Face Badge (EMAIL POGO SUPPORT TELL THEM YOU BECAME A TD FOR POGO-BRATS AND THAT U NEED HOST BADGE TAKES 2-7 DAYS AVERAGE)
Instruct trainee in how to send out adverts using IM CURRENT RULES IS SPAM 60 30 AND 15 MINS BEFORE TOUR
TRAINING:
Explain Hierarchy of Pogobrats and that td's should always do what admin and htd's request. You find a list of HA, Admin and TD's on the right hand side of Pogo Brats Main Page.
HA = SUSIE MOMMA
BRAT
Admin = NONNY SHER POOH ETTA MOM
GILL
HTD = see list right hand side of pogobrats main
page
TD
= see list right hand side of pogobrats main page
TELL ALL NEW HOSTS FOLLOWING
Support other TD's
1. 1. Learn other games and play in tourneys when possible
2. 2. Always be positive in lobby (in your tourney�s and others)
3. 3. Do not interfere with another TD's tourney unless asked!
TD�S USE ALL CAPS IN LOBBIES AND WHEN YOU GET THE SMILEY FACE BADGE THAT MUST BE WORN WHEN YOU ARE RUNNING A TOURNEY DO NOT USE CAPS FOR MACROS THIS IS CONSIDERED SCROOLING
Explain �How to handle problems in lobby�
1. 1. Remain Calm
2. 2. Be positive and try to help (or ask an htd or admin to help)
3. 3. If problem continues, ask brats to mute and start screen shots (or ask another TD to start screen shots)
4. 4. Call for Admin
Read the following material:
Print and read Welcome letter from Admin
Print and read TD Manual � set TD login as favorite
Print and read League Rules from main page and TD
Responsibilities ( Main Page �If you want to be a TD�)
Explain about Spamming and acceptable practices for getting new
members
Give Trainee a guided tour of Main Page
a. a. How to see new member, withdrawals, purged members (Daily Results)
b. b. How to see members e-mail addresses
c. Links to Games
d. HA, Adim, HTD and TD names
e. Other Tourney calender (left hand side of main page)
Try to set your tourneys the day before the actual tourney. This gives
members time to see them and register. It also helps you to get the
time slot that you want and enables other TD�s to �fill in�
Explain about setting tourneys PROPER TIMES APART, members should be given
enough time to finish one tourney then be able to join yours.
Explain that trainee must hold 10 tourneys before they can award bux and suggest that the fastest way to do it is 1 hand wins tourneys (Canasta)(may want to have reg. Games depending on how they are picking it up!) You may want to have the trainee set these first 10 tourneys in different games (to get them used to holding tourneys in a variety of games)
Explain running macros in tourneys to advertise Pogobrats league
Tell Trainee that one of the TD's will be with her/him at all times when she/he holds tourneys until she is confident on her/his own
Explain advertising tourneys CURRENT RULES IS SPAM 60 30 AND 15 MINS BEFORE TOUR
Explain screen shots and muting
Explain some ways of keeping lobby "light" i.e. nice talk, polite, lol,
Running advert macros can help keep control of lobby
Explain how to handle disputes (go to tableor private chat.do not try to settle in lobby)
Explain that td should call on htd or admins for help with any aspect of tourney and that td�s should do as the htd or admin tells them at all times
Explain Roomshares AND TO CHECK THEM
Tell Trainee to use tables 50 - 100 to leave the lower numbers free for those not playing in tourney
Review TD responsibilities
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