Training Pre-Calls: Fun + Impactful
- Matt Plavnick
- Jun 5
- 1 min read

I speak to at least 30% of participants ahead of every Accelerator Training. Often I speak to more.
Training pre-calls are a highlight of my job. I meet passionate, creative, and driven people across marketing and BD teams before training ever starts.
Those calls aren't "extra." They are the work:
Pre-call details help me tailor frameworks and skills to actual scenarios participants face in their firms.
Learning a team's language and style helps me pick up on cues and facilitate through tricky moments.
Participants ask their questions and learn to like and trust me. We establish rapport well before we reach the training room.
All of this makes trainings more immediately impactful. For a few hours of genuinely fun work, I learn powerful details, earn goodwill and trust, and never walk into a cold room.
Tell me again why every trainer doesn't do this?




