Often participants show up at trainings with their smartphones or laptops … to quickly check e-mails or plan for the next meeting. Although it might look honorable and diligent - it is highly ineffective.
Multitasking engages large parts of the brain’s working memory. Without freeing that up, we cannot successfully learn new information. In short, multitasking and learning cannot occur effectively at the same time.
If you thought you were effective by multitasking at your training, you are actually wasting your time. You should have stayed at the office instead.
Next time you go to a training, remove the temptation of using your distractive tools by leaving them at the office (or in your bag) so you can fully concentrate on the learning session.