Training For Dummies (eBook)

Elaine Biech (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2011 | 1. Auflage
416 Seiten
John Wiley & Sons (Verlag)
978-1-118-05418-5 (ISBN)

Infos

Tackle training and development the fun and easy way so you can share your specialized knowledge with others

Millions of Americans train others as part of their jobs. Whether you're an employee training your co-workers on a new process or skill, a volunteer asked to train new volunteers, a chef training your staff, or a paramedic giving CPR training, it's just as important to know how to teach others as it is to know what you're talking about. It doesn't matter how much you know about your subject if you can't share it with others. And that's where Training For Dummies comes in--it offers all the nuts and bolts of training for anyone who has to educate others on any subject and in any field--and it's written in plain English.

Covering all the modern, interactive instructional methods and dynamic training approaches available, this hands-on guide will help you inspire trainees and keep them engaged throughout the training program.You'll discover:

* How to master the jargon of training

* The keys to using audio and visual aids effectively

* How to prepare for the training certification process

* Helpful ways to evaluate your results and improve your tactics

* Tips, techniques, and tidbits for enhancing your training sessions

* Methods that improve trainee participation

* Alternatives to the traditional lecture method

* Tactics for gauging and managing group dynamics

* Strategies for addressing problems in the classroom

* Hints for understanding and adapting to different learning styles

* Resources and other extra material you can immediately use

The book has a part dedicated to the training profession, so if you're interested in becoming a professional trainer, you'll learn how to upgrade your skills and knowledge and what the trainer certification process entails. You'll also gain a perspective on other aspects of the field of training.

Additionally, Training For Dummies shows you ways to inject humor into your training sessions, ideas for saving time in the training room, and icebreakers that actually break the ice. Get your own copy to start flexing your training muscle today.

Autor

Elaine Biech, known as "the trainer's trainer," is President and Managing Principal of ebb associates inc, a strategic implementation, leadership development, and experiential learning consulting firm.

Inhalt

Introduction.

Part I: So You're Going to Be a Trainer!

Chapter 1: What's a Trainer?

Chapter 2: Why Adults Learn.

Chapter 3: The Training Cycle.

Part II: Designing the Best Darn Training In theWorld.

Chapter 4: Assessing Needs and Developing LearningObjectives.

Chapter 5: Developing the Training Design.

Chapter 6: Using Off-the-Shelf Training.

Chapter 7: Being Prepared to Succeed.

Part III: Showtime: Delivering a Dynamic TrainingSession.

Chapter 8: Implementing Training Designs: Your Job asFacilitator.

Chapter 9: It's Showtime: Delivering Success.

Chapter 10: Mastering Media and Other Visuals.

Chapter 11: Training with Style.

Chapter 12: Addressing Problems: What's a Trainer toDo?

Part IV: It's Not Over Yet: The Follow-Up.

Chapter 13: Evaluation: It's Not Over Yet!

Chapter 14: Transfer of Learning.

Part V: The Professional Trainer.

Chapter 15: The Consummate Professional.

Chapter 16: Training Certification.

Chapter 17: Training Trends.

Part VI: The Part of Tens.

Chapter 18: Ten Tips to Start Off on the Right Foot.

Chapter 19: Ten Ways to Increase Participation.

Chapter 20: Ten Ways to Save Time in the Training Room.

Chapter 21: Ten Quick Ways to Form Small Groups.

Chapter 22: Ten Tips for Adding Humor to Training.

Chapter 23: Ten Icebreakers That Work.

Index.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 4.3.2011
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Beruf / Finanzen / Recht / Wirtschaft ► Wirtschaft
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik ► Berufspädagogik
• Themenwelt: Wirtschaft ► Betriebswirtschaft / Management ► Personalwesen
• Schlagworte: Business & Management • Training & Development • Training u. Personalentwicklung • Wirtschaft u. Management
• ISBN-10: 1-118-05418-0 / 1118054180
• ISBN-13: 978-1-118-05418-5 / 9781118054185