Train the Trainer

Train the Trainer
Author: Skills Converged
Publisher: Skills Converged
Total Pages: 314
Release: 2016-07-14
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1534611088

What makes a training course successful? What is the secret to conducting an effective and memorable training course? What makes a great trainer? Why some training courses are useful, motivating and educational while others are boring and forgettable? This book provides you with a comprehensive set of guidelines on all aspects of training. The methodologies, scenarios and exercises presented in this book will ensure that you, as a trainer, are equipped with all the tools and skills needed to deliver a great training course. At Skills Converged, we specialise in supporting the training community with our state-of-the-art training materials. Over the years we have delivered numerous courses and have received extensive feedback from trainers who have used our products all over the world. We know what makes a training course successful and what makes one fail. In this book, we share our most treasured findings and experiences with you. We want to help you become the best trainer you can be and in turn, train as many people as possible around the world. Research shows that one of the fastest ways to learn is through examples. This book contains a large number of examples, case studies, and important research in the field of adult education for you to employ. Whether you are teaching soft skills, management, IT, technical courses or arts and crafts, you can benefit from this book as the lessons are applicable to teach any topic. This Second Edition has been extensively expanded with several chapters and now includes the entirety of our highly praised Train the Trainer Self-Study Course. In this book you will learn: - How to get the most from your training courses - How to avoid barriers to learning - How to take advantage of principles of Accelerated Learning - How to conduct a Training Needs Analysis - How to present confidentlyHow to avoid bad training delivery practices - How to plan your course - How to arrange the training environment optimally - How to keep the delegates constantly engaged - How to respond when you are being challenged - How to avoid poor statements that can hinder learning - How to take advantage of the power of story-telling - How to run training exercises to get the most from them

Training the Trainer

Training the Trainer
Author: Mary Jo Dolasinski
Publisher:
Total Pages: 276
Release: 2004
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN:

In today's workplace, performance-based training is complete, measurable, and active for your learners. Written by a corporate trainer, this concise, easy-to-read text focuses on the how-to's of training. This textbook offers a new, performance-based approach to training that will grab and hold your attention. It addresses industry issues such as: retention of employees; the integration of technology into training; different training styles and methods; the workplace and the needs of the diverse workers in it; and the management, evaluation, and performance of training. You will find practical tips and advice for creating training materials, analyzing the impact of training, and training with impact. SPECIAL FEATURES INCLUDE: Trainer Tips that are "FYI" hints for dealing with different topics, different learners, and different training moments Trainer Pitfalls that guide you through corrections for common training and presentation mistakes Trainer Terms to highlight and define training terms throughout the text Skill Builders that allow you to practice techniques and critical thinking as you learn Training Resources that contain useful websites, equipment procedures, and electronic practices Power Index, containing crossreferences, key terms and trainer language, are all clearly indexed for new and experienced trainers

Course Design Strategy

Course Design Strategy
Author: Ethan Honary
Publisher: Skills Converged Publishing
Total Pages: 321
Release: 2021-07-01
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1838495312

This book is packed with strategies and insights that will help you design better training courses. It focuses on how people learn as the key factor in making design decisions. The book shows you how to design a good course for any field, no matter what medium you use to deliver it. Learn how the brain works, how people forget, how to gain and maintain attention and how to make a subject interesting. Then use the easy-to-follow guidelines to design strategically by increasing curiosity, making content emotional, making learners practise what they have learned and using failure as a teaching tool. The art of designing a course and making people learn is mastered through practical experience of running courses; the science is gained by evidence-based research on how people learn. The book combines the two, offering many examples and studies in cognitive psychology, neuroscience, instructional design and training the trainer. You will find lots of examples and studies in the book that provide insights that may not be obvious but that lead to important design decisions. They will change forever how you think about training design and delivery and help you design courses that your learners will love. In Course Design Strategy, you will learn: · How to make content memorable · What learners expect from a course · How people learn and forget, and why this should be the cornerstone of any course design · How to use eureka moments and eureka concepts as the building blocks of course design · How to make content easy to learn · Why the presence of a feedback loop is crucial to learning · How to use exercises and tests to enhance learning

From Bud to Boss

From Bud to Boss
Author: Kevin Eikenberry
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 326
Release: 2011-01-07
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0470943904

Practical advice for making the shift to your first leadership position The number of people who will become first-time supervisors will likely grow in the next 10 years, as Baby Boomers retire. Perhaps the most challenging leadership experience anyone will face isn't one at the top, but their first promotion to leadership. They must deal with the change and uncertainty that comes with a new job, requiring new skills, and they've been promoted from peer to leader. While the book addresses the needs of any manager, supervisor, or leader, it pulls from the best leadership and management thinking, and puts the focus on the difficulties that new leaders experience. Includes practical information for new managers who must supervise friends and former peers Authors are expert consultants who work with leaders at all levels Shows how to adopt the mindset of a leader, including: communicating change, giving feedback, coaching employees, leading productive teams, and achieving goals This much-needed book can help new leaders get beyond the stress and fear to focus on becoming the most effective leader they can be-starting right now.

Fierce Conversations (Revised and Updated)

Fierce Conversations (Revised and Updated)
Author: Susan Scott
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 324
Release: 2004-01-06
Genre: Self-Help
ISBN: 9780425193372

Fully revised and updated—the national bestselling communication skills guide that will help you achieve personal and professional success one conversation at a time. The master teacher of positive change through powerful communication, Susan Scott wants you to succeed. To do that, she explains, you must transform everyday conversations at work and at home with effective ways to get your message across—and get what you want. In this guide, which includes a workbook and The Seven Principles of Fierce Conversations, Scott teaches you how to: • Overcome barriers to meaningful communication • Expand and enrich relationships with colleagues, friends, and family • Increase clarity and improve understanding • Handle strong emotions—on both sides of the table • Connect with colleagues, customers and family at a deep level Includes a Foreword by Ken Blanchard, the bestselling co-author of The One Minute Manager

NASM Essentials of Personal Fitness Training

NASM Essentials of Personal Fitness Training
Author:
Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Total Pages: 598
Release: 2008
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 9780781782913

Developed by the National Academy of Sports Medicine (NASM), this book is designed to help people prepare for the NASM Certified Personal Trainer (CPT) Certification exam or learn the basic principles of personal training using NASM's Optimum Performance Training (OPT) model. The OPT model presents NASM's protocols for building stabilization, strength, and power. More than 600 full-color illustrations and photographs demonstrate concepts and techniques. Exercise color coding maps each exercise movement to a specific phase on the OPT model. Exercise boxes demonstrate core exercises and detail the necessary preparation and movement. Other features include research notes, memory joggers, safety tips, and review questions.

Train the Trainer

Train the Trainer
Author: Eleanor O'Carroll
Publisher: Gill & Macmillan Ltd
Total Pages: 240
Release: 2012-03-30
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0717163415

Essential guide for those who wish to unlock their potential as a professional trainer. Learn how to develop your confidence, conquer your fear of public speaking and refine your skills. Train the Trainer gives guidance on each stage of the Training Cycle, i.e. identifying training needs, designing training, delivering training and evaluating training; presents good training practice; explains the importance and relevance of different kinds of learning, including experiential and task-based learning; encourages reflective practice and continuous professional development; describes how to identify training needs, devise learning objectives and prepare and plan appropriate training methods to achieve those objectives; outlines how to plan, prepare and deliver a dynamic and thought-provoking presentation using a variety of resources. The book contains a completed sample training needs analysis (TNA) document and provides instruction on how to develop and implement appropriate assessment and evaluation methods. The appendices include a quick Inventory of Activities that is useful for Group Training Scenarios and ideas for Activities for Train the Trainer Course Tutors to use on courses. Ideal for all those involved in professional training and for students on Train the Trainer courses.

Training of Trainers Program

Training of Trainers Program
Author: Ibrahim H. Hussney
Publisher: Ibrahim H. Hussney
Total Pages: 99
Release:
Genre: Architecture
ISBN:

Our movement reflects our attitudes or our character, and any change that occurs to them, and the pattern of our standing, sitting, or movement reflects a lot about what we plan to do. Body language is one of the reliable sources for collecting information regarding the characteristics, attitudes, and intentions of people. The language of the eyes is one of the most important languages of the body, as it conveys important messages about our competence and self-confidence as trainers, eyes are the window through which the human mind sees events, and visual contact is establishing communication between your eyes and the eyes of the person/people you talk to and interact with verbally, and more you develop visual contact better, you left a more positive impression of yourself, and you were able to build a better relationship with those you spoke to. Gesture is one of the elements of body language, and it is a form of non-verbal communication or non-voice communication in which visual physical movements work to deliver certain messages, either to replace or be associated with speech. Gestures include the movement of hands, faces, or other parts of the body, which allow individuals to communicate a variety of feelings and thoughts, such as approval, objection, gratitude ...etc. The tone of voice and pitch play a crucial role in supporting the trainer when presenting the program and communicating information to the trainees. In online sessions particularly, auditory communication is considered one of the sensitive matters that both the trainer and the trainee must pay close attention to it. ​​​​​​​The skill of deep listening is the ability to receive the message and interpret it accurately in the communication process and it is the main key to effective communication between the trainer and the trainees. Without the ability to listen well, the message to be delivered becomes incomprehensible and leads to stopping the communication process.

Rockstar Service, Rockstar Profits

Rockstar Service, Rockstar Profits
Author: David Brownlee
Publisher: Morgan James Publishing
Total Pages: 170
Release: 2019-03-05
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1642792233

RockStar Service, Rockstar Profits reveals a new, fast, easy way to increase revenues, grow a business, and create loyal customers for life. Imagine for a moment that your favorite artist, musician, group or rock star came into your office or called you today requesting your product or service. What would you say to them? What would you do to serve them? Now ask yourself: When was the last time I treated a customer or a client like a rock star? What would it do for your business if you treat every customer and client like a rock star? Rockstar Service, Rockstar Profits shows business owners, executives, customer service reps, and others a more effective way for their team to deliver world-class, rockstar customer service to their customers. Inside, business coach David Brownlee teaches how to build rapport in 60 seconds or less, create customized customer service strategies to implement immediately, and how to look at customers in a new light. Rockstar Service, Rockstar Profits reveals how to increase revenues, grow a business, and create raving fans—clients that will never leave.

Active Training

Active Training
Author: Melvin L. Silberman
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 453
Release: 2015-05-04
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1118972015

The all-time bestselling training handbook, updated for new technologies and roles Active Training turns instructional design on its head by shifting the emphasis away from the instructor, and on to the learner. Comprehensively updated to reflect the many developments in the field, this new fourth edition covers the latest technologies and applications, the evolving role of the trainer, and how new business realities impact training, advancing new evidence-based best practices for new trainer tasks, skills, and knowledge. Up to date theory and research inform the practical tips and techniques that fully engage learners and help them get the most out of sessions, while updated workplace examples and revised templates and worksheets help bring these techniques into the classroom quickly. You'll gain insight into improving training evaluation by using Return on Expectations (ROE), learn how to extend the value of training programs through transfer of learning, and develop fresh, engaging methods that incorporate state-of-the-art applications. Active Training designs offer just the right amount of content; the right balance of affective, behavioral, and cognitive learning; a variety of approaches; real-life problem solving; gradual skill-building; and engaging delivery that uses the participants' expertise as a foundation for learning. This book is the classic guide to employing Active Training methods effectively and appropriately for almost any topic. Learn how the trainer's role has changed Engage learners through any training delivery method Inspire collaboration and innovation through application Overcome the challenges trainers face in the new business environment Active Training methods make training sessions fun, engaging, relevant, and most importantly, effective. Participants become enthusiastic about the material, and view sessions as interesting challenges rather than as means to fulfill requirements. To bring these widely endorsed methods into your training repertoire, Active Training is the complete practical handbook you need.