Training For Dummies

Elaine Biech (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

416 Seiten

2005
For Dummies (Verlag)
978-0-7645-5985-3 (ISBN)

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Millions of Americans have to 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.

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.

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.

Introduction 1

Part I: So You’re Going to Be a Trainer! 5

Chapter 1: What’s a Trainer? 7

Chapter 2: Why Adults Learn 25

Chapter 3: The Training Cycle 39

Part II: Designing the Best Darn Training in the World 47

Chapter 4: Assessing Needs and Developing Learning Objectives 49

Chapter 5: Developing the Training Design 65

Chapter 6: Using Off-the-Shelf Training 101

Chapter 7: Be Prepared to Succeed 109

Part III: Showtime: Delivering a Dynamic Training Session 135

Chapter 8: Implementing Training Designs: Your Job as a Facilitator 137

Chapter 9: It’s Showtime: Delivering Success 157

Chapter 10: Mastering Media and Other Visuals 183

Chapter 11: Training with Style 201

Chapter 12: Addressing Problems: What’s a Trainer to Do? 223

Part IV: It’s Not Over Yet: The Follow-Up 249

Chapter 13: Evaluation: It’s Not Over Yet! 251

Chapter 14: Transfer of Learning 275

Part V: The Professional Trainer 283

Chapter 15: The Consummate Professional 285

Chapter 16: Training Certification 295

Chapter 17: Training Trends 309

Part VI: The Part of Tens 323

Chapter 18: Ten Tips to Start Off on the Right Foot 325

Chapter 19: Ten Ways to Increase Participation 333

Chapter 20: Ten Ways to Save Time in the Training Room 339

Chapter 21: Ten Quick Ways to Form Small Groups 345

Chapter 22: Ten Tips for Adding Humor to Training 351

Chapter 23: Ten Icebreakers That Work 361

Index 373

Erscheint lt. Verlag	29.3.2005
Reihe/Serie	For Dummies
Sprache	englisch
Maße	185 x 231 mm
Gewicht	567 g
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Beruf / Finanzen / Recht / Wirtschaft ► Geld / Bank / Börse
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik ► Berufspädagogik
	Wirtschaft ► Betriebswirtschaft / Management
ISBN-10	0-7645-5985-0 / 0764559850
ISBN-13	978-0-7645-5985-3 / 9780764559853
Zustand	Neuware