Training For Dummies by Elaine Biech (PDF)

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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.

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Editorial Reviews: From the Inside Flap Follow a training cycle start to finish! Use modern instructional techniques and dynamic delivery to reach and teach learners!There’s a big difference between “knowing your stuff” and knowing how to teach others your stuff. Trainers have to know both. Whether you’re an employee who has been tapped to train co-workers or a professional trainer who wants to hone your skills, Training For Dummies provides proven, effective tools and approaches.Discover how toConduct needs assessmentsCustom design training coursesAdapt for different learning stylesEnhance participation and learningPrepare for the new certification procedure From the Back Cover Follow a training cycle start to finish! Use modern instructional techniques and dynamic delivery to reach and teach learners!There’s a big difference between “knowing your stuff” and knowing how to teach others your stuff. Trainers have to know both. Whether you’re an employee who has been tapped to train co-workers or a professional trainer who wants to hone your skills, Training For Dummies provides proven, effective tools and approaches.Discover how toConduct needs assessmentsCustom design training coursesAdapt for different learning stylesEnhance participation and learningPrepare for the new certification procedure About the Author 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. Read more

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⭐One of the pitfalls of being a training specialist for such a long time is that it is easy to become complacent with your knowledge level and your writing habits. “Training for Dummies,” which should be titled “Training for Schmarties” is one of those books that will help you avoid that.Author, Elaine Biech covers the instructional systems design model (ISD) or A.D.D.I.E., in detail. These are analysis, design, development, implementation, and evaluation. She states the difference between what it means to be a teacher vs. being a trainer. This is one of the only texts I have seen that offers some construction of an instructional design draft, although I wish she would have shown and explained a two-column format in depth. She did provide samples of a three- and four-column format.Biech goes into overdrive regarding implementation from room set-up, the things that could go wrong, dealing with nervousness, and handling the disruptive influence, all types of them, to mention just a few. She also covers the four (or five if you prefer) levels of evaluation superbly.One area I was hoping that she would address is how trainers can deal with managers who make disastrous training decisions that will be a supreme waste of time and money, but will blame the trainer rather than recognizing their decision as the reason for failure. (I was once asked to do training to control or reduce absenteeism. Thank God, he had a poor memory)! This is a constant uphill battle for trainers and I see half-hearted training efforts squandered on almost a weekly basis. (If you’re out there reading this, no, you can’t have Team Building in only one day Why? Because it’s not enough time to build teams, dummy)!I have a few dozen texts on training. If you could only have one of them, this would be the one I would give you. If you’re serious about training, it is one book you need to keep on your table instead of your shelf.Remember…No train, no gain.P.S. Don’t get overconfident if you have a full seminar in Hawaii or Scottsdale, AZ. They might have other reasons for being there.

⭐Most of the time, people asked to conduct a training event or to become trainers are really smart, really good at what they do, and want to help others become good also. Where the perception that these smart people are “dummies” comes is from the stupid things they do in class, in their small group demonstration sessions, conducting on the job training, or in one-on-one mentoring. It has always amazed me that otherwise smart people can be so dumb when it comes to teaching others what they know.TRAINING FOR DUMMIES comes to the rescue with a plethora of advice, helpful tools, and resources as well as a clear articulation of WHY you do something (or don’t do it) when training. Using Gagne’s Nine Instructional Events and other solid, research-based instructional models, TRAINING FOR DUMMIES provides anyone – from novice to experienced trainer – a clear roadmap to success as a trainer.DO NOT skim this book. Turn to the sections that fit your most pressing need (and there is a ton of them!) and read long, and read deep. Learn how to handle that challenging student as well as understand why that student may be exhibiting “dysfunctional” behaviors when you are working so hard to help them learn. Learn how to organize your thoughts, your interactions with the trainees, and all those things that successful trainers do. It is no wonder this book is endorsed by the American Society for Training and Development (ASTD), it works!Read it before EVERY class, after every class, and keep it by your bed. At night, read a paragraph or section before you go to bed. In the morning, read it before starting your day. Keep a learning journal nearby to write down questions, insights, or the many ideas TRAINING FOR DUMMIES will inspire. This is a VERY user-friendly book. Your trainees, students, bosses, and fellow trainers will be glad you read it and use its advice!

⭐I was interested in the training profession, and wanted to know what I would be getting myself into were I to throw my hat into the ring, so to speak.This book was just what I was looking for in that it contained loads of information, was professional, and realistic.I’d recommend it to anyone interested in either becoming a trainer, or honing their training skills. There is a lot to be learned. I used to train nurses and doctors years ago on how to use some medical equipment. No one ever taught me how to be a trainer though. I just had to go for it. This was a great book in that it showed me the method to the madness. The how-to is of utmost importance.

⭐Trainers desiring to pass the CompTIA’s CTT+ CBT will know how difficult it is to find satisfactory study materials. While I definitely don’t think reading this book alone would be enough to pass the test, I found it to be MUCH more concise and easier to read than “the gold book” by Joseph Phillips. It also contained practically the info in the gold book, and, on some topics, more information than the gold book offered.This was not the only resource I used, but I believe it was a great help in passing the CTT + CBT exam.

⭐With great skepticism I purchased this after reading high praise on several LinkedIn groups for trainers. As an ex-HR type turned academic I am always on the lookout for books that tell the reality of HR without all the cost of textbooks (and without all the unnecessary theory). The reviewers were right, this book is terrific. I’m in the process of making it required reading for one of my courses. Great job!

⭐Bought the book to study for the ASP exam. At first I was irritated that my professional exam used what I thought to be a non-scholarly work as a source for exam questions. Turns out this book bases techniques and training approaches on scholarly work and accepted, peer-reviewed work and methodologies.Nice blend of theory and application of principles to work situations.

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⭐This was a brilliant guide for a relative novice. It’s easy to read and understand and the writing style is in no way dull or dry. Helped me get through the interview intact and land the job!

⭐Good price, good quality. It almost looks like a new book but the quality is still very nice. This book is good to apply all the theory in my workplace.

⭐really excellent. Plain speaking and easy to follow.

⭐good useful book

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