ATD's Handbook for Training and Talent Development


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Start, Build, and Navigate Your Training and TD Career ATD’s Handbook for Training and Talent Development is the premier resource and compendium of everything a training and talent development (TD) professional needs to know to start, build, and navigate a thriving career. Now in its third edition and grounded by the Talent Development Capability Model, this is more than a revised volume. This edition offers an up-to-date view of the growing roles of talent development professionals, our changing world of work, and the critical need for business alignment. Edited by Elaine Biech, the third edition is divided into eight sections comprising 57 chapters authored by 100 expert practitioners—the brightest thinkers in the field—who share foundational and advanced perspectives and information. The Handbook dives deeply into growing professional expertise and personal skills, virtual learning and remote work, trends affecting TD, managing organizational and career change, growing roles in TD, and understanding organizational impact and business alignment. Fifty online tools are available to download, and there is also a glossary and references. TD professionals, keep this practical, companionable volume close by; it’s the reference you will always turn to.




Virtual Training Basics, 2nd Edition


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It’s a digital world; is your training up to speed? Build your virtual training skills with this new edition of Virtual Training Basics by Cindy Huggett. You don’t have to be a tech wizard to follow her tested and proven techniques for enhancing your virtual training design and delivery. E-learning has been around since the late 90s, but it continually evolves. Sometimes, it may seem impossible to keep up—but your learners need courses that they can take anywhere, organizations need to save money and time on travel, and everyone expects your material to be as current as possible. Take it back to the basics. Virtual Training Basics will get you started with the fundamentals of virtual training, and then build you up through design and facilitation, with updated material and two new chapters to cover the latest breakthroughs and skills you need to know. In this book, you will: Get tips from a variety of seasoned virtual trainers. Gain insight into the differences (and similarities) between facilitating in-person training and virtual training. Understand the fundamentals of virtual training design. Whether you’re new to virtual training or looking for ways to update your existing skills, Virtual Training Basics, 2nd edition, will take you there.




The Facilitator's Guide to Immersive, Blended, and Hybrid Learning


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In The Facilitator’s Guide to Immersive, Blended, and Hybrid Learning, veteran virtual trainer and learning tech maven Cindy Huggett examines the role of a facilitator in immersive, blended, and hybrid learning environments and offers cutting-edge insights and practical advice on how facilitators can make programs effective and engaging in any scenario. She introduces the new learning experience facilitator role and the skills needed to be successful in today’s modern learning environments. While the shift from traditional classrooms to immersive learning experiences (including immersive, blended, virtual, and hybrid) has exploded in recent years, the supporting technologies and techniques have been evolving over time and now include augmented, mixed, and virtual realities. In fact, immersive, blended, and hybrid learning have become the new reality of training. Cindy walks you through how to facilitate in each of these modalities, covering everything from technology needs to suggested modifications of activities. Throughout, she includes real-life examples of immersive, blended, augmented, virtual, and hybrid learning in action. And she asks the vital question: Is facilitation necessary in immersive learning experiences? The answer is yes, but to be successful, facilitators need to update their skills on an ongoing basis. Prepare yourself with the skills and knowledge to navigate the new world of learning and to make your facilitation shine.







Master Trainer Handbook: Tips, Tactics, and How-Tos for Delivering Effective Instructor-Led, Participant-Centered Training


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Reading this book is like having Bob sitting next to you sharing all the wisdom he's gained throughout his career. His approach ensures learning results through participant involvement and is undeniably the most trainer-trusted process today. Bob is the consummate trainer who will stretch your thinking and push you toward being a better trainer. He has devoted his career to ensuring all of us are the best we can be. His ability to inspire and motivate comes through in this fourth edition, encouraging you to quickly implement one of his brilliant ideas. From preparation to presentation, from involvement to implementation his practical advice will guide you in the right direction.




Master Trainer Handbook: Tips, Tactics, and How-Tos for Delivering Effective Instructor-Led, Participant-Centered Training


Book Description

Reading this book is like having Bob sitting next to you sharing all the wisdom he's gained throughout his career. His approach ensures learning results through participant involvement and is undeniably the most trainer-trusted process today. Bob is the consummate trainer who will stretch your thinking and push you toward being a better trainer. He has devoted his career to ensuring all of us are the best we can be. His ability to inspire and motivate comes through in this fourth edition, encouraging you to quickly implement one of his brilliant ideas. From preparation to presentation, from involvement to implementation his practical advice will guide you in the right direction.




101 Games for Trainers


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Annotation 101 of the best games from master trainier Bob Pike and the Creative Training Techniques newsletter. These classroom-tested games, activities, and exercises add spark and energy to your training sessions - and help your participant2s learn without even knowing it. Games and Activities cover topics such as: Openers and icebreakers Communication exercises Team-building activities Review and topic reinforcers ... and more!




Dealing with Difficult Participants


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If you deal with difficult participants in your training sessions,you know the destructive effect they can have on their ownlearning, as well as on the group's learning process. This helpfulguide book provides you with the knowledge and skills needed todeal with almost any difficult participant. You'll learn first how to identify the types of difficultparticipants, and then how to decide which technique (127 in all)is best suited for dealing with that individual. Finally, you'lllearn the steps of each technique and how to achieve maximumresults. Learn to deal with "difficult participant" types such as: * The Latecomer * The Preoccupied * The Introvert * The Domineering . . . and more! Don't let difficult participants get the best of you. Maximize thelearning potential in all your training sessions with Dealing withDifficult Participants!







50 Creative Training Closers


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Go out with a BANG! They'll forget you as soon as you walk out the door . . . unlessyou make your training memorable. This essential resource is yourway to make your mark. Fifty ways to close your training sessionsand presentations so they won't forget you--or your training. Each activity lists the necessary time and equipment, a suggestedgroup size, and an intended purpose. You'll have no problem findinga closer that's just right for your needs. You'll get activities great for: * Making action plans * Reviewing material * Celebrating success * Motivating participants . . . and more! Solem and Pike show you all the essentials, and preparation isquick and easy. This book is training dynamite: make it your secretweapon today!