Book Details

The Ultimate Trainer's Handbook

Now in one concise handbook, here's invaluable, straight-forward advice and instruction for all those who want to provide dynamite, power-packed seminar instruction. With over 30 years of experience in training managers of Fortune 500 companies, training expert Jim Baker shows how to engage and fire up the audience, present unforgettable content, and inside:

- Comprehensive strategies for preparing presentations
- Delivering power-packed introductions
- Maximizing the impact of instructional tools
- Keeping participants actively engaged...and always learning
- Best uses of case studies, games, and role-plays
- Conducting effective web-based training seminars
- Quizzes and exercises
- Much more

o Required reading for all course trainers who want to be the best.

o Perfect for both experienced seminar leaders and those wishing to enter the field.

High praise from best-selling author and motivational speaker, and performance strategist Tony Robbins:

"Effective training isn't about conveying information; it is about igniting behavior change in the lives of the audience by helping them tap into new paradigms and fresh vision that releases the motivation and energy to change."

"In The Ultimate Trainer's Handbook, Jim Baker has provided a wealth of tools that will help seminar leaders and trainers to facilitate real behavior change that will make a lasting difference."
-- Tony Robbins (Unleash the Power Within)

Chapters

Scannel, Edward E., and Newstrom, Games Trainers Play (McGraw-Hill Training Series). McGraw-Hill, 1980.

Scannel, Edward E., and Newstrom, John W. Still More Games Trainers Play. McGraw-Hill, 1994.

Brandt, Richard C. Flip Charts: How to Draw Them and How to Use Them, University Associates, Inc., 1986.

Silberman, Mel. Active Training: A Handbook of Techniques, Designs, Case Examples, and Tips. Lexington books, 1990.

McArdle, Geri. Delivering Effective Training Sessions: Becoming a Confident and Competent Presenter. Crisp Publications, 1993.

Hare, Kimberley, and Reynolds, Larry. The Trainer's Toolkit: Bringing Brain-Friendly Learning to Life. Crown House Publishing, 2005.

Smith, Barry, and Delahaye, How to Be an Effective Trainer: Skills for Managers and New Trainers. John Wiley and Sons, 1987.

Stolovitch, Harold. Telling Ain't Training 2nd Edition. ASTD, 2002.