TrainSmart
Effective Trainings Every Time
Second Edition
Edited by:
- Rich Allen - City University, Hong Kong
September 2007 | 160 pages | Corwin
Train Smart: Effective Trainings Every Time, Second Edition offers a comprehensive guide to planning and implementing engaging, successful training sessions. The author, an expert keynote speaker and workshop presenter, provides an overview and framework for the training process and then presents a generous collection of brain-friendly strategies that can be immediately implemented. The second edition has been thoroughly updated and includes new training strategies, recommendations for using the latest technology, and additional tips, examples, and guidelines throughout.
Preface
Acknowledgments
About the Author
Part I. Prepare for Effective Trainings Every Time
Part II. 25 Key Concepts for Training Smarter
Key Concept Matrix
1. Acknowledgment
2. Bridges and Zones
3. Comfort Levels
4. Task Completion
5. Contrast
6. Precise Directions
7. Resource Distribution
8. Teach It Standing
9. Participant Inquiry
10. Adequate Response Time
11. Specify Response Mode
12. Question/Clarify/Question
13. Managing Disruptions
14. Creative Note Taking
15. Positive Language
16. Involve, Don’t Tell
17. Ownership
18. Pause for Visuals
19. Press and Release
20. Purposeful Body Language
21. Visual-Field Variations
22. Vocal Italics
23. Music Matters
24. Guiding Attention
25. Verbal Specificity
Part III. Tools for Training
References
Index