Training / Facilitation

Tools of Engagement: Presenting and Training in a World of Social Media - Book

The main takeaway in this thorough and accessible book is the idea that today's business and educational environments require a mash-up mentality. It takes a constantly changing blend of tools, techniques, and strategies to achieve direct, immediate, and effective communication."—Robert L. Lindstrom, former editor, Presentations and Multimedia Producer magazines; author, The BusinessWeek Guide to Multimedia Presentations Learn more

Establishing the Value of Training w/CD

Establishing the Value of Training helps trainers and managers meet these challenges by providing practical guidance, job aids, and computerized worksheets for calculating training costs and returns. The guide provides proven strategies for combining traditional return-on-investment methodologies with assessments of other less tangible benefits of training.

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Games That Boost Performance

From one of the world s foremost game designers comes a book that contains a collection of newly-designed and field-tested games. Steve Sugar shows how, with practice and learning reinforcement, these dynamic games can enhance individual and team development in the areas of prioritizing, problem solving, decision-making, communication, and collaboration. A valuable Game-to-Outcome chart helps facilitators match the appropriate game to the desired learning outcome and intended audience. Also included are a CD-ROM and instructor s guide, handouts, and overhead masters you can easily reproduce. Learn more

I'll Take Learning for 500: Using Game Shows to Engage, Motivate, and Train

I’ll Take Learning for 500 shows you how to leverage the excitement and entertainment inherent in game shows by using them to increase participant involvement as well as information retention and comprehension. This book will help trainers and teachers to select, create, modify, and employ game shows as a powerful, effective learning tool.

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The Encouraging the Heart Workshop Facilitator's Guide Set

Getting extraordinary things done in organizations is hard work. To keep hope and determination alive, true leaders show genuine appreciation for individual excellence. They inspire others with courage and hope. They make everyone feel like an everyday hero. In short, true leaders Encourage the Heart of their team members to carry on. Learn more

Evaluating a Training Program - DVD

What makes a successful training program? This program identifies the key components of an effective training program and investigates the methods used to evaluate, modify and improve training programs.

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The Best of Active Training II: 25 One-Day Workshops Guaranteed to Promote Involvement, Learning, and Change

Now it’s easy turn your training up a notch and to put excitement into your programs with The Best of Active Training II. Learn more

The New Encyclopedia of Group Activities, CD-ROM Included

2011 Release

Helping groups become their most effective and productive is a major task for a group leader and facilitator. By immersing group members in active learning experiences that focus on working together to accomplish objectives, group members will learn to draw on their personal insights and integrate this knowledge into practical applications.

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Coaching for Commitment Workshop: Facilitator's Guide with CD-ROM and DVD Collection, 3rd Edition

With this easy-to-use Facilitator’s Guide and comprehensive Participant Workbook, all the bases have been covered in this participant-centered, dynamic two-day workshop. The program can easily be extended by half a day or more if additional practice time and concentration in certain areas are desired. Learn more

Train-the-Trainer - Instructor's Guide 3rd Edition

This proven workshop is for the non-professional trainer who must develop and conduct training sessions on occasion. As jobs change and re-training is needed at an increasing rate, more and more managers and team leaders are being called upon to do training that was formerly done by experienced trainers. Learn more

Journey to Newland: A Road Map for Transformational Change, Facilitator's Guide

Providing participants with the opportunity to understand how change is inevitable and how transformative change is a crucial ingredient to organizational success, The Journey to Newland training packag offers a creative approach that helps to simplify complex issues and brings intangible concepts down to earth. Learn more

The New Encyclopedia of Icebreakers

368 pages / August 2011

The New Encyclopedia of Icebreakers -- the sequel to the best-selling Encyclopedia of Icebreakers -- gives you 150 innovative activities to energize your training sessions. The book is filled with a variety of activities that will move participants through the stages of group development: forming, storming, norming, performing, and adjourning. Use this new collection to help people get acquainted, build teams, address team or group issues, develop effective working relationships, and improve learning and retention of new information. The final chapter presents specific adjourning activities to help you bring closure to your training or group work, increase skills and knowledge transfer, and transition the participants back to the workplace.

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50 Activities for Creativity and Problem Solving

These reproducible activities develop creative thinking, offer new approaches to problem solving, and develop innovative approaches to problems that aren't responding to traditional methods. Learn more

Stories Trainers Tell: 55 Ready-to-Use Stories to Make Training Stick

Telling stories is a powerful way to make a point, especially when the stories are compelling, well-constructed, and poignant. This book captures thought-provoking stories contributed by trainers, nationally known speakers, consultants, business leaders, educators, and professional storytellers that help make challenging ideas and abstract concepts stick. Learn more

Faultless Facilitation Resource Guide (2nd edition)

3-Ring Binder

Use this practice-oriented workshop to teach team leaders and group facilitators the key skills for leading productive team meetings. Learn more

50 Activities for Developing Leaders Vol. II

Best-Seller By Lois B. Hart, Ed.D. (2003)

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For years, the popular 50 Activities for Developing Leaders, Volume I, has helped trainers effectively introduce and reinforce key skills in leadership training. Learn more

All New Tricks For Trainers

57 tricks, brainteasers, and puzzlers, designed to amaze your training audience and hold their attention. Filled with openings and energizers to energize the audience and lay a foundation for improved retention of new material. Learn more

Experiential Training Activities for Outside and In

Use these physically engaging activities in a fresh air, outdoor setting as a stimulating change of pace for your training sessions. Learn more

101 More Great Games and Activities (Loose-Leaf)

Like that original publication, 101 More Great Games & Activities is filled with highly accessible group activities, icebreakers, energizers, and closers. This new resource is written to appeal to today’s trainers and includes exercises that address timely topics such as career development, change management, clarifying expectations, climate setting, communication, creativity, diversity, evaluation, goal setting, implementation, interviewing, leadership, listening, negotiation, problem solving, team building, and clarifying values. Learn more

50 Activities for Developing Supervisory Skills

Ian Nicholls

Training Objective

Define the role of the supervisor

Develop key supervisory skills, including planning, organizing, and controlling

Improve communication skills

Develop skills for running effective meetings Learn more

Training Workshop Essentials: Designing, Developing, and Delivering Learning Events that Get Results

This unique training resource offers trainers, educators, and facilitators a hands-on guide for designing and implementing training workshops and sessions that incorporate concepts learned from research on how the human brain best obtains, retains, and recalls information. By using this proven approach, trainers can create memorable workshops that are dynamic, fun, and effective events. Learn more

50 Activities for Managing Stress - Binder/Book

Examine the different sources of stress and the impact on people and their performance Learn more

Tough Training Topics: A Presenter's Survival Guide - Book

Written by Dr. Steve Albrecht, a battle-hardened trainer who has spent much of his professional life taking assignments most trainers would rather avoid, this vital resource presents Albrecht’s proven approach for surviving the really tough training topics. Tough Training Topics covers a wide-variety of thorny issues including sexual harassment prevention, drug and alcohol policies, workplace violence prevention, hostile terminations, stress management, safety and security education, employee orientations, conflict resolution, and many more. Learn more

50 Activities for Promoting Ethics within the Organization

This title is divided into five sections. Each section has ten exercises designed to stimulate discussion and promote inquiry regarding business ethics. Learn more

50 Activities for Sales Training

Novice and experienced salespeople alike will benefit from these activities which focus on strengthening essential selling skills. Learn more