Energize your Training
- 3h 53m
- Robert W. Lucas
- Association for Talent Development
- 2010
Trainers are always looking for new and more effective ways to gain and hold the attention of their learners—and this book is chock-full of proven tips and strategies from master trainer Robert W. Lucas. This book provides hundreds of quick ideas that will get participants engaged and primed for learning from uncovering learner needs to creating stimulating environments to managing time and groups to using powerful learning aids and more. This comprehensive resource provides concepts and solutions for every aspect of training delivery, covering environmental features such as the organization of the room; learner characteristics such as learning modalities, multiple intelligences, and generational and cultural differences; facilitation techniques that enable readers to energize and manage their classrooms; and learning aids that range from the basic to the technologically advanced.
About the Author
Robert W. Lucas holds dual roles as president of Creative Presentation Resources, a creative training and products company, and as a founding managing partner for Global Performance Strategies, LLC, an organization specializing in performance-based training and consulting services.
With almost four decades of experience in the fields of adult and workplace learning, Lucas has gained valuable insights that he shares with client organizations. He has designed, marketed, and delivered hundreds of learning events on various workplace and personal development topics to thousands of adult learners from around the world. He uses an interactive, experiential approach to assist organizations and individuals in developing innovative and practical strategies for improved workplace performance. Some of his areas of expertise include presentation skills, creative training and management program development, train-the-trainer, interpersonal communication, adult learning, diversity, customer service, and employee development.
Through presentations to international audiences and clients, articles for an array of publications and websites, and his authoring or contributing to 29 books, Lucas has mastered the art of training. Along the way, he has earned two master’s degrees in human resource development and management/leadership, and has become one of the first training professionals in the world to receive the ASTD National Certified Professional in Learning and Performance designation. He is listed in Who’s Who in the World, Who’s Who in America, and Who’s Who in the South and Southeast.
In this Book
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Energize Your Training—Creative Techniques to Engage Learners
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Preface
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Introduction
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Assessing and Addressing Learners’ Needs
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Creating Memorable Events
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Developing Powerful Learning Aids
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Creating a Stimulating Environment
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Starting with a Bang!
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Connecting with Learners
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Getting Learners’ Brains in Gear
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Engaging Your Learners
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Keeping It Positive
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Managing Unique Groups and Individuals
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Reinforcing Learning Through Review and Repetition
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Transferring Learning to the Job
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Evaluating Training Results
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Applying Abraham Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs Theory of Motivation to Training
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Creative Strategies for Selecting Volunteers
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Creatively Grouping Participants
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Resources
