The Essential Guide to Training Global Audiences: Your Planning Resource of Useful Tips and Techniques

  • 7h 47m
  • LuAnn Irwin, Renie McClay
  • John Wiley & Sons (US)
  • 2008

The Essential Guide to Training Global Audiences is a groundbreaking book that offers a much-needed guide for anyone who must design and deliver excellent learning experiences for people from a culture other than their own. The book is filled with proven guidelines for multicultural training, solid techniques for training international adult learners, and advice for the preparation of culturally sensitive presentations. The book represents material from more than 65 contributors who have made presentations for some of the leading organizations worldwide.

About the Authors

Renie McClay has been in the learning and development fi eld for over twenty years. She has managed sales training for three Fortune 500 Companies, including Kraft, Gerber and Pactiv.

LuAnn Irwin, LAI Associates, has traveled to more than twenty - three countries and forty - nine states in the United States to teach and learn from people of other nations and cultures. She has worked as manager/director of training for Eastman Kodak Company, Xerox Corporation, and Hong Kong Shanghai Banking Company, all Fortune 500 companies. At Kodak, LuAnn managed training professionals, providing leadership development, sales training, and technical and interpersonal skills for international teams, delivered virtually through international webcasts and in person. LuAnn has been a mentor for Chinese managers and professionals in Shanghai and active in networks for Asian, African, Hispanic, and Native American employees.

In this Book

  • Introduction
  • Insights and Suggestions for Training, Teaching, and Presenting to International Audiences
  • Designing the Program for International Audiences
  • Translation for International Audiences
  • Presentation Techniques for International Audiences
  • The Continent of Africa
  • Egypt (Middle East)
  • South Africa
  • China
  • Hong Kong
  • India
  • Indonesia
  • Japan
  • Malaysia
  • Philippines
  • South Korea
  • Thailand
  • Uzbekistan
  • Vietnam
  • Astralia
  • Denmark
  • England
  • France
  • Germany
  • Hungary
  • Italy
  • Romania
  • Switzerland
  • The Netherlands/Holland
  • Argentina
  • Brazil
  • Canada
  • Central America and the Caribbean
  • Colombia
  • Guyana
  • Mexico
  • The United States
  • Human Resource Development around the Globe
  • Resources
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