How To Survive A Training Assignment

A Practical Guide For The New, Part-time Or Temporary Trainer

By: Steven Ellis

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Paperback | 27 May 2005 | Edition Number 1

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As a supervisor, manager, engineer, or technical expert, you may often be asked to pass on your important knowledge and skill to other people in your organization. This convenient handbook provides everything you need to know to succeed with these occasional or routine training assignments. Formatted for easy reference, and avoiding jargon or heavy doses of theory, this unique volume lays out the basics of training, including: the characteristics of the adult learner training objectives and why they are important how to design a training program when and how to use different instructional techniques selecting the right visual aid creating lesson plans how to give an effective presentation drawing on subject matter experts evaluating and giving feedback Along with practical tips and examples, author Steven Ellis, also provides extensive checklists, a summary of each chapter's main points, and a list of references and materials-everything to help you from start to finish.

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Editorial Note	p. vii
Preface	p. ix
Working with Adult Learners	p. 3
Characteristics of Adult Learners	p. 4
Expectations of Adult Learners	p. 6
Barriers to Learning	p. 7
The "Mystery" of Instructional Objectives	p. 15
The Importance of Instructional Objectives	p. 16
Tips for Creating Instructional Objectives	p. 17
Designing the Training Program	p. 21
Factors Affecting Program Design	p. 22
Guidelines for Program Design	p. 26
Instructional Techniques	p. 31
Presentation Technique	p. 32
Question-and-Answer Discussion Technique	p. 40
Small-Group Discussion Technique	p. 49
Demonstration/Practice Technique	p. 58
Case-Study Technique	p. 64
Review Technique	p. 72
Visual Aids	p. 79
Factors in Selecting Visual Aids	p. 80
Types of Visual Aids	p. 82
Using Visual Aids Effectively	p. 87
Building an Effective Lesson Plan	p. 91
Types of Lesson Plans	p. 93
Practice and Evaluation	p. 99
Organizing the Lesson-Plan Sequence	p. 100
Tips for Making Effective Presentations	p. 103
Keys to Effective Presentations	p. 106
Using Subject-Matter Resources	p. 115
Ways to Use Subject-Matter Resources	p. 116
Identifying and Securing the Assistance of the SMR	p. 117
Following Up the Training Session	p. 119
Evaluation and Feedback	p. 123
Ways to Evaluate a Program	p. 124
Ways to Take Corrective Action	p. 129
Ways to Give Constructive Feedback	p. 133
Summary	p. 135
Additional References and Materials	p. 139
Checklists and Worksheets for Effective Instructional Preparation	p. 143
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How To Survive A Training Assignment

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