Basic Training for Trainers, 2016 Revision

  • 24m
  • Cat Sharpe Russo
  • Association for Talent Development
  • 2016

Economic uncertainty. Advances in digital, mobile, and social technology. Demographic shifts in the workplace. Increased globalization. All of these factors affect talent development, making training more critical than ever. The revised Basic Training for Trainers includes an updated list of training competencies and looks at how the current understanding of neuroscience is influencing the profession.

Basic Training for Trainers provides a primer for the training landscape and focuses on:

  • the definition of a trainer
  • the core skills a trainer needs
  • training methods, including presentation and facilitation tips
  • evaluating training
  • the Four-Step Skills Training Method.

About the Author

Jonathan Halls is an author, trainer, and coach. He wrote Rapid Video Development for Trainers (ATD Press, 2012) and was a contributing author to Speak More (River Grove Books, 2012) and the ATD Handbook: The Definitive Reference for Training & Development 2nd Edition (ATD Press, 2014). He is author of the ATD Infoline, Memory & Cognition in Learning (ATD Press, 2014) and has written numerous articles for T&D magazine. Jonathan is an ATD BEST Awards reviewer and has sat on the advisory committees for the ASTD International Conference & Exposition and TechKnowledge.

In this Book

  • Basic Training for Trainers
  • Preface
  • Who is a Trainer?
  • Learn How to Train
  • Adult Learning Theory
  • Training Methods
  • Presentation and Facilitation
  • Evaluation
  • Managers as Trainers
  • Four-Step Skills Training Method
  • Conclusion
  • References & Resources
  • Job Aid—Training Trainers with the Four-Step Skills Training Method
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