Conducting Training Workshops

What if you weren't planning to become a trainer . . . but now you
have to train someone? Or what if you are planning to become a
trainer . . . but you have no idea where to start? How can you
effectively communicate your expertise to your audience? This book
has the answers.

A training workshop can be frightening for both neophytes and old
pros. You know you have the knowledge. But just having knowledge is
not enough. You need to match your training to your audience. You
need to establish the learning objectives of your audience. You
need to explain yourself clearly, to ask and answer the right
questions, to relate to your audience. You need to determine how
you will evaluate the effectiveness of your training. Basically,
you need a plan, and you want it fast.

"This book is designed to answer the questions that I have been
asked over and over again by students. Each key concept is linked
to one of Aesop's Fables to make it easy to remember. The writing
is deliberately simple and practical. I'm convinced that if you
apply the concepts, you'll do a good job."

--Eileen K. Van Kavelaar, Author

You have the road map in your hands: follow this book. Fill in the
worksheets as you progress. And when you are finished, you will
have prepared a flawless program. Van Kavelaar takes what can be an
overwhelming event--a training workshop--and divides it, chapter by
chapter, into simple components. Breeze through these easy steps
and you will find that your enormous event, your training workshop,
is perfectly planned.

Each chapter begins with a fable. Each fable becomes an
illustration of a key component of training workshop success. Van
Kavelaar's engaging style moves you quickly through the essentials
of workshop design, enabling you effortlessly to assemble a
precise, effective plan. This book is excellent for accidental
trainers, individuals who never identified themselves as trainers
but find that they must share their know-how with others. And even
experienced trainers will benefit from Van Kavelaar's
back-to-basics approach to workshop planning.

Maybe you have never trained before. Maybe you have trained many
times before. Maybe you are a manager who must give the
subject-matter experts the tools they need to present their
knowledge to their coworkers. Anywhere you need a training workshop
. . . you need Conducting Training Workshops.