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Training the Active Training Way
8 Strategies to Spark Learning and Change
"Wow! What a delightful, fun, easy-to-read-and-use book Training the Active Training Way is. I learned, I enjoyed, and have already put into practice several of Mel Silberman’s tips. If you want to be a great and successful trainer, dive right into this volume...now!" "I thought I would read this book just long enough to write a witty endorsement. An hour later I found myself in the middle of a remarkable torrent of brilliant ideas, all delivered in a practical and inspiring way. At some point I had changed and was reading because I was convinced the book held great personal value to me—it could help me be a better trainer. Mel’s zest for life and training comes through in this delightful, valuable book. This compendium of ideas will inspire you to be a better trainer. It inspired me!"
--Harold D. Stolovitch, emeritus professor, Université de Montréal and author of Telling Ain't Training
--Elaine Biech, president and managing principal, ebb associates inc, author, Training for Dummies
Melvin L. Silberman (Author)
9780787976132, Wiley
Paperback / softback, published 7 March 2006
208 pages
23.4 x 20 x 1.1 cm, 0.386 kg
Training expert Mel Silberman is the father of the popular and effective active training method. In his landmark textbook, Active Training, he identified the specific characteristics of the active training method that results in deeper learning and improved retention. Now, Training the Active Training Way takes the next step by distilling the active training method into eight core strategies that trainers can use to craft interactive and engaging training, even for the most challenging training assignments such as technical skills training, and information-rich (and often dull) content.
Acknowledgments xi Introduction 1 Strategy 1: Engage Your Participants From the Start 7 Tip 1: Give Participants Something to Do Before the Session Formally Begins 9 Tip 2: Structure the Initial Social Interactions Among Participants 12 Tip 3: Create Icebreakers That Focus Solely on Immediate Learning Involvement 17 Tip 4: Enlarge the Pool of Participation at the Very Beginning 22 Strategy 2: Be a Brain-friendly Presenter 25 Tip 5: Build Brain Interest in What Is Being Presented 27 Tip 6: Help Your Participants’ Brains to “Get It” 32 Tip 7: Involve Participants Throughout Your Presentation 39 Tip 8: Help Participants “Save” the Presentation in Their Brains 46 Strategy 3: Encourage Lively and Focused Discussion 49 Tip 9: Engage Participants Before Plunging into the Discussion 51 Tip 10: State Effective Questions for Discussion 55 Tip 11: Improve the Quality of Discussion Through Participant Preparation 60 Tip 12: Alter the Discussion Format 64 Tip 13: Facilitate the Flow of Conversation 70 Strategy 4: Urge Participants to Ask Questions 75 Tip 14: Help Participants Get Started 77 Tip 15: Create the Need for Questions 82 Tip 16: Let Participants Know You Expect Questions 87 Strategy 5: Let Your Participants Learn From Each other 91 Tip 17: Choose How You Compose Learning Teams 93 Tip 18: Build Learning Teams Before Giving Them Work 98 Tip 19: Gradually Immerse Participants in Team Learning 103 Tip 20: Use a Variety of Team Learning Activities 108 Tip 21: Invite Participants to Teach Each Other 113 Strategy 6: Enhance Learning by Experiencing and Doing 119 Tip 22: Create Experiences That Simulate or Match Reality 121 Tip 23: Ask Participants to Reflect on the Experience 128 Tip 24: Avoid “Monkey See, Monkey Do” 132 Tip 25: Use Role Play to Develop Verbal Skills 136 Strategy 7: Blend in Technology Wisely 141 Tip 26: Transform Active Classroom Strategies into e-Learning 143 Tip 27: Use e-Learning to Supplement Classroom Learning 147 Tip 28: Use Classroom Sessions to Supplement e-Learning Activities 150 Strategy 8: Make the End Unforgettable 153 Tip 29: Get Participants to Review What’s Been Learned 155 Tip 30: Ask Participants to Evaluate Their Accomplishments 161 Tip 31: Have Participants Plan for the Future 165 Tip 32: Let Participants Celebrate the End 170 Final Advice 175 About the Author 181 Pfeiffer Publications Guide 183
Subject Areas: Business & management [KJ]