How to increase the effectiveness of your training by Taylor, Harold L. -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

1 Purpose, planning and preparation

1.1 Invest time in planning 1.2 Training program objectives 1.3 Applying research to training 1.4 Bridging the gap from research to application 1.5 Create an atmosphere for learning 1.6 Success is in the little things 1.7 Develop a personalized checklist 1.8 Schedule training during peak learning times 1.9 What day is best? 1.10 Take a lesson from business meetings

2 Designing the training program

2.1 Break your material into modules 2.2 Provide valuable material in student notes. 2.3 Watch for those urban legends 2.4 Record your sources 2.5 Avoid information overload 2.6 Don’t ignore the basics 2.7 Training an aging population 2.8 Keep up with the times

3 It’s not who you know but how much you know about those you know

3.1 Do your homework before the training starts 3.2 Pre-program questionnaire 3.3 Get input from the participants themselves whenever possible 3.4 Time Problem Survey 3.5 Introduce yourself before you’re introduced

4 Getting off to a good start

4.1 The cell phone dilemma 4.2 Should we be focusing on their learning styles? 4.3 Grab their attention 4.4 Effective learning 4.5 Be prompt returning from breaks 4.6 Show & tell as a training tool 4.7 Don’t let your knowledge interfere with results 4.8 Don’t overwhelm your students with options

5 The most important factor in learning is student involvement

5.1 You don’t have to be an expert in a topic to teach it 5.2 Getting involvement through questions 5.3 Ice breakers are fun 5.4 Group involvement 5.5 Don’t assume ownership of other people’s problems

6 The use of stories in training

7 Educational toys for adults

7.1 Fun and games 7.2 A practical demonstration of prioritizing 7.3 Illustrating the inefficiency in multitasking 7.4 Illustrating multitasking to groups 7.5 The power of a thought 7.6 Getting involvement with stress dots 7.7 A time management classic

8 The training is not over until you see the results

8.1 Quantifying your training results 8.2 Evaluation & feedback 8.3 Help your students apply the ideas 8.4 Organize your training files 8.5 Heed your own advice

9 Life is the greatest trainer of all

9.1 My RTH factors

10 Quick tips for trainers

11 Addendum

11.1 A time management checklist 11.2 Action plan 11.3 Three of the most useful ideas 11.4 How to implement the ideas 11.5 Making time work for you 11.6 Implement a new idea each week

12 Books referenced in How to Increase the Effectiveness of your Training 13 About the author