The Ultimate Training Workshop Handbook: A Comprehensive Guide to Leading Successful Workshops & Training Programs

A one-stop source of professional answers on training workshopsÑBruce Klatt's The Ultimate Training Workshop Handbook was written for those who want to excel and succeed at workshops, offering maximum value both to client/employers and to workshop participants. Focusing on success in front of the group and based on Klatt's 25 years of experience, this comprehensive guide shows you how to prepare yourself, your clients, and the workshop itself. Whether you're developing a new workshop based on your special expertise ... polishing and adding sparkle to existing workshop skills ... or refreshing and recharging many years of professional experience ... an insider or a consultant ... working a full-time job or a one-time consulting engagementÑthis comprehensive, skill- and tip-filled guide delivers not just theory but methods proven by years of experience. The most complete, thoughtful, and well-organized manual on training workshops ever written, The Ultimate Training Workshop Handbook really is exactly that!

An amazing reference covering every aspect of leading a training program or workshop--Bruce Klatt's The Ultimate Training Workshop Handbook was written for those who want to excel as trainers, and to offer maximum value both to client/employers and workshop participants. Focusing on success in front of the group and based on Klatt's 25 years of experience, this comprehensive guide takes you from the contracting stage through evaluating results. It shows you how to prepare yourself and your clients, and how to construct the workshop. You'll discover how to: contract with clients, participants, and yourself to ensure agreement on purpose and goals; develop high-energy, participant-oriented workshops using state-of-the-art methods, models, and techniques; use natural learning and deep learning techniques, visual aids, and other important training tools; get workshops started with energy and enthusiasm; lead exercises, simulations, and subgroup activities; use humor; and develop methods for staying on track or changing the workshop design mid-stream; manage participation problems such as under-, over-, and aggressive participation; reinforce, evaluate, and follow up on training program and workshop success. Whether you're developing a new workshop based on your special expertise, polishing existing workshop skills, or recharging years of training experience, this comprehensive, skill- and tip-filled guide delivers not just training theory but techniques that work. The Ultimate Training Workshop Handbook is the most complete, thoughtful, and useful manual on training workshops ever published.