500 Tips for Trainers [Paperback]

Phil Race (Author), Brenda Smith (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 20, 1996

'500 Tips for Trainers' is a treasure trove of more than 500 enlightening, practical suggestions. all are easy to read and simple to use.

This handbook is great as a quick reference when it's time to:
*organize the venue
* create flip charts and handouts
* motivate the participants
* fill five minutes until coffee!

This entertaining book is packed with good ideas, creative techniques, and extensive appendices available for photocopying. It is a basic handbook for trainers in areas such as industry, government, and healthcare, as well as for personnel and HRD staff, and staff development officers in education.

Phil Race, an open and flexible learning specialist, conducts staff development workshops on learning, teaching, and assessment throughout the world. He has co-authored many books, including '500 Tips for Tutors', '500 Tips for Teachers' and 'Assess Your Own Teaching Quality'.

Brenda Smith is teaching and learning quality manager at Nottingham Trent University. She facilitates seminars and is co-editor of 'Research, Teaching and Learning in Higher Education'.

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This handbook is great as a quick reference when it's time to:*organize the venue* create flip charts and handouts* motivate the participants* fill five minutes until coffee!This entertaining book is packed with good ideas, creative techniques, and extensive appendices available for photocopying. It is a basic handbook for trainers in areas such as industry, government, and healthcare, as well as for personnel and HRD staff, and staff development officers in education.Phil Race, an open and flexible learning specialist, conducts staff development workshops on learning, teaching, and assessment throughout the world. He has co-authored many books, including '500 Tips for Tutors', '500 Tips for Teachers' and 'Assess Your Own Teaching Quality'.Brenda Smith is teaching and learning quality manager at Nottingham Trent University. She facilitates seminars and is co-editor of 'Research, Teaching and Learning in Higher Education'.

Product Details

• Paperback: 132 pages
• Publisher: Gulf Professional Publishing (March 20, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 088415288X
• ISBN-13: 978-0884152880
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.7 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 2.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,962,200 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Just Use Common Sense Instead, December 18, 2000

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Stephen M Theobald (Cincinnati, OH United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: 500 Tips for Trainers (Paperback)

The title is compelling simple, and the book is even simpler. "Learn people's names", "Arrive on time", "Don't write too small". You don't really need a book for this. If you do, well.....you probably shouldn't be in this business. Sorry.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Perhaps the 500 need to be distilled somewhat.., February 10, 2002

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Layla Halabi (Dubai - UAE) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: 500 Tips for Trainers (Paperback)

This is a good resource for the beginning trainer and as a reminder/memory jogger for the rest of us who `take it for granted'. However, some of the tips are just too obviouse even for the absolute novice (as pointed out below).

The tips are arranged into categories:
1)Planning & Preparation.
2) getting Participants Going.
3) Using Things Around You.
4) Keeping your Training Sessions Going.
5) Looking after Yourself.
6) Evaluating your Training Sessions.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Good book of ideas, March 26, 2010

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Joel Levitt (Philadelphia) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: 500 Tips for Trainers (Paperback)

I'm a long time trainer. Lots of ideas and much validation for existing practices. Some of the material is now dated