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The First-Time Trainer: A Step-by-Step Quick Guide for Managers, Supervisors, and New Training Professionals

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A good resource that covers everything from Facilitation to Techniques passing through evaluation and personal development. If you are a beginner or you are asked frequently to help other beginner-level trainers, then you would probably benefit from this book.

The Book is written in an easy and simple style that takes the reader through the different aspects of training logically and smoothly.

This is a reasonable summary of current techniques and strategies for training. The writing is a bit dry, and I got the feeling that this book was oriented towards human resources professionals. There is nothing wrong with that, but my preference is for a less academic style of writing. Still, it's not a bad choice, just not one of my favorites.

I'm an independent trainer and often look for resources that can keep me on top of my game. I have a library of training books -- some very comprehensive; some with only a few chapters of information that I can use. This book concisely covers mostly everything that I need to know as an experienced trainer. It's also a useful guide for new trainers or those who facilitate learning. Every bit of it was useful. If you need a good book to add to your own reference library, I would highly recommend it.

I bought this book because my company asked me to conduct some sales training courses. Although I knew what the content should be, I needed help in structuring the training, making it compelling and keeping the audience involved. What I was looking for were some basic outlines for a training class as well as some ideas of group exercises, team builders, etc. This book did not provide any of that. I ended up turning to an old training binders I had received from my previous classes I attended and tried to follow their pattern.

Don't let the title of this book mislead you. I have been training for over 10 years and when it was recommended by a fellow trainer I thought how could this book help me. Well, I was wrong, from the very beginning, I started to pick up helpful tips to take me from being a good trainer to a great trainer. I couldn't put the book down and still continue to share the information with others.