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The Ultimate Training Workshop Handbook: A Comprehensive Guide to Leading Successful Workshops and Training Programs
Here is the most comprehensive guide to leading a training session or workshop ever published. This ``soup-to-nuts" reference answers just about every question a trainer/facilitator might have about leading a successful training program, from motivating participants to measuring the results. Based on 25 years of workshop experience, the book features hundreds of professional tips and tricks, plus reproducible materials to use at every step of the training process.
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First published January 1, 1999
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May 27, 2012
Having already done quite a lot of workshops I found this book a great resource to refer too. With over 570 pages it covers everything. Part 1 cover the theory and models of learning. Part 2 how to plan and evaluate a workshop and the contracting and marketing to clients. Part 3 covers the design and organisation, visual aids and conditions for success. Part 4 covers the startup of delivery and how to administer and establish ground rules. Part 5 covers how to lead workshops including moving between topics, using questions, motivating, presenting and managing participation.
What I found most valuable was the design section which listed over 45 different (design) methods of delivery. It was a great reminder of all the different ways you can use to facilitate learning and it broken them up into different learning styles. This makes it easy to ensure you are choosing a range of learning style methods in your design. The other area in the book that I liked was the evaluation of workshops. It gave some good examples for Kirkpatrick’s four levels of evaluation - reaction, learning, behaviour and results.
It has good summaries of all the major learning theory and models as well as having lots of tools and examples. For such a large amount of information I though it was well laid out in a logical format. I especially like the summary of what was covered in the chapter being provided at the end of each chapter. For more experienced practitioners, you can scan the relevant chapter by reviewing this summary. And if you are new to workshop delivery then comprehensive is how I would describe this book. It covers all you need to know.
There is always times when you need a quick refresher on a topic or a reminder on what other options there are. I think The Ultimate Training Workshop Handbook is well worth having on the bookshelf if you are designing, delivering or evaluating workshops.
What I found most valuable was the design section which listed over 45 different (design) methods of delivery. It was a great reminder of all the different ways you can use to facilitate learning and it broken them up into different learning styles. This makes it easy to ensure you are choosing a range of learning style methods in your design. The other area in the book that I liked was the evaluation of workshops. It gave some good examples for Kirkpatrick’s four levels of evaluation - reaction, learning, behaviour and results.
It has good summaries of all the major learning theory and models as well as having lots of tools and examples. For such a large amount of information I though it was well laid out in a logical format. I especially like the summary of what was covered in the chapter being provided at the end of each chapter. For more experienced practitioners, you can scan the relevant chapter by reviewing this summary. And if you are new to workshop delivery then comprehensive is how I would describe this book. It covers all you need to know.
There is always times when you need a quick refresher on a topic or a reminder on what other options there are. I think The Ultimate Training Workshop Handbook is well worth having on the bookshelf if you are designing, delivering or evaluating workshops.
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