Conducting Training Workshops » (1st Edition)

EILEEN K. VAN KAVELAAR is an education services specialist with the U.S. Army Recruiting Command. In that capacity, she manages the educational programs that the Army provides to high schools and colleges within Indiana and Kentucky. She also conducts training for recruiters. Eileen has a doctorate in adult education from Indiana University and currently resides in Indianapolis, Indiana.

What if you weren't planning to become a trainer...but now you have to train someone? Or what if you are planning to become a trainer...but you have no idea where to start? How can you effectively communicate your expertise to your audience? This book has all the answers.

A training workshop can be frightening for both neophytes and old pros. You know you have the knowledge. But just having knowledge is not enough. You need to match your training to your audience. You need to establish the learning objectives of your audience. You need to explain yourself clearly, to ask and answer the right questions, to relate to your audience. Basically, you need a plan, and you want it quickly.

You have the road map in your hands. Follow this book. Fill in the worksheets as you progress. And when you are finished, you will realize that you have composed a flawless lesson plan. Van Kavelaar takes an enormous event--a training workshop--and expertly divides it into its components, chapter by chapter. Each component is simple. Breeze through these simple steps and you will find that your enormous event, your training workshop, is perfectly planned. And it was faster and easier than you ever imagined.