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Authors: Carolyn Nilson
ISBN-13: 9780814408148, ISBN-10: 0814408141
Format: Paperback
Publisher: AMACOM
Date Published: November 2009
Edition: (Non-applicable)

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Author Biography: Carolyn Nilson

Carolyn Nilson (Sandisfield, MA) is a recognized expert in all aspects of training. She has served as an advisor at organizations including AT&T, AMA, Hungry Minds, Padgett-Thompson, The World Bank, the U.S. Department of Labor, the Armed Forces Training Institute, and the U.S. Agency for International Development. She is the author of How to Manage Training, Team Games for Trainers, More Team Games for Trainers , and more than 20 others books.

Book Synopsis

No one knows training better than the American Management Association. Since 1923, the business community has turned to AMA for practical training and business tools to improve individual and organizational performance. Now, for the first time, the most successful exercises and training techniques used by this preeminent organization's seminar leaders have been collected in The AMA Trainers' Activity Book. Readers will find 25 activities on topics including:

  • Getting from Seminar to Workplace
  • Learning and Creativity
  • Communication and Connection
  • Influence, Compromise, and Problem Solving
  • Management and Leadership

A special activity template gives readers all the information they need at a glance. Easily adapted for use with both individuals and teams, these exercisesrepresent the combined efforts of the very best the industry has to offer.

Author Biography: Carolyn Nilson (Sandisfield, MA) is a recognized expert in all aspects of training. She has served as an advisor at organizations including AT&T, AMA, Hungry Minds, Padgett-Thompson, The World Bank, the U.S. Department of Labor, the Armed Forces Training Institute, and the U.S. Agency for International Development. She is the author of How to Manage Training, Team Games for Trainers, More Team Games for Trainers, and more than 20 others books.

Table of Contents

Forewordix
Prefacexi
1Getting from Seminar to Workplace
Introduction: Wisdom and Skills for the Learner1
Developing the Seminar Roadmap3
Information Retention: Make the Seminar Most Valuable11
Closing Game for Success!15
Problem-Based Learning: A New Teaching Tool21
2Learning and Creativity
Introduction: Wisdom and Skills for the Learner37
The Mindreader Icebreaker: An Easy and Clever Card Trick39
Protecting Ideas: The "P.I.N." Formula45
Identifying and Leveraging Hidden Strengths51
From You I Have Learned59
Crossword Challenge: Making Your Own Crossword Puzzle71
3Communication and Connection
Introduction: Wisdom and Skills for the Learner81
New Normal Coaching83
Become the Audience91
Interviewing97
Focused Listening: Knees to Knees109
The Disinclined Decision Maker: Partner Role Play Case Study115
The Classroom Power of Cultural Diversity125
4Influence, Compromise, and Problem Solving
Introduction: Wisdom and Skills for the Learner131
Famous Gary's/Famous Names133
Perspective Switching139
Good and Bad Politics145
Forced Choice Values Clarification157
Putting Together the Pieces163
5Management and Leadership
Introduction: Wisdom and Skills for the Learner169
Where's the Gap Between Vision and Reality?171
Brand Image Exercise: Developing a Snapshot of Your Brand Today179
Managing a Simple Analytical Project193
"Magical" Presentations207
Building a Positive Work Environment: Changing Negative Norms into Positive Ones227
Index233
About the Editor239

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