How to Run Seminars and Workshops: Presentation Skills for Consultants, Trainers, and Teachers - Couverture souple

Jolles, Robert L.

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0471594776 ISBN 13 : 9780471594772

Editeur : John Wiley & Sons Inc, 1993

Synopsis

Specifically aimed at business trainers and workshop leaders, this volume details all aspects of the preparation and presentation of a successful in-house training programme.

A propos du livre

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The Trainer′s Guide to Training

Most new trainers and presenters know all they need to know about their chosen subject. Unfortunately, few of them actually know how to present what they know. For more than a decade, Robert Jolles′s How to Run Seminars and Workshops has taught tens of thousands of people how to sell, teach, stand up, and deliver an effective training session on almost any subject in almost any setting.

This new Third Edition updates this classic guide for anyone who has to get up and move an audience. Just as he did in the book′s previous editions, Jolles former head of Xerox′s world–renowned "train the trainer" program shares proven, effective techniques for winning over an audience, holding their interest, conveying important information, and moving that audience to take action! For seasoned pros, this is an invaluable tool for becoming a world–class seminar and workshop leader. For novices, it′s a step–by–step self–teaching guide that provides the confidence and the techniques speakers need to survive and thrive in front of an audience.

Packed with straightforward, trustworthy advice, this reliable resource covers all the bases for today′s professional trainers and speakers, including research and preparation, questioning techniques, pacing, visual aids, evaluation and support, feedback, and more:

• Creating your own seminar business
• Recognizing different personalities and types of behavior
• Training groups with diverse needs
• On–site preparations
• Maintaining the audience′s interest
• The latest technology and visual aids
• Giving feedback and coaching
• Presenting your best self to the audience
• Developing a training staff
• And, most important, how to sell your message

Trusted by thousands of professional trainers for the latest tactics and practices in seminar and workshop leadership, How to Run Seminars and Workshops, Third Edition is the ultimate guide for anyone who makes a living sharing what they know with others.

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∗ Planning the Program
∗ Selling Your Message
∗ Captivating Your Audience

"Welcome to the world of stand–up delivery . . ."

Most people who become trainers or presenters fall into the same trap. They are taught what to teach, but rarely how to teach it. For almost ten years, Robert Jolles′s How to Run Seminars and Workshops has shown thousands of people how to teach–how to stand up and deliver an effective training session in almost any setting.

In this long–awaited Second Edition, the former head of Xerox′s world–renowned "Train the Trainer" program shares his proven techniques for winning over your audience, holding their interest, and effectively conveying information. For the seasoned pro, it′s an invaluable tool for becoming a world–class seminar and workshop leader. For novices, it′s a step–by–step self–teaching guide that gives you the confidence and the techniques you need to go "under fire" in front of any group and thrive in the "pit"–the area between lectern and audience.

This book covers all the bases, including research and preparation, questioning techniques, pacing, visual aids, evaluation and support feedback, and more, such as:
∗ How to work with adult audiences (and why it′s different from teaching children)
∗ Secrets for getting trainees involved
∗ How to present your best self
∗ Hiring and developing staff
∗ Proven tricks of the trade you won′t find elsewhere
∗ New technologies–LCD projectors, laptops with PowerPoint, electronic white boards, documents cameras, 8mm video players, and distance learning

Mr. Jolles and his associates conduct training programs and motivational seminars internationally.

For more information, please:
Visit: www.jolles.com ?
E–mail: seminars@jolles.com
Write: Jolles Associates, Inc.
P.O. Box 930, Great Falls, Virginia 22066
Call: 1–888–Jolles8 (565–5378)

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: John Wiley & Sons Inc
• Date d'édition: 1993
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0471594776
• ISBN 13: 9780471594772
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 224
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible