How to run seminars and workshops
Subtitle: presentation skills for consultants, trainers, teachers, and salespeople
By: Robert L. Jolles
Edition: Fourth edition.
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Published: 2017
Language: eng
Number of pages: 330
ISBN-13: 9781119374343
Subjects: Seminars; Meetings; Handbooks, manuals; Workshops (Adult education)
Description: "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. Updates to the Fourth Edition include: - New Chapter: Taking your training online. As podcasts continue to take the place of live deliveries, and companies like Udemy offer shorter, simpler online delivery option, those who deliver seminars and workshops must adjust their approaches to delivery."--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Getting started. Creating a seminar business ; Working with adult audiences ; Recognizing trainees' levels of behavior ; The personality parade : training all different types of people ; The pace race : how to train groups with diverse needs ; Anatomy of an 8:00 a.m start : finalizing on-site preparations; title: Delivery : the art of making great presentations. The secret of success : selling your presentation ; Thirty tips on maintaining interest ; The art of effective questioning : getting trainees involved ; Using visual aids ; Technology and training ; Taking your training online ; Giving feedback and coaching ; Tricks of the trade; title: Improving the training process. inside the mind of a professional speaker : how to present your best self ; The value of good training : hiring effective trainers ; Avoiding the training trap : problems with relevance and respect ; Developing a training staff ; Evaluation and support ; Adventures in cross-training.