Author: Arthur B. VanGundy
Publisher: Pfeiffer
Keywords: solving, problem, creativity, teaching, activities
Number of Pages: 416
Published: 2004-11-16
List price: $75.00
ISBN-10: 0787974021
ISBN-13: 9780787974022

Employees who possess problem-solving skills are highly valued in todays competitive business environment. The question is how can employees learn to deal in innovative ways with new data, methods, people, and technologies? In this groundbreaking book, Arthur VanGundy -- a pioneer in the field of idea generation and problem solving -- has compiled 101 group activities that combine to make a unique resource for trainers, facilitators, and human resource professionals. The book is filled with idea-generation activities that simultaneously teach the underlying problem-solving and creativity techn

Author: Claudyne Wilder
Publisher: Pfeiffer
Keywords: successful, presenters, habits, techniques, click, wow, point
Number of Pages: 320
Published: 2008-09-09
List price: $39.95
ISBN-10: 0787997455
ISBN-13: 9780787997458

In Point, Click & Wow! you will find the insider knowledge of public speaking that we all need but were never taught. When Point, Click & Wow! was first published more than ten years ago, it quickly became the go-to resource for creating laptop presentations that have the "Wow" factor! Completely reworked and updated, this new third edition puts the focus on you, the presenter, who must create a winning presentation every time. Claudyne Wilder’s groundbreaking book offers myriad new features and updated slide designs as well as illustrative stories and advice from executives.

Author: Jane Bozarth
Publisher: Pfeiffer
Keywords: learning, powerpoint, engaging, creating, points, bullet
Number of Pages: 360
Published: 2008-01-09
List price: $50.00
ISBN-10: 0787992453
ISBN-13: 9780787992453

This book focuses exclusively on the application of PowerPoint to the creation of online training programs. Better than Bullet Points, Creating Engaging e-Learning with PowerPoint fills that gap. By providing in-depth guidance, specific instructions, and helpful exercises, the book will enable training practitioners to create impactful learning interactions in PowerPoint. The author steps readers through the powerful features of this popular desktop application, covering everything from text to art, animation to interactivity. Provided that the reader owns a copy of PowerPoint, this book will

Author: Jay Cross
Publisher: Pfeiffer
Keywords: performance, essential, knowledge, resource, innovation, inspire, learning, rediscovering, natural, pathways, informal
Number of Pages: 320
Published: 2006-11-10
List price: $40.00
ISBN-10: 0787981699
ISBN-13: 9780787981693

Most learning on the job is informal. This book offers advice on how to support, nurture, and leverage informal learning and helps trainers to go beyond their typical classes and programs in order to widen and deepen heir reach. The author reminds us that we live in a new, radically different, constantly changing, and often distracting workplace. He guides us through the plethora of digital learning tools that workers are now accessing through their computers, PDAs, and cell phones.

Author: Elaine Biech
Publisher: Pfeiffer
Keywords: essential, knowledge, resource, included, rom, consulting, basics, business
Number of Pages: 340
Published: 2007-05-25
List price: $50.00
ISBN-10: 0787994642
ISBN-13: 9780787994648

Designed as the go-to reference for managing a consulting business, The Business of Consulting is candid, practical, and eminently useful. Fine-tuned to address the changes in today’s business environment, this vital resource outlines the basics for managing a consulting practice and shows how to Develop a business plan Market your business Charge for your services Build a client relationship Grow the business Ensure your continued professional growth Make money in the profession

Author: Mel Silberman
Publisher: Pfeiffer
Keywords: active, training, series, ways
Number of Pages: 336
Published: 2005-05-25
List price: $57.00
ISBN-10: 0787976121
ISBN-13: 9780787976125

When it was first published in 1995, Mel Silberman’s 101 Ways to Make Training Active became an instant bestseller. Now this revised and updated second edition offers the same dynamic approach and several completely new case examples. The examples support each exercise and highlight real-time uses of the highly successful Active Training method. In addition, the book includes 200 training tips that form the nuts-and-bolts of successful active training. These tips incorporated in the book’s top ten lists show how to build quality, activity, variety, and direction into your training

Authors:Mel Silberman, Carol Auerbach,
Publisher: Pfeiffer
Keywords: active, training, tips, series, examples, designs, handbook, techniques, case
Number of Pages: 380
Published: 2006-04-14
List price: $49.00
ISBN-10: 0787976237
ISBN-13: 9780787976231

Since 1990, Mel Silberman’s classic book, Active Training, has been a runaway best-seller for trainers at all levels and a popular text for university level courses in adult education and training. The active training method—which turns the spotlight away from the instructor and put the emphasis on the learner—has emerged over time as a proven and reliable method for enhancing involvement, learning, and change. The third edition of Active Training, provides a thorough introduction to the core principles of active training design and delivery and includes a wealth of ex