Trainsmart: Effective Trainings Every Time

By Rich Allen

Book Overview

"Dr. Rich Allen has done it again--created another clear, practical and powerful resource for all educators. These principles and strategies ought to be mandatory for everyone who presents for a living."
--Eric Jensen, President and Founder
Jensen Learning Corporation

"Train Smart is the best, clearest, most to-the-point, and valuable resource available for trainers. With this second edition, Rich Allen has gone from "great" to "even greater." It is a required guide for our trainers, and it is the new text in our Trainer of Trainers program."
--Spence Rogers, President
Peak Learning Systems

Train smarter, not harder

What are the key components that will make your trainings relevant, engaging, and understandable? How can you deliver instruction that results in high retention and improved productivity for participants?

In TrainSmart, Second Edition, well-known author, consultant, and trainer Rich Allen offers a comprehensive guide to planning and implementing successful staff development sessions. The author provides facilitators with a solid framework and a unique approach that emphasizes application, and demonstrates each element of the process through case studies, examples, and practical tips.

Thoroughly updated, this edition includes new brain-friendly strategies that can be easily implemented to help you create dynamic learning experiences. Ideal for staff developers, organizational trainers, and administrators, this resource includes:

25 key concepts for training smarterSample schedules and planning templatesA collection of parables to illustrate conceptsTips for using technology

Discover a new world of possibilities that can enhance your enthusiasm for learning and teaching, lead to more effective presentations, and make training more enjoyable for you and your adult learners

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1412955785
• ISBN13: 9781412955782
• Release Date: July 2007
• Publisher: Corwin Publishers
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 8.2" x 10.9"

Customer Reviews

Improve the way you train - get this book - do it now

This book works for me simply because it is down to earth, practical and easy to follow, it should be in every trainers collection. The book is based on the Trainsmart model which has evolved out of the latest brain research, it works, people learn efficiently in a friendly and challenging environment. Each topic is carefully explained in plain language and supported by the reasons why it works and how it should be incorporated. Finally there is a piece on when and when not to use it. Whether you are new to training or have been in the business for years this book will introduce you to the principles of Brain Compatible Learning and help you and your delegates achieve much more in terms of real learning. Packed with some very simple tips designed to enhance the process of learning by involving learners rather than simply transferring knowledge.