31 Best Practices Every Trainer Should Know (Vol. Ii)!

By Dan’l Adams

Youre the best at what you do! So much so, that your company has asked you to train others to be more like you! Congratulations! But now what do you do? You are an experienced professional at what you have been doing for several years, but now you are being asked to do something you have never done before - train others! Youre scared to death! Who trains the new trainer?
31 Best Practices Every Trainer Should Know (Vol. II) will guide you along and give you practical pointers from an experienced training professional that will help you be more confidant from day one as you start your training career and make you look like an old pro.
By the way...this book is not just for the new trainer...but for the experienced trainer as well. Even an old pro can learn some new tricks! Professional Trainers are the best Life Long Learners!

• Language: English
• Publisher: AuthorHouse
• Release date: Nov 24, 2015
• ISBN: 9781504960519

Dan’l Adams

Dan’l Adams is a certified coach, trainer and speaker. He has earned the Certified Leadership Professional (CLP) and Insurance Training Professional (ITP) designations. He is a member of the board for both the Society of Insurance Trainers and Educators as well as the Society of Registered Professional Adjusters. Dan’l has over 35 years experience in training including positions as a Training Director for scout leader training; Seminary Instructor for church youth; and as an Associate College Professor. Dan’l has been a Training Manager for National Training and Operations for a Fortune 100 company. He is the Founder and Chief Leadership Officer of Dan’l Adams Leadership Associates. Dan’l and his wife Carolyn live in the Pacific Northwest with their dog Tinkerbell Yoda. They have 3 children and 3 grandchildren (that’s why they moved to the Pacific Northwest!). Dan’l is an avid Scouter. You can contact Dan’l at [e-mail] to work with your trainers to become the BEST at what they do!

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Published by AuthorHouse 11/17/2015

ISBN: 978-1-5049-6052-6 (sc)

ISBN: 978-1-5049-6051-9 (e)

Library of Congress Control Number: 2015918777

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Contents

Best Practice #1: Prepare a Training Kit

Best Practice #2: Take (and Use) Your Own Photos

Best Practice #3: Pre-Assignment

Best Practice #4: Market Yourself

Best Practice #5: Appearance

Best Practice #6: Get ’em Involved Right Away!

Best Practice #7: Self Introductions

Best Practice #8: Have a Good Personal Story

Best Practice #9: So What?

Best Practice #10: Pre-Training Quiz

Best Practice #11: Align Objectives With Assessments

Best Practice #12: Have a Partner

Best Practice #13: Body Language Awareness

Best Practice #14: Expect Audience Participation

Best Practice #15: Small Groups

Best Practice #16: K.I.S.S.

Best Practice #17: Write and Share

Best Practice #18: Use Take-Away Cards

Best Practice #19: Use Small Handouts

Best Practice #20: Flip Chart Usage

Best Practice #21: Use Multiple Visual Aids

Best Practice #22: Know Your Slides

Best Practice #23: Slow Down!

Best Practice #24: Prepare the Student for the Question

Best Practice #25: What Did You Learn Today?

Best Practice #26: Move Up to a Level 2 (or 3) Evaluation

Best Practice #27: Encourage Students to Keep a Journal

Best Practice #28: Learn From Others

Best Practice #29: What Are My Best Ideas?

Best Practice #30: Insert a Best Practice Here:

Best Practice #31: Insert a Best Practice Here:

31 Best Practices Every Trainer Should Know (Vol. II). Why Volume II? When I was a kid I thought if I ever became a rock star, my first album (big black vinyl circular thing with grooves played on a thing called a record player) would be Dan’l’s Greatest Hits (I played trombone at the time), thinking that if I was successful, people would want to find my previous albums… and I would have marketing already built for those future albums. Later I decided that the first album should be Dan’l’s Greatest Hits (Volume II) with everyone wanting to know how to get Volume I (which I would cut at a letter date). So it is with this book… if I am successful with 31 Best Practices Every Trainer Should Know (Vol. II), I will start on 31 Best Practices Every Trainer Should Know (Vol. I)!

Each chapter is made up of a suggested Best Practice, followed by a practical question or instruction and then an opportunity for you to set a goal for yourself to use the Best Practice. Take the time to think about each practice, answer the question, and then think how you can apply the practice in your own training profession.

Please join me as I share Best Practices one at a time….

DAN’L

Best Practice #1:

Prepare a Training Kit

I go around to each training with a