Download or read book 10 Steps to Successful Facilitation 2nd Edition written by ATD and published by Association for Talent Development. This book was released on 2018-09-18 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Facilitate Groups That Deliver Results Every professional businessperson needs a complete portfolio of skills, yet one area is often taken for granted: the art of facilitation. This book takes the guesswork out of this essential skill and gives you a step-by-step process for becoming an accomplished and successful facilitator. As a facilitator, your job is to remain neutral while helping others achieve common objectives. To do this, you need tools and techniques to deal with a wide variety of group meeting situations. In 10 Steps to Successful Facilitation, you’ll find everything you need, including A wealth of methods and ideas to engage participants Strategies for handling conflict and creating a collaborative climate Tips for using media and technology effectively This second edition features updates to each step, reorganized to align with the problems facilitators face today, such as the increasing prevalence of virtual meetings. You’ll have the help you need to act as a catalyst for progress, enabling others to focus on key issues, arrive at appropriate solutions, and build sustainable agreements. With this book as your roadmap, you can be thoroughly prepared for the role of facilitator, ready to cultivate cooperation and understanding among individuals and assist your organization in developing shared solutions to its challenges.

Download or read book 10 Steps to Successful Facilitation written by and published by ASTD. This book was released on 2008 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Every professional business person needs a complete portfolio of skills, yet one important area is often taken for granted: the art of facilitation. This book takes the guesswork out of this important function and gives you a step-by-step process for becoming an accomplished and successful facilitator." "As a facilitator, your job is to remain neutral while helping others achieve common objectives.To do this, you need a complete range of tools and techniques for dealing with a wide variety of situations. In 10 Steps to Successful Facilitation, you'll find everything you need." "You can jump to any point in this book as needed, or you can follow the 10 steps in order from the beginning.You'll have the help you need to act as a catalyst for progress, enabling others to focus on key issues, arrive at appropriate solutions, and build sustainable agreements." "With this book as your roadmap, you can be thoroughly prepared for the role of facilitator, ready to cultivate cooperation and understanding among individuals and assist your organization in developing shared solutions to its challenges. You'll have the reputation and experience of ASTD behind you, delivering the best practices and experience of top managers and leaders in the field."--BOOK JACKET.

Download or read book 10 Steps to Successful Presentations 2nd Edition written by ATD and published by Association for Talent Development. This book was released on 2019-11-05 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Overcome Your Fear of Presenting Are you afraid of public speaking? Do you feel anxious before presenting? Are you worried about making mistakes in front of others and being judged? If so, you are not alone—public speaking and presenting are among the things people fear the most. Conquer your phobia of public speaking with 10 Steps to Successful Presentations. In this second edition, the Association for Talent Development provides an updated 10-step guide to delivering first-rate presentations whether you have several months or just one day to prepare. Discover how to develop a dynamic, engaging presentation and deliver it flawlessly. Learn strategies to reduce stress and become a think-on-your-feet presenter. Master your openings and closings (including the question-and-answer session) and captivate your audience from start to finish. Updated tools offer guidance and reassurance along the way. New content covers: leading virtual presentations telling interesting stories and relatable examples using mindfulness to recover in the moment asking questions to involve the audience.

Download or read book The Secrets of Facilitation written by Michael Wilkinson and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2012-06-19 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Secrets of Facilitation delivers a clear vision of facilitation excellence and reveals the specific techniques effective facilitators use to produce consistent, repeatable results with groups. Author Michael Wilkinson has trained thousands of managers, mediators, analysts, and consultants around the world to apply the power of SMART (Structured Meeting And Relating Techniques) facilitation to achieve amazing results with teams and task forces. He shows how anyone can use these proven group techniques in conflict resolution, consulting, managing, presenting, teaching, planning, selling, and other professional as well as personal situations.

Download or read book 10 Steps to Successful Training written by Elaine Biech and published by Association for Talent Development. This book was released on 2009-03-01 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is not your typical training book. You won't find a traditional training-cycle outline or a classic training table of contents. Instead, this book pinpoints the key actions necessary to successful training and focuses on the elements with the most influence on bottom-line results. Throughout the book you'll discover helpful, ready-to-use tools: worksheets, evaluation forms, tables, checklists, case studies, and reminders and suggestions. Whether you're a middle- or upper-level manager, or a workplace learning or human-resource professional, 10 Steps to Successful Training can provide you with options for enhancing the learning environment in your organization. Boost your success as a trainer and help others learn more effectively by investing in this essential guidebook today.

Download or read book 10 Steps to Successful Meetings written by ASTD Press and published by Association for Talent Development. This book was released on 2009-02-01 with total page 90 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Design and facilitate engaging, productive meetings.10 Steps to Successful Meetings presents strategies to create and conduct fruitful, impactful meetings. Successfully set meeting goals and agendas, boost participant involvement, and conduct timely, effective evaluation and follow-up. Part of the ASTD 10 STEPS series.

Download or read book Fearless Facilitation written by Cyndi Maxey and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2013-03-15 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As the workforce ages and younger trainers and managers emerge, facilitation skills take on a new importance and, with the increased use of social networks, new facilitation skills are needed. Written by two facilitation gurus, this book shows how to make any learning environment come alive. It outlines proven guidelines any trainer can use to unify groups, inspire creativity, and get audiences, teams, and colleagues to speak up, talk back, participate, and engage in meetings.

Download or read book The Project Meeting Facilitator written by Tammy Adams and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2007-09-10 with total page 237 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Have you ever been involved in a project that didn’t require a meeting? Neither have we. Well-run project meetings allow teams to get through the maze of distractions and obstacles to achieve results. Unfortunately, many project meetings aren’t well-run—they are viewed, by team members, as unproductive, tedious, wastes of precious time. But you can change that. The Project Meeting Facilitator contains practical techniques and practices that will help you facilitate our meetings more effectively, transforming them into well-planned, well-managed journeys that engage the team while achieving the intended goals.

Download or read book Don t Just Do Something Stand There written by Marvin R Weisbord and published by Berrett-Koehler Publishers. This book was released on 2007-07-16 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This practical guide details ten key principles that will profoundly change the way you think about, organize, and lead the meetings that matter most. Rather than trying to change anyone's behavior, Weisbord and Janoff show you how to change the conditions under which people interact. By doing less, you help others do more. With examples from around the world, and practical tips and exercises in every chapter, Don't Just Do Something, Stand There! gives you many new techniques for helping people discover common ground, make productive use of dissension, and take responsibility for action.

Download or read book The Facilitator s Fieldbook written by Thomas Justice and published by AMACOM Div American Mgmt Assn. This book was released on 2012 with total page 482 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Loaded with procedures, checklists, guidelines, samples, and templates, The Facilitator's Fieldbook covers all the key areas of successful team management, including establishing ground rules, planning meetings and agendas, brainstorming, resolving conflict, making decisions, and helping groups optimize their time. The completely revised third edition of this longtime go-to resource for novice and experienced facilitators provides new team-building exercises as well as updated information on virtual meetings, mediation, strategic planning, and much more. You'll also gain tips on maintaining the tone and flow of meetings, and will learn to determine when to delegate projects to individuals rather than assembling a group. Collaborative projects have become an increasingly prevalent feature of modern business strategies and workplace dynamics. But intentional, strategic facilitation is essential to making sure these groups and teams are effective. The Facilitator's Fieldbook provides readers the comprehensive tools and knowledge they need to help their teams--and, ultimately, their organizations--succeed.

Download or read book 10 Steps to Successful Project Management written by Lou Russell and published by Association for Talent Development. This book was released on 2023-05-26 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A crash course for effectively planning and managing timely, organized projects. 10 Steps to Successful Project Management features a structured methodology for delivering high-quality projects on time. Learn how to distinguish between a project and task, build a convincing business case, define project scope, assess risks and constraints, create a project plan, collaborate on action items, and measure and communicate results. This title is an essential resource for anyone, in any function, of any business.

Download or read book Facilitation Basics 2nd Edition written by Donald V. McCain and published by Association for Talent Development. This book was released on 2015-09-07 with total page 217 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Stop presenting and start facilitating meaningful learning. Whether you are a subject matter expert who occasionally takes on a trainer role, a trainer who wants to build on solid presentation skills, or anywhere in between, Facilitation Basics will help you create supportive and effective learning. This complete how-to guide is designed to improve your facilitation proficiency so you can give face-to-face as well as online and virtual classroom learners your best. Part of ATD’s Training Basics series, this publication offers practical examples, worksheets, and tools that make workplace learning easy and rewarding. You’ll walk away with proven facilitation techniques and a deeper understanding of how to manage difficult participants and use media to support learning. This refreshed second edition will guide you through how to: enhance your skills as a facilitator create supportive and effective learning environments for face-to-face and online learners ensure learning is transferred to the job. About the Training Basics Series ATD’s Training Basics series provides a baseline explanation of the theories and concepts behind featured topics, as well as instructions for their practical day-to-day application in the workplace. Additional titles include Adult Learning Basics, Competency-Based Training Basics, the second edition of Training Design Basics, and Virtual Training Basics.

Download or read book Troubleshooting for Trainers written by Sophie Oberstein and published by Association for Talent Development. This book was released on 2020-10-06 with total page 512 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Your Fix-It Guide to Training When you need to repair an appliance on the fritz, you can consult the instruction manual. But if you’re stuck when designing or facilitating training, what resource can you turn to for solutions to your problem? Part troubleshooting guide, part introduction to training design and delivery, Troubleshooting for Trainers delivers in-the-moment fixes and longer-term solutions for common challenges at every stage of the learning and development process. Pull it out when you’re in a predicament, flip to the related challenge listed in the table of contents, and find some immediate relief. Better yet, use it to discover tips and strategies that will help you proactively avoid the crises new trainers face. Covering more than 40 challenges, the book offers solutions for when: you feel a lack of personal and professional credibility training isn’t well regarded you don’t have enough resources you have minimal learning design expertise you’re uncertain about measurement and reporting metrics live training surprises throw you for a loop you encounter challenging participants. Perfect for the busy trainer, each chapter briefly describes a challenge for trainers, offers a series of solutions for overcoming it, and includes some resources to go deeper about the topic. Job aids and sample worksheets accompany the solutions. “If only I knew this when I was starting out.” Experienced trainers often express this sentiment later in their careers. Why wait? The next time you’re at a training impasse, troubleshoot your way out.

Download or read book 10 Steps to Successful Sales written by Brian Lambert and published by Association for Talent Development. This book was released on 2009-12-01 with total page 247 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Insights on becoming an effective and efficient trusted advisor! There is a difference between being a sales person and a sales professional—with 10 Steps to Successful Sales, you'll gain the knowledge you need to accelerate revenue, manage your organization, and leverage the sales process. With this fast-moving, advice-packed, and actionable guide, you'll become the professional that your clients want you to be. You'll learn from the best, with sage advice from more than 100 top-performing sales professionals. The book is designed to help anyone who is directly or indirectly responsible for driving revenue. It is designed to help you continuously improve, despite the complexities of the selling environment. From developing a personalized selling system, to establishing customer loyalty and trust, to understanding the buying process and creating a personal development plan based on world-class knowledge and skill, this book is a practical, easy-to-use resource. Build top-line revenue for your organization and develop world-class sales habits used by successful sales professionals in multiple industries. The 10 Steps to becoming an effective and efficient trusted advisor Step 1: Embrace a Sales Mindset Step 2: Know Your Job and Your Role Step 3: Develop Winning Habits Step 4: Understand the Buying Process Step 5: Leverage the Sales Process Step 6: Create Your Own Personal Selling System Step 7: Accelerate Revenue Step 8: Communicate Effectively Step 9: Manage Your Sales Organization Step 10: Develop World-Class Sales Competence.

Download or read book 10 Steps to Successful Business Writing 2nd Edition written by Jack E. Appleman and published by Association for Talent Development. This book was released on 2017-11-14 with total page 191 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Today’s Business World, You Are What You Write Good writing can launch a career. It has the power to break through clutter and capture readers’ imaginations. And good writing is not just a skill that marketers must master. Most workplace communication takes written form, and with the rising number of communication channels—social media, instant messaging, blogs—we’re writing more and faster than ever. With new chapters on electronic communication, 10 Steps to Successful Business Writing is your guide to capturing readers’ attention and imagination. Writing instructor and coach, Jack Appleman uses examples and exercises to help you write with clarity and confidence. This updated edition covers the essentials of how to organize your text to hold your readers’ attention; edit yourself for grammar, tone, and excess words; and master the documents for any workplace situation. It doesn’t matter if you’re drafting a business plan, an email, or a Facebook post. Forget the shorthand, drop the exclamation points, and ditch the emojis. Learn to create concise, persuasive, and powerful text with 10 Steps to Successful Business Writing.

Download or read book The IAF Handbook of Group Facilitation written by Sandy Schuman and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2012-06-15 with total page 709 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sponsored by the International Association of Facilitators, The IAF Handbook of Group Facilitation offers the need-to-know basics in the field brought together by fifty leading practitioners and scholars. This indispensable resource includes successful strategies and methods, foundations, and resources for anyone who works with groups. The IAF Handbook of Group Facilitation provides an overview of the field for new and aspiring practitioners and a reliable reference for experienced group facilitators, including chapters on Creating positive ongoing client relationships Building trust and improving communications Facilitating group brainstorming sessions Drawing out the best in people Developing a collaborative environment Designing and facilitating dialogue Managing conflicting agendas Working with multicultural groups Using improvisation Understanding virtual meetings Facilitating team start-up Assessing group decision processes Building expertise in facilitation Reviewing core facilitation competencies Modeling positive professional attitudes

Download or read book Sprint written by Jake Knapp and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2016-03-08 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From inside Google Ventures, a unique five-day process for solving tough problems, proven at thousands of companies in mobile, e-commerce, healthcare, finance, and more. Entrepreneurs and leaders face big questions every day: What’s the most important place to focus your effort, and how do you start? What will your idea look like in real life? How many meetings and discussions does it take before you can be sure you have the right solution? Now there’s a surefire way to answer these important questions: the Design Sprint, created at Google by Jake Knapp. This method is like fast-forwarding into the future, so you can see how customers react before you invest all the time and expense of creating your new product, service, or campaign. In a Design Sprint, you take a small team, clear your schedules for a week, and rapidly progress from problem, to prototype, to tested solution using the step-by-step five-day process in this book. A practical guide to answering critical business questions, Sprint is a book for teams of any size, from small startups to Fortune 100s, from teachers to nonprofits. It can replace the old office defaults with a smarter, more respectful, and more effective way of solving problems that brings out the best contributions of everyone on the team—and helps you spend your time on work that really matters.