The Six Disciplines of Breakthrough Learning

The Six Disciplines of Breakthrough Learning: How to Turn Training and Development into Business Results

Whether you?re an HR or OD professional or work in a training department, learn to apply the principles of follow-through management within your organization in the new edition of this bestselling resource. Incorporating new research on learning and learning transfer, along with new case studies, interviews, and tools, this edition shares guidelines, proven in practice by many Fortune 500 companies, on how to design comprehensive learning experiences in leadership and management, sales, quality, performance improvement, and professional certification. You?ll discover the theories and principles underlying the approach, as well as the practical methods, tools, and roadmaps for bridging the "knowing-doing" gap.

job interviews for dummies

job interviews for dummies

Everyone knows about the “For Dummies” books. Popular around the globe, these books are designed to simplify complex topics so that everyone can understand them. “Job Interviews for Dummies” by Joyce Lain Kennedy follows in that tradition. It is an easy to read book that provides tips for succeeding at job interviews.

Book Contents

• Preparation advice and strategies.
• Reduce job interview anxiety.
• Supply winning answers to difficult questions.
• Work your qualifications in effective ways.
• Salary negotiation tips.

Powerpoint 2010 BIBLE

Master PowerPoint and improve your presentation skills-with one book!

It's no longer enough to have slide after slide of text, bullets, and charts. It's not even enough to have good speaking skills if your PowerPoint slides bore your audience. Get the very most out of all that PowerPoint 2010 has to offer while also learning priceless tips and techniques for making good presentations in this new PowerPoint 2010 Bible. Well-known PowerPoint expert and author Faithe Wempen provides formatting tips; shows you how to work with drawings, tables, and SmartArt; introduces new collaboration tools; walks you through five special presentation labs; and more.

Coverage includes:

• A First Look at PowerPoint
• What Makes a Great Presentation?
• Creating and Saving Presentation Files
• Creating Slides and Text Boxes
• Working with Layouts, Themes, and Masters
• Formatting Paragraphs and Text Boxes
• Correcting and Improving Text
• Creating and Formatting Tables
• Drawing and Formatting Objects
• Creating SmartArt Diagrams
• Using and Organizing Clip Art
• Working with Photographic Images
• Working with Charts
• Incorporating Content from Other Programs
• Adding Sound Effects, Music, and Soundtracks
• Incorporating Motion Video
• Creating Animation Effects and Transitions
• Creating Support Materials
• Preparing for a Live Presentation
• Designing User-Interactive or Self-Running Presentations
• Preparing a Presentation for Mass Distribution
• Sharing and Collaborating
• Customizing PowerPoint
• Presenting Content Without Bulleted Lists
• Adding Sound and Movement to a Presentation
• Creating a Menu-Based Navigation System
• Creating a Classroom Game

It's the book you need to succeed with PowerPoint 2010 and your next live presentation! 

Trainer's Library (Part 1)

 Trainer's Library (part 1)

1- ASTD-Training Design Basics

 

Knowing how to design effective training instruction is a core competency for every trainer. Here's a down to the basics title that keeps its focus on the bottom-line skills of the design craft beginning with planning and need analysis; to writing, designing, and evaluating course materials; to marketing and administration. This title also shows you how to put together quality, performance-based training that will be delivered in a classroom setting. 

Approaches to Training and Development (PDF)

Approaches to Training and Development

Approaches to Training and Development provides a comprehensive and practical introduction to the field of organizational training and human-resource development. It surveys the methods, functions, and goals of training--from needs assessment to implementation--illustrating each step of an effective training program. This new edition includes updates throughout, with fresh examples and current references, with an emphasis on evaluating and explaining new training. Comprehensive, authoritative, and accessible, this new edition will prove an essential resource to a new generation of trainers, HRD professionals, educators, and managers.

Leadership presentation (ppt)

Are leaders born or are they made

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Management Vs. Leadership

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What is missing in most leaders today

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Unleash the creative new you (PDF)

Studies show that the average adult thinks of only three to four alternate ideas for any given situation, while the average child can come up with sixty. They have proven that as far as creativity is concerned, quantity equals quality. Having the subjects make a list of ideas, they have shown that the longer the list, the higher the quality of the final solution. The very best ideas usually appear at the end of the list.