How to Design and Deliver Training for the New and Emerging Generations

Many of today's trainers are from the baby boomer era and many are still using outmoded training methods that have little appeal for the younger generations of learners. How to Design and Deliver Training for the New and Emerging Generations is written for corporate trainers who may be at a loss on how to effectively reach today's trainees. This much-needed resource helps trainers cut through the jungles of their own generational learning habits and clear a path to the emerging generations of learners. How to Design and Deliver Training for the New and Emerging Generations gives "old-school" trainers the tools they need to change their training style-from linear to random access, trainer-centered to learner-centered, text-oriented to graphics-oriented, and so forth-and accomplish this transition with ease. Author Susan El-Shamy, an international training expert, shows you how to create training sessions that will pick up the pace, increase interaction, link to the learner, offer options, and make learning fun. How to Design and Deliver Training for the New and Emerging Generations is an innovative resource that Translates generational differences into strategies, techniques, and tips for designing and delivering training Describes five key needs of learners from the emerging generations Shows how to design and deliver training that meets the needs of younger learners Presents hundreds of engaging tips, tricks, and simple techniques Contains quotes and comments on learning needs from the new generation of learners Presents user-friendly call-outs, checklists, and quick tips Offers twenty innovative games on a variety of topics The companion CD-ROM offers the book's games and activities, which can be customized and reproduced. Praise for How to Design and Deliver Training for the New and Emerging Generations "Stop using training techniques from your grandfather's time. The new generation won't fall for your old tricks. Get over it, and get with it. Buy, read, and apply Susan El-Shamy's practical handbook." -Sivasailam "Thiagi" Thiagarajan, resident mad scientist, Workshops by Thiagi, Inc., and author, Design Your Own Games and Activities "This practical, insightful book belongs on every trainer's bookshelf-not just as a much-needed guide for designing and delivering training for the emerging generations, but also as a valuable collection of interactive learning exercises for all generations." -Susan Gastony, director, employee and organizational development, University Human Resource Services, Indiana UniversityEl-Shamy, Susan is the author of 'How to Design and Deliver Training for the New and Emerging Generations' with ISBN 9780787969776 and ISBN 078796977X.