Elaine Biech is president and managing principal of ebb associates inc, an organizational and leadership development firm that helps organizations work through large-scale change. Her 30 years in the training and consulting field include support to private industry, government, and non-profit organizations.

Foreword xv
Introduction 1
Part 1: So You're Going to Be a Trainer 5
Chapter 1: Exploring Training and Talent Development 7
Chapter 2: How Adults Learn 31
Chapter 3: Introducing the Training Cycle 51
Part 2: T&D: The Training Part 65
Chapter 4: Analyzing Needs and Designing Learning 67
Chapter 5: Developing the Training Program 89
Chapter 6: Implementing Learning: It's Showtime 131
Chapter 7: Evaluation: It's Not Over Yet! 157
Chapter 8: Getting Results: Transfer of Learning 181
Part 3: What ADDIE Doesn't Tell You 193
Chapter 9: Being Prepared to Succeed 195
Chapter 10: Your Job as a Facilitator 225
Chapter 11: Mastering Media and Other Visuals 251
Chapter 12: Addressing Problems: What's a Trainer to Do? 273
Part 4: T&D: The Talent Development Part 301
Chapter 13: Your Talent Development Role 303
Chapter 14: Building a Learning Culture 321
Chapter 15: Employee Development Is Everyone's Job 339
Part 5: The Professional Trainer 357
Chapter 16: The Consummate Professional 359
Chapter 17: Talent Development Certification 373
Chapter 18: The Future of the Talent Development Profession 387
Part 6: The Part of Tens 411
Chapter 19: Ten Virtual Warm-Ups 413
Chapter 20: Ten Quick Ways to Enable Social Learning 419
Index 425

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