Bob Pike

Managing the Front-End of Training: 101 Ways to Analyze Training Needs - and Get Results by Bob Pike and Christopher Busse was a quick fifth book for my July reading list. While I can squeeze ideas from almost everything I read to include this book, I felt this book was just a get rich effort based on Bob Pike’s name. I think it is overpriced for its value. Fortunately, I picked my version up at a library sale. Read more

If your participants are going to learn and retain information, injecting fun into your classroom is imperative. 101 Games for Trainers is your sourcebook for making that fun happen.
In it, you'll find dozens of games, exercises, and activities specifically designed to...
- Develop communication skills.
- Promote teamwork.
- Break the ice and grab participants' attention.
- Bring a weary group back to life.
- Lead an audience through a spirited review session.
- Address the special concerns of show more topical training courses, including orientation, diversity, customer service, sales, and more.
You'll be able to administer all these activities in very little time at very little cost. And since they represent the very best of the tactics tried by trainers just like you in corporate classrooms, you know these activities are sure to be a hit.
101 Games for Trainers is one in a series of books from Lakewook Publications, all based on the thousands of tips collected by renowned trainer Bob Pike and published in Creative Training Techniques Newsletter. show less

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