The Trainer's Portable Mentor

This highly accessible, comprehensive resource shares the passions and key lessons from an all-star cast of respected training professionals. The authors covers a range of training topics, from designing, writing, delivering, measuring, and managing training to developing business acumen. They have divided the book into five sections (Designing Training, Delivering Training, Workforce Performance and Learning, Measurement and Evaluation, and Professional Development), including over 60 articles as well as additional resources on a special Web site; helpful checklists, case studies, and assessments throughout; and an easily customizable CD. The Trainer's Portable Mentor is ideal for anyone new to the field of training and development as well as veterans looking for succinct practical nuggets they can put to use right away.

The Trainer's Portable Mentor is an easytouse, comprehensive, highly accessible resource that shares the passions and most valuable key lessons learned from an all-star cast of some of the most respected training professionals in the field. The book covers a range of training topics including designing training, writing training, delivering training, measuring training, managing training, and developing business acumen. The book is divided into five sections (Designing Training, Delivering Training, Workforce Performance and Learning, Measurement and Evaluation, and Professional Development) and includes over 50 articles with additional resources found on a special website. In addition to wisdom gleaned from top trainers, the guide is filled with helpful checklists, case studies, assessments, and customizable tools available on an accompanying website. The Trainer's Portable Mentor is ideal for anyone new to the field of training and development or a veteran who is looking to be vitalized by quick, succinct practical nuggets that can be put to use right away.

Praise for The Trainer's Portable Mentor

"A great resource for all trainers—from novice to senior—with its wide and diverse range of offerings. Its format of organizing over 50 articles into five major professional areas, allows readers to easily find information that meets their individual needs. The introduction of each article with the contributor's 'passion statement' as well as Terrence's explanation for why the book was written, leads to the expectation that mentoring through the written word indeed will occur. And it does!"

—Annabelle Reitman, Ed.D, career management consultant and author of Career Moves

Terrence L. Gargiulo is president of MAKINGSTORIES.net and an international speaker, author, organizational development consultant, and group process facilitator. He is the author of books including Building Business Acumen for Trainers and Once Upon a Time: Using Story-Based Activities to Develop Breakthrough Communication Skills from Pfeiffer.

Ajay M. Pangarkar is president of CentralKnowledge and a founding member and chair of the Canadian Society for Training and Development (CSTD), Quebec chapter.

Teresa Kirkwood,?a founding partner of CentralKnowledge, brings over 18 years of industry and training experience and is recognized for her experience in helping companies implement training evaluation and ROI strategies.