Author: Lisa Haneberg
Publisher: ASTD Pre
Keywords: basics, series, training, astd, coaching
Number of Pages: 126
Published: 2006-01-23
List price: $29.95
ISBN-10: 1562864246
ISBN-13: 9781562864248
Coaching is a powerful tool that many organizations are using to boost both individual and company-wide performance. Coaching Basics is designed as a baseline guide to help you develop these essential business skills. As noted by the author, coaching is a powerful tool that can move mountains of self-imposed resistance that get in the way of action and [business] results. In addition to building solid coaching skills, you will find essential tips on ensuring a coaching conversation is focused on your client’s goals. Get guidance on how to avoid confusing coaching with advice, preaching,
Author: George M. Piskurich
Publisher: ASTD Pre
Keywords: basics, series, training, astd, trainer
Number of Pages: 132
Published: 2003-12-01
List price: $29.95
ISBN-10: 1562863509
ISBN-13: 9781562863500
Trainer Basics is written specifically to answer three key questions people new to training ask: What does a trainer do and why?; How can I develop must-have skills quickly?; and How do I apply training knowledge today? Written in direct and understandable language by a veteran trainer, this volume also offers professional trainers a much-needed tool to help train these new to the ranks.
Author: Lisa Haneberg
Publisher: ASTD Pre
Keywords: basics, training, astd, organization, development
Number of Pages: 156
Published: 2005-09-21
List price: $29.95
ISBN-10: 1562864114
ISBN-13: 9781562864118
Organization Development Basics is a primer on the broad field of organization development and offers just the right amount of information to create an understanding of the tools, practices, and core skills of the OD practitioner. It is a useful tool for trainers and training managers wishing to add new knowledge and capabilities to their resume and is a solid resource for beginning OD professionals and human resources professionals. Like all of the books in the Training Basics series, you will find learning guideposts along the way including ’Basic Rules’, ’Noted’, and
Author: Mark Ciampa
Publisher: Course Technology
Keywords: basics, learning, thompson, second, networking
Number of Pages: 256
Published: 2003-01-09
List price: $76.95
ISBN-10: 0619055820
ISBN-13: 9780619055820
From hubs and routers to servers and cables, Networking BASICS 2nd Edition provides a step-by-step introduction to the field of computer networking. Beginners will become comfortable with the concepts and vocabulary of computer networking and will gain hands-on experience in basic networking technology.
Author: Robert E. Kre
Publisher: Greenwood
Keywords: basics, sciences, hard, science, earth
Number of Pages: 368
Published: 2003-08-30
List price: $86.95
ISBN-10: 0313319308
ISBN-13: 9780313319303
Earth science forces, including earthquakes, fossils, the Earth’s spheres, the Big Bang Theory, El Nino, and the atmosphere, are presented at a level appropriate for beginners. Concepts are clarified through the use of examples, tables, and figures. Readers will also learn about more advanced topics within earth science, including geochronology, seismology, and geomagnetism.
Author: Richard L. Myer
Publisher: Greenwood
Keywords: basics, sciences, chemistry, hard
Number of Pages: 392
Published: 2003-06-30
List price: $86.95
ISBN-10: 0313316643
ISBN-13: 9780313316647
Written for students beginning a formal study of chemistry, this volume encompasses many different topics in and approaches to introductory chemistry. Chapters are devoted to topics such as the atom, elements and the periodic table, bonding, equilibrium and kinetics, solutions, acids and bases, and chemical reactions. Several chapters discuss broad areas of chemistry including organic chemistry, biochemistry, environmental chemistry, and industrial chemistry.
Author: Robert J. Rosania
Publisher: ASTD Pre
Keywords: basics, training, astd, presentation
Number of Pages: 134
Published: 2003-07-14
List price: $29.95
ISBN-10: 1562863479
ISBN-13: 9781562863470
Presentation Basics tackles a subject that often frightens and even incapacitates many otherwise confident people--giving a presentation. The simple, step-by-step approach guides readers through the entire process from preparation, to creating the right environment, to recovery when things go wrong in a presentation (an inevitable occurrence for even the most prepared and confident presenter). Readers will find dozens of solid suggestions on improving presentation skills by following a series of recurring icons throughout the book that function as a learning road map of essential knowledge for
