Stories Trainers Tell : 55 Ready-To-Use Stories to Make Training Stick

Make challenging concepts more memorable, even unforgettable! "Stories Trainers Tell is full of fun, entertaining, and usefulstories that help bring any training alive. Use it and watch peoplesmile and learn!" --Ken Blanchard, coauthor, The One Minute Manager® and WhaleDone!(TM) Telling stories is a powerful way to make a point, especiallywhen the stories are compelling, well-constructed, and poignant.This book captures thought-provoking stories contributed bytrainers, nationally known speakers, consultants, business leaders,educators, and professional storytellers that help make challengingideas and abstract concepts stick. The stories are organized around major organizationaldevelopment and training themes, such as leadership, diversity,teamwork, performance and coaching, and customer service.Accompanying each story are tips, debriefing questions, key points,and a follow-up activity to maximize its impact and learningpotential. Includes a free CD-ROM with narrative readings of eachstory! Contributors include : Merrill Anderson, Jean Barbazette,Joe Barnes, Paula Bartholome, Chip Bell, Geoff Bellman, WilliamAustin Boone, Sharon L. Bowman, Karen D. L. Byrson, ChrisClarke-Epstein, Hortencia Delgadillo, Larry English, Marcy Fisher,Suzann Gardner, Joan Gillman, Steve Hanamura, Lunell Haught, SandraHoskins, Katherine M. Hudson, David Hutchens, Joan Lloyd, KateLutz, Robert McIlree, Maureen G. Mulvaney, Kathy A. Nielsen, ClareNovak, Julie O'Mara, Laura V. Page, Jonathan M. Preston, JohnRenesch, Shelley R. Robbins, Marcia Ruben, Sheriene Saadati, EdwardE. Scannell, L.G. Shanklin-Flowers, Bob Shaver, Doug Stevenson, EdTate, Sivasailam 'Thiagi' Thiagarajan, and David Zach.