Smart Presentations: Handouts Are the "Word" October 10, 2008 Sure, it's easy for you to create handouts from PowerPoint or Keynote, but are copies of your slides what your audience really needs? Probably not.
Edit Note: Worth Every Penny October 09, 2008 Finally, a glimmer of good news in what has been a difficult year: Average trainer salaries jumped nearly $5,000 to $86,450 in 2008, according to Training magazine's Annual Salary Survey of 751 readers.
Incentive Encounters: Relationship Building October 08, 2008 The long answer as to why I have been in this industry—and have been so passionate about it—seems to be centered on the people that I have met and continue to meet in the course of doing business.
Marketing Lowdown: Marketing the Firm October 07, 2008 This column is dedicated to attorneys—that often maligned brunt-of-a-thousand-jokes group of pinstriped sharpsters. They need marketing advice, too.
On the Edge: Time to Take One for the Team? October 06, 2008 The fact that business is now driven more by the quality of connections creates a stronger need for team-based programs.
Questions for Kirkpatrick: Why Measure Training? October 02, 2008 Author and speaker Don Kirkpatrick first defined a four-level model of training evaluation in 1959. Here, he answers questions about his model from Training readers.
Brian Tracy University: Seven More Steps to Management Mastery September 30, 2008 The one constant factor in sales management is change: continuous, never-ending, unavoidable and unexpected. You must be prepared to react and respond effectively to all events, especially when they aren't favorable.