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June 2009 Newsletter

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Are you too busy doing more with less in these times of change to facilitate one of our fully scripted and engaging training modules? If so, give me a call so I can match you with one of our qualified facilitators. How's that for helping you find time for what you want to do, like taking a vacation?

Announcing Otto's Toots:

I've decided that starting with this newsletter I will provide you with a monthly tip on designing, developing, and/or documenting training. This feature will be under "Otto's Toots." The name is a palindrome of sorts - clever huh? - and I would like you to submit your tips and ideas with regard to designing, developing, and documenting training, too...a way for you to "toot" your own horn.

Otto's Toots:

The most commonly known design model for developing training is ADDIE. It is comprised of 5 phases:

1. Analysis, which is the process of gathering data to identify specific needs - the who, what, where, when, and why of the design process.
2. Design, which is the planning stage.
3. Development, during which training materials and content are selected and developed based on the learning objectives.
4. Implementation, which occurs when the course is delivered, whether in person or electronically.
5. Evaluation, which is the ongoing process of developing and improving instructional materials based on feedback received during and following implementation.

(For more information on designing, developing, and documenting training, check out our Designing Training for Fun and Results eWorkbook.)

Remember, submit your tips or ideas on designing, developing, and/or documenting training to be featured in an upcoming newsletter!

Site Additions

We've added a few more articles to our website.

• How to Resolve the Morale Issue Work by Drew Stevens
• Building Winning Business Teams: Using the Power of a Vision by Stacey Gluckman
• Are You Worrying about Retention During the Recession? by Robin Throckmorton

Susan's Picks are now featuring:

• Affiliate Marketing Partner: Harriet Meyerson, founder of The Confidence Center, works with workplace managers who want to raise employee morale on a shoestring budget. Sign up for a free Employee Morale Assessment and Employee Morale Tips weekly newsletter.
• Recommended Resources: HR Net, a free message board for people interested in all facets of Human Resources, ranging from Training Issues to Employee Relations to Compensation & Benefits. It's a great forum to get research for all of your HR related issues.
• Book Review: Invisible Acts of Power by Caroline Myss (written by Lisa Hughes)
• Miscellaneous Providers: Signature Hardware, which provides clawfoot tubs, sinks, floor registers and much, much more. Check out all their products!

Continual Thanks

Per my 2008 Thank You, our June adopted animals are the:

Humpback Whale for the Endangered Species Adoption and the Grey Wolf for the Most Popular Species Adoption.

Allow us to help you help others.

Being the wind beneath your wings,

Susan@Training-Modules.com
Training-Modules.com
(859) 292-0095

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