Chapter 1. An Introduction to Training

What’s Inside This Chapter

Here you will see how to:

  • Identify what a trainer does

  • Differentiate between training and education

  • Understand why we have trainers and training

  • Master “trainer-speak.”

So now you are a trainer. The first question you might ask is, “What is it that trainers actually do?” The answer may surprise you.

First, if you talk to enough trainers, you might believe that hardly anyone ever becomes a trainer on purpose. Just ask a few kids at the basketball court what they want to be when they grow up. How many kids do you suppose say “a trainer”? In fact, most people are not really sure what a ...

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