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The Essential Guide to Training Global Audiences is a groundbreaking book that offers a much-needed guide for anyone who must design and deliver excellent learning experiences for people from a culture other than their own. The book is filled with proven guidelines for multicultural training, solid techniques for training international adult learners, and advice for the preparation of culturally sensitive presentations. The book represents material from more than 65 contributors who have made presentations for some of the leading organizations worldwide.
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In today's global economy, being able to communicate effectively with people of other cultures is crucial to a company's bottom line. Drawing on their own experience (and that of other professionals) in presenting training workshops worldwide and creating virtual training materials, McClay and Irwin offer region-specific advice (some motherly, e.g. get plenty of rest) and best practices to human resource professionals and other presenters on culturally- sensitive training adaptable to any particular country. They discuss translation, presentation, technology, and international employee mentoring issues, and present scenarios of particular approaches and resources. Pfeiffer is an imprint of Wiley. Annotation ©2008 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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