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Books

10 Amazing Books to Boost Your Presentation Skills

Whether you want to gain value for your trainer’s career, you want to improve your presentation skills generally in work …
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Best advanced books for trainers

11 advanced books on training to open new perspective for both experienced trainers and newbies Feel like you are ready …
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The 7 Best Books on Brain-Based Learning

At Trainers Toolbox, we simply can’t get enough of this topic, the way our brain works is too fascinating! (It …
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The Best Books about Facilitation

The four amazing books on facilitation that every facilitator and trainer should read To facilitate means “to make easy”. Sounds …
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Do we talk too much?
Lessons from the book “Training from the Back of the Room” and others.

You have seen it before Do you remember one very boring class from school? What about a hardly comprehensible talk …
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Exploring new frameworks to train leaders

Exploring new frameworks to train leaders? You want to see this one!

When people visualise Leadership, and related skills, they picture vision building, organisational development, seamless adoption of ideas, team performance improvement …
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The Best Books on Leadership

The Best Books on Leadership

To strengthen the leader in you or to give you a great new ideas on developing leadership skills of your …
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The Best Books on Coaching

The Best Books on Coaching

Regardless if you are an experienced coach, or a trainer tapping into exploring and developing coaching skills, this are great …
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The Best Books on Training Design

The Best Books on Training Design

Designing learning experience that takes into account individual differences as well as deep understanding of how learning happens in human …
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Strengths Based Approach 102: Discovering own strenghts

Strengths Based Approach 102: Discovering own strenghts

How to discover more about own strengths or lead others through self-discovery process of strengths ​What is Strengths based approach …
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Coaching

7 ways to use metaFox deep pictures in a training

In case you’re searching for a simple yet effective tool that can spark creativity, help with giving feedback and even …
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The Magic of the Story Cubes

There is an inner child in everybody. For some of us, it is the always present part of our personality …
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Perceptual positions: powerful exercise to strengthen understanding and empathy

Perceptual positions: powerful exercise to strengthen understanding and empathy

Looking for ways to boost empathy, strengthen communication and relationships, or diffuse conflict? When to use it “Perceptual positions” is …
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The Magic of a Great Debriefing poster by Trainers Toolbox

The Magic of a Great Debriefing poster by Trainers Toolbox

The key to impactful learning lies in well facilitated debriefing – so Trainers Toolbox team decided to support you in …
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The Best Books on Coaching

The Best Books on Coaching

Regardless if you are an experienced coach, or a trainer tapping into exploring and developing coaching skills, this are great …
Read More…
Strengths Profile (ex-R2) – strengths assessment tool

Strengths Profile (ex-R2) – strengths assessment tool

Strengths Profile is the most comprehensive of the three evidence based strengths assessment tools – read more about what value …
Read More…
VIA strengths assessment tool

VIA strengths assessment tool

VIA is one of the three evidence based assessments to explore personal strengths  VIA survey by VIA Institute on Character …
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Strenghtsfinder 2.0 strengths assessment tool

Strenghtsfinder 2.0 strengths assessment tool

Back to Strengths Based Approach: meet our favourite tool to explore personal strengths! StrengthsFinder 2.0 This post will tell you …
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Strengths Based Approach 103 – Strengths Assessment Tools

Strengths Based Approach 103 – Strengths Assessment Tools

Wish to take your Strengths Based Approach to the next level? These are the tools to check out! * Image …
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Strengths Based Approach 102: Discovering own strenghts

Strengths Based Approach 102: Discovering own strenghts

How to discover more about own strengths or lead others through self-discovery process of strengths ​What is Strengths based approach …
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Facilitation

Design Deeper Learning Experiences by Leveraging Emotions

A Set of Guiding Questions for Workshop FacilitatorsEmotions are in the very core of learning.When there is no emotion, learning …
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What’s Your Facilitator Style?

Unbox It with The Archetyper Every facilitator discovers their unique pathway to orchestrate collaboration, weaving together a tapestry of professional …
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The Best Books about Facilitation

The four amazing books on facilitation that every facilitator and trainer should read To facilitate means “to make easy”. Sounds …
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Learnings from TTT Advanced

Insights are everywhere … but when a group of trainers comes together it escalates very quickly. An Advance Train-The-Trainers it’s …
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Gamification in learning

Gamification is a buzzword. We’ve all heard about it and we’ve probably also heard of its benefits when implemented in …
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How to add more movement to your workshops

How do you add movement to your workshops?Movement in workshops (if done in a congruent way) leads to more engagement,  …
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Moving through training from home – body tips vs. screen fatigue

Moving through training from home – body tips vs. screen fatigue You’re a facilitator, it’s Covid time and initial excitement …
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Virtual learning traps & how to avoid them

Virtual learning traps & how to avoid them addressing 7 biggest traps in virtual learning Virtual learning brings in many …
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11-tips-and-tricks-to-make-your-virtual-meetings-&-workshops-great

11 tips and tricks to make your virtual meetings & workshops great

11 tips and tricks to make your virtual meetings & workshops great Virtual learning brings many new challenges for trainers, …
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Tips&Tricks for more engaging virtual workshops

Tips & Tricks for more engaging virtual workshops While so many workshops are online today, many trainers find it challenging …
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Games and tools

Gamification in learning

Gamification is a buzzword. We’ve all heard about it and we’ve probably also heard of its benefits when implemented in …
Read More…

7 ways to use metaFox deep pictures in a training

In case you’re searching for a simple yet effective tool that can spark creativity, help with giving feedback and even …
Read More…

The Magic of the Story Cubes

There is an inner child in everybody. For some of us, it is the always present part of our personality …
Read More…
Perceptual positions: powerful exercise to strengthen understanding and empathy

Perceptual positions: powerful exercise to strengthen understanding and empathy

Looking for ways to boost empathy, strengthen communication and relationships, or diffuse conflict? When to use it “Perceptual positions” is …
Read More…
Strengths Based Approach 103 – Strengths Assessment Tools

Strengths Based Approach 103 – Strengths Assessment Tools

Wish to take your Strengths Based Approach to the next level? These are the tools to check out! * Image …
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Trainers’ Compass – an amazing tool to navigate self-development as a trainer

Trainers’ Compass – an amazing tool to navigate self-development as a trainer

Trainers’ Compass is a powerful tool inspired by wheel-of-life that serves trainers as a structure in developing own self-awareness and …
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Strengths Based Approach 101: What is Strengths Based Approach?

Strengths Based Approach 101: What is Strengths Based Approach?

One of a great learnings from positive psyhcology that we can take into training is strengths based approach. But what …
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Feeling Magnets – simple tools that make emotions approachable

Feeling Magnets – simple tools that make emotions approachable

This playful yet profound tool is great for building emotional awareness, understanding of own emotions and strengthening emotional intelligence Feeling …
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Dixit – creativity meets storytelling

Dixit – creativity meets storytelling

Beautiful Dixit cards as a diverse tool for trainers to use in get-to-know, teambuilding, storytelling and many more contexts Created …
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Points of You® creative tools for training and development

Points of You® creative tools for training and development

Innovative, inspiring tools for training and development grounded in principles of working with photography Points of you® tools are innovative, …
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Positive psychology

5 Reasons Why You as a Trainer, Facilitator and Educator Should Learn More About Positive Psychology, The Science of Wellbeing

Enrich Your Toolbox with Science​ Why Positive Psychology? (Or, how positive psychology improved me)​ Being an engineer next to a …
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Strengths Profile (ex-R2) – strengths assessment tool

Strengths Profile (ex-R2) – strengths assessment tool

Strengths Profile is the most comprehensive of the three evidence based strengths assessment tools – read more about what value …
Read More…
VIA strengths assessment tool

VIA strengths assessment tool

VIA is one of the three evidence based assessments to explore personal strengths  VIA survey by VIA Institute on Character …
Read More…
Strenghtsfinder 2.0 strengths assessment tool

Strenghtsfinder 2.0 strengths assessment tool

Back to Strengths Based Approach: meet our favourite tool to explore personal strengths! StrengthsFinder 2.0 This post will tell you …
Read More…
Strengths Based Approach 103 – Strengths Assessment Tools

Strengths Based Approach 103 – Strengths Assessment Tools

Wish to take your Strengths Based Approach to the next level? These are the tools to check out! * Image …
Read More…
Strengths Based Approach 102: Discovering own strenghts

Strengths Based Approach 102: Discovering own strenghts

How to discover more about own strengths or lead others through self-discovery process of strengths ​What is Strengths based approach …
Read More…
Strengths Based Approach 101: What is Strengths Based Approach?

Strengths Based Approach 101: What is Strengths Based Approach?

One of a great learnings from positive psyhcology that we can take into training is strengths based approach. But what …
Read More…
Feeling Magnets – simple tools that make emotions approachable

Feeling Magnets – simple tools that make emotions approachable

This playful yet profound tool is great for building emotional awareness, understanding of own emotions and strengthening emotional intelligence Feeling …
Read More…


Poster

Exploring new frameworks to train leaders

Exploring new frameworks to train leaders? You want to see this one!

When people visualise Leadership, and related skills, they picture vision building, organisational development, seamless adoption of ideas, team performance improvement …
Read More…
learning follow-up plan

Learning Follow-Up Plan poster by Trainers Toolbox

Wish for a cheatsheet to create a great Learning Follow-Up Plan? Here you go 🙂 One of the keys of …
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Learning Space Design poster by Trainers Toolbox

Learning Space Design poster by Trainers Toolbox

Exploring how to use space in your training in a more impactful way? This inforgraphic is a game-changer When designing …
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Training Delivery Principles poster by Trainers Toolbox

Training Delivery Principles poster by Trainers Toolbox

A short and sweet infographic to round up the main principles of training delivery that trainer should keep in mind …
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The Magic of a Great Debriefing poster by Trainers Toolbox

The Magic of a Great Debriefing poster by Trainers Toolbox

The key to impactful learning lies in well facilitated debriefing – so Trainers Toolbox team decided to support you in …
Read More…
The Best Books on Coaching

The Best Books on Coaching

Regardless if you are an experienced coach, or a trainer tapping into exploring and developing coaching skills, this are great …
Read More…
Trainers’ Compass – an amazing tool to navigate self-development as a trainer

Trainers’ Compass – an amazing tool to navigate self-development as a trainer

Trainers’ Compass is a powerful tool inspired by wheel-of-life that serves trainers as a structure in developing own self-awareness and …
Read More…


Questionnaires

Strengths Profile (ex-R2) – strengths assessment tool

Strengths Profile (ex-R2) – strengths assessment tool

Strengths Profile is the most comprehensive of the three evidence based strengths assessment tools – read more about what value …
Read More…
VIA strengths assessment tool

VIA strengths assessment tool

VIA is one of the three evidence based assessments to explore personal strengths  VIA survey by VIA Institute on Character …
Read More…
Strenghtsfinder 2.0 strengths assessment tool

Strenghtsfinder 2.0 strengths assessment tool

Back to Strengths Based Approach: meet our favourite tool to explore personal strengths! StrengthsFinder 2.0 This post will tell you …
Read More…
Strengths Based Approach 103 – Strengths Assessment Tools

Strengths Based Approach 103 – Strengths Assessment Tools

Wish to take your Strengths Based Approach to the next level? These are the tools to check out! * Image …
Read More…
Strengths Based Approach 102: Discovering own strenghts

Strengths Based Approach 102: Discovering own strenghts

How to discover more about own strengths or lead others through self-discovery process of strengths ​What is Strengths based approach …
Read More…


Train the trainer

From Intuitive to Intentional Trainer

My Unexpected Gains from Joining Train the Trainer Program Let’s back up to where my trainer journey started…. I have …
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Struggling with Difficult Participants? Do This Instead.

A question that comes up often among trainers and facilitators, including during the Train the Trainer courses, is: How can …
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10 Amazing Books to Boost Your Presentation Skills

Whether you want to gain value for your trainer’s career, you want to improve your presentation skills generally in work …
Read More…

Best advanced books for trainers

11 advanced books on training to open new perspective for both experienced trainers and newbies Feel like you are ready …
Read More…
/ / Books, Train the trainer

The 7 Best Books on Brain-Based Learning

At Trainers Toolbox, we simply can’t get enough of this topic, the way our brain works is too fascinating! (It …
Read More…
/ / Books, Train the trainer

The Best Books about Facilitation

The four amazing books on facilitation that every facilitator and trainer should read To facilitate means “to make easy”. Sounds …
Read More…

Learnings from TTT Advanced

Insights are everywhere … but when a group of trainers comes together it escalates very quickly. An Advance Train-The-Trainers it’s …
Read More…

How to add more movement to your workshops

How do you add movement to your workshops?Movement in workshops (if done in a congruent way) leads to more engagement,  …
Read More…
Leveraging-emotions-for-more-impactful-learning-experience

Leveraging emotions for more impactful learning experience

Leveraging emotions for more impactful learning experience If you have ever worked as a trainer, facilitator or teacher, you know …
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Moving through training from home – body tips vs. screen fatigue

Moving through training from home – body tips vs. screen fatigue You’re a facilitator, it’s Covid time and initial excitement …
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Training content

Virtual learning traps & how to avoid them

Virtual learning traps & how to avoid them addressing 7 biggest traps in virtual learning Virtual learning brings in many …
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Tips&Tricks for more engaging virtual workshops

Tips & Tricks for more engaging virtual workshops While so many workshops are online today, many trainers find it challenging …
Read More…
Perceptual positions: powerful exercise to strengthen understanding and empathy

Perceptual positions: powerful exercise to strengthen understanding and empathy

Looking for ways to boost empathy, strengthen communication and relationships, or diffuse conflict? When to use it “Perceptual positions” is …
Read More…
Exploring new frameworks to train leaders

Exploring new frameworks to train leaders? You want to see this one!

When people visualise Leadership, and related skills, they picture vision building, organisational development, seamless adoption of ideas, team performance improvement …
Read More…
The Best Books on Leadership

The Best Books on Leadership

To strengthen the leader in you or to give you a great new ideas on developing leadership skills of your …
Read More…
The Best Books on Coaching

The Best Books on Coaching

Regardless if you are an experienced coach, or a trainer tapping into exploring and developing coaching skills, this are great …
Read More…
Strengths Profile (ex-R2) – strengths assessment tool

Strengths Profile (ex-R2) – strengths assessment tool

Strengths Profile is the most comprehensive of the three evidence based strengths assessment tools – read more about what value …
Read More…
VIA strengths assessment tool

VIA strengths assessment tool

VIA is one of the three evidence based assessments to explore personal strengths  VIA survey by VIA Institute on Character …
Read More…
Strenghtsfinder 2.0 strengths assessment tool

Strenghtsfinder 2.0 strengths assessment tool

Back to Strengths Based Approach: meet our favourite tool to explore personal strengths! StrengthsFinder 2.0 This post will tell you …
Read More…
Strengths Based Approach 103 – Strengths Assessment Tools

Strengths Based Approach 103 – Strengths Assessment Tools

Wish to take your Strengths Based Approach to the next level? These are the tools to check out! * Image …
Read More…


Training delivery

Points of You® creative tools for training and development

Points of You® creative tools for training and development

Innovative, inspiring tools for training and development grounded in principles of working with photography Points of you® tools are innovative, …
Read More…
Dixit – creativity meets storytelling

Dixit – creativity meets storytelling

Beautiful Dixit cards as a diverse tool for trainers to use in get-to-know, teambuilding, storytelling and many more contexts Created …
Read More…
Feeling Magnets – simple tools that make emotions approachable

Feeling Magnets – simple tools that make emotions approachable

This playful yet profound tool is great for building emotional awareness, understanding of own emotions and strengthening emotional intelligence Feeling …
Read More…
Design Thinking in Training

Design Thinking in Training

How about we take design thinking principles and apply them to training? Yes, I’ve heard of it before – but …
Read More…
The Magic of a Great Debriefing poster by Trainers Toolbox

The Magic of a Great Debriefing poster by Trainers Toolbox

The key to impactful learning lies in well facilitated debriefing – so Trainers Toolbox team decided to support you in …
Read More…
Training Delivery Principles poster by Trainers Toolbox

Training Delivery Principles poster by Trainers Toolbox

A short and sweet infographic to round up the main principles of training delivery that trainer should keep in mind …
Read More…
Learning Space Design poster by Trainers Toolbox

Learning Space Design poster by Trainers Toolbox

Exploring how to use space in your training in a more impactful way? This inforgraphic is a game-changer When designing …
Read More…

Do we talk too much?
Lessons from the book “Training from the Back of the Room” and others.

You have seen it before Do you remember one very boring class from school? What about a hardly comprehensible talk …
Read More…
Mastering Online Training My Top 10 Tips

Mastering Online Training: My Top 10 Tips

“No.” That was my “straight-to-the-point” answer every time I was invited to bring one of my experiential learning workshops online …
Read More…

The Magic of the Story Cubes

There is an inner child in everybody. For some of us, it is the always present part of our personality …
Read More…


Training design

Points of You® creative tools for training and development

Points of You® creative tools for training and development

Innovative, inspiring tools for training and development grounded in principles of working with photography Points of you® tools are innovative, …
Read More
Dixit – creativity meets storytelling

Dixit – creativity meets storytelling

Beautiful Dixit cards as a diverse tool for trainers to use in get-to-know, teambuilding, storytelling and many more contexts Created …
Read More
Design Thinking in Training

Design Thinking in Training

How about we take design thinking principles and apply them to training? Yes, I’ve heard of it before – but …
Read More
The Best Books on Training Design

The Best Books on Training Design

Designing learning experience that takes into account individual differences as well as deep understanding of how learning happens in human …
Read More
Strengths Based Approach 103 – Strengths Assessment Tools

Strengths Based Approach 103 – Strengths Assessment Tools

Wish to take your Strengths Based Approach to the next level? These are the tools to check out! * Image …
Read More
The Magic of a Great Debriefing poster by Trainers Toolbox

The Magic of a Great Debriefing poster by Trainers Toolbox

The key to impactful learning lies in well facilitated debriefing – so Trainers Toolbox team decided to support you in …
Read More
The Best Books on Leadership

The Best Books on Leadership

To strengthen the leader in you or to give you a great new ideas on developing leadership skills of your …
Read More
Learning Space Design poster by Trainers Toolbox

Learning Space Design poster by Trainers Toolbox

Exploring how to use space in your training in a more impactful way? This inforgraphic is a game-changer When designing …
Read More
learning follow-up plan

Learning Follow-Up Plan poster by Trainers Toolbox

Wish for a cheatsheet to create a great Learning Follow-Up Plan? Here you go 🙂 One of the keys of …
Read More

Do we talk too much?
Lessons from the book “Training from the Back of the Room” and others.

You have seen it before Do you remember one very boring class from school? What about a hardly comprehensible talk …
Read More


Online training

Mastering Online Training My Top 10 Tips

Mastering Online Training: My Top 10 Tips

“No.” That was my “straight-to-the-point” answer every time I was invited to bring one of my experiential learning workshops online …
Read More

7 ways to use metaFox deep pictures in a training

In case you’re searching for a simple yet effective tool that can spark creativity, help with giving feedback and even …
Read More

Tips&Tricks for more engaging virtual workshops

Tips & Tricks for more engaging virtual workshops While so many workshops are online today, many trainers find it challenging …
Read More
11-tips-and-tricks-to-make-your-virtual-meetings-&-workshops-great

11 tips and tricks to make your virtual meetings & workshops great

11 tips and tricks to make your virtual meetings & workshops great Virtual learning brings many new challenges for trainers, …
Read More

Virtual learning traps & how to avoid them

Virtual learning traps & how to avoid them addressing 7 biggest traps in virtual learning Virtual learning brings in many …
Read More

Moving through training from home – body tips vs. screen fatigue

Moving through training from home – body tips vs. screen fatigue You’re a facilitator, it’s Covid time and initial excitement …
Read More