Episode 71: Getting Started in Technical Training with Reuven Lerner

Technical training is a great place to be: instructors get paid well for teaching domain knowledge to large companies (who have dedicated budgets). But how do you get your foot in the door? In this episode, Reuven Lerner — a famous trainer, author, and consultant — gives us a detailed introduction into the industry. You'll learn what the training process looks like, what kind of knowledge you need, and how to land your first training gig.

Podcast feed: subscribe to http://simplecast.fm/podcasts/1441/rss in your favorite podcast app, and follow us on iTunes, Stitcher, or Google Play Music.

Training From the Back of the Room! — a book by Sharon L. Bowman
Telling Ain't Training — a book by Harold D. Stolovitch and Erica J. Keeps
How People Learn: Brain, Mind, Experience, and School — a famous textbook on cognitive science
Steve Martin Teaches Comedy — a course on crafting jokes
Reuven's website
Reuven's blog
Trainer Weekly, Better Developer, Mandarin Weekly, Weekly Python Exercise — Reuven's newsletters
Follow Reuven on Twitter: @reuvenmlerner

Today's Sponsor

This episode is brought to you by FreshBooks — cloud accounting software for freelancers and small business owners. If you work for yourself, you know that the world was not built for the self-employed. Many institutions are simply not keeping up with the pace of change — like banks, retirement savings, employment insurance, and accounting services. FreshBooks is among the innovators who have stepped up to provide a new accounting solution in this rapidly changing world.

FreshBooks is offering a 30-day unrestricted free trial to our listeners. To claim it, just go to freshbooks.com/uibreakfast and enter UI BREAKFAST in the “How Did You Hear About Us?” section.

Interested in sponsoring an episode? Learn more here.

Reviews are hugely important because they help new people discover this podcast. If you enjoyed listening to this episode, please leave a review on iTunes. Here's how.