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ASTD Press serves the training and development field by providing relevant and timely information related to workplace learning and performance. Key content areas covered in the publishing program include training basics, needs assessment, evaluation and return-on-investment (ROI), instructional systems development (ISD), performance, e-learning, and career development, as well as leadership, management development, and a range of other business skills topics.

Interested in adapting ASTD Press books for a course? Request a desk copy by sending an email to publications@astd.org. Be sure to include the school and course name, instructor of the course, and class size.

2009 Top 10 Best-Selling ASTD Press titles: Measuring for Success  Leadership Training    Manager Skills Training  Communication Skills Training  ASTD Handbook for Workplace Learning Professionals  Time Management Training  Negotiation Skills Training  Customer Service Training Leading Change Training  Coaching Training

New This Month

 10 Steps to Successful Sales is a fast-moving, advice packed, and actionable overview of professional selling. Learn from the best, with sage advice from over 100 top performing sales professionals. The book is designed to help any sales professional who wants to continuously improve, despite the complexities of the selling environment. From developing a personalized selling system, to establishing customer loyalty and trust, to understanding the buying process, and creating a personal development plan based on world-class knowledge and skill, this book is a practical, easy to use resource. Build top line revenue for your organization and improve world-class sales habits used by successful sales professionals in multiple industries.

Available as an eBook here!

Author Spotlight

Jack Appleman, author of the top-selling 10 Steps to Successful Business Writing (2008, ASTD Press), has taught thousands of working professionals to write more productively through group workshops, individual consults and online instruction. His writing workshops before major corporations and organizations have consistently earned outstanding evaluations. Jack brings more than 20 years' experience as a corporate trainer, communication specialist and college professor. He also teaches writing courses at William Paterson University and Fairleigh Dickinson University and serves as president-elect of the Northern New Jersey chapter of ASTD. Visit Jack's website here, or follow him on Twitter here.

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ASTD Press News

New! ASTD 2009 University Catalog
Check out our 2009 products geared towards higher education institutes.

ASTD Press Launches Monthly Newsletter
Click here to read the ASTD Press Content Connection Newsletter. Send an email to publications@astd.org to receive the newsletter directly to your inbox!         

ASTD Authors on the Radio
Hear radio interviews with recently published ASTD Press authors Ed Betof (Leaders as Teachers), and Brian Lambert (World-Class Selling: New Sales Competencies).

ASTD Press Introduces New Digital Book Club
Receive a new ebook every month of the year! The July digital book club book, Knowledge Management Basics is now available for download.
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ASTD Virtual Catalog
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Elaine Biech blogs for ASTD
See what Elaine has to say about training—and living—in her new blog written exclusively for ASTD.

ASTD Press Launches New Product Line
ContentExpress, ASTD's newest electronic product line, allows you to download entire books instantly! Live links take you directly to download pages. Buy ASTD books before they are available in stores!
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ASTD Content Goes Digital
The ASTD 2008 Compendium is here! The Compendium contains the complete collection of ASTD publications published in 2008, made up of more than 5,000 pages from books, T+D, research reports, and more.
Click here to purchase this essential collection.

ASTD Press Books Now on Kindle!
See what ASTD Press books are now available on Kindle.

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Having a copy of Ultimate Basic Business Skills: Training an Effective Workforce on your bookshelf is like having an on call business training department. This book offers ready-to-present programs on the most critical front line business skills every member of your organization needs.   Users can easily blend, mix and match formats and contents to create just the program your organization needs.(Christee Gabour Atwood, October 2009)

Written for team members and leaders alike, 10 Steps to Successful Teams provides insights and guidance in short, to-the-point messages, with easy-to-use tools and assessments that will get teams up and running quickly and effectively. From identifying team strengths to developing strong, trusting relationships, author McClay applies her expertise and background with sales teams to propel you and your team to maximum performance. (Renie McClay October 2009)

Ultimate Performance Management provides everything required to transform your organization’s performance review process into powerful performance coaching conversations that enable managers and performers to continually build skills over time. If you want a comprehensive, practical roadmap to improved performance management, look no further. (Jeffrey and Linda Russell, October 2009)

Following the proven ADDIE methodology, ASTD’s Ultimate Train the Trainer provides a comprehensive program including options for full-day or multi-day session agendas, as well as learning activities, customizable PowerPoint® slides, and participant handouts. This is a “must have” for every training manager’s bookshelf. (Elaine Biech, August 2009)

New Titles Coming Soon from ASTD Press!

Training may be a pleasant break from the usual routine, but too often the long-term results are lacking. With Making Learning Stick, you'll have a practical handbook to help ensure that transfer of training happens, so that what people learn in class is actually applied on the job, where it counts. Your training efforts can evolve into a way of life for your trainees, and your organization will reap the long-term results that indicate successful transfer of training.
(Barbara Carnes, December 2009)

Most companies understand that managing talent is essential to long-term organizational strategy, especially in tough economic times. Yet, finding the right approach often leads to inertia. Talent Management is a book designed to help organizations move toward real, deployable solutions. Written by top workplace learning professionals from well known companies including Cisco, McDonalds, Avon, Liberty Mutual, Ciena, and the Children’s Hospital of Atlanta, readers get an insider’s perspective on both the how and why of developing a comprehensive program. (Larry Israelite, Ed., January 2010)