L&D Books and Resources from the Endurance Learning Team

Free L&D Ebooks

Endurance Learning doesn’t just help clients create exceptional training experiences, our team believes in providing free L&D books and other free resources to trainers and the L&D field that help everyone excel.

Putting Together a Train-the-Trainer Program

Clarify your vision for a train-the-trainer program with this clear guide to deciding on your learning objectives and designing the session that is most appropriate for your trainers.

This FREE L&D ebook will help you design a train-the-trainer session that will change how your trainers and attendees see classroom training.

Endurance Learning’s Training Activity Cookbook

Endurance Learning assembled 86 reliably engaging training activities in a structure that helps you improve your classroom training immediately! 

The training activities in this FREE L&D ebook are organized into a simple four step structure, ready to be used by new and experienced trainers.

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Brian Washburn is CEO and Cofounder of Endurance Learning and has published two books of his own and contributed to two others.

Instructional Design on a Shoestring

Practical guidance for L&D leaders, L&D managers, trainers, and instructional designers who find themselves working with one or more constraints.

In Instructional Design on a Shoestring, Brian Washburn proves that even if you don’t have a ton of time or access to a lot of money, you can still produce an effective learning experience based on sound educational theory and adult learning principles.

Available in print and ebook.

What’s Your Formula? Combine Learning Elements for Impactful Training

Engaging, effective training programs are a mixture of science and art, requiring the right balance of adult learning theory, available technology, intuitive tools, proven practices, creativity, and risk. How does a trainer find the right combination and proportion of these elements? How does a trainer know what’s possible?

Available in print and ebook.

ATD’s Handbook for Training and Talent

Written by professionals for professionals, ATD’s Handbook for Training and Talent Development is your go-to guide to ensure your TD staff are using the most up-to-date content available.

Brian contributed to the section on training and development basics that should resonate will all professionals in the talent development field.

ATD’s Handbook for Consultants

Edited by consulting powerhouse Elaine Biech, this book is broken into five parts:

  • Exploring consulting: So you want to be a consultant
  • Getting started: Plan your consulting future
  • Delivering results: The work of a consultant
  • Developing business: Find and keep clients
  • Focusing on your future: Define success your way
Brian contributed a chapter on how running a training business is more than just knowing about instructional design.

PowerPoint: Your Co-Facilitator

Whether you’re a seasoned training professional or an occasional presenter, you can make your presentation a true learning tool by implementing these effective strategies.

In “PowerPoint: Your Co-Facilitator,” Brian Washburn shows you how to create great presentations using any presentation software.

About Endurance Learning

Endurance Learning is a full-service learning design company, specializing in elearning, instructor-led training, and train-the-trainer programs. Since 2015, our team of expert instructional designers and developers has helped professionals with deep subject matter expertise design and develop training that delivers real impact.

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