New story from hrguru.com published by Jordanne Whitmarsh, Friday July 30. Log into Hr.com to see entire story.My answer?  "Become an expert".  Not an expert trainer (that is taken as a given career development requirement).  Nor an expert in a technical or professional area.  But an expert in a particular HR, L&D or OD field. Many trainers enter the training profession by dint of their technical expertise in a particular aspect of the business.  Often the most common training need within organisations is for the development of technical expertise and knowledge.  And so it's only natural that many people are selected or recruited as trainers because they bring the required technical expertise to the role.MORE...http://tinyurl.com/hrtandd6