Creative Training Techniques - The Bob Pike Group

Becky says there are four basic styles for presenters. Which one best describes you? It’s important to know because you may need to tweak your style depending upon who your audience is.

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Listening is a critical element in teaching. Becky says listening isn't as simple as just hearing what people are saying. What's just as important is HOW they are saying it and how you are reacting to it. Open your eyes and ears and you can discover and adapt to your learner's style.

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You've got your presentation ready to go, but the seating in the room isn't ideal. It's too hot or too cold, people aren't responding, the equipment isn't working… Yikes! This is becoming a nightmare! Becky says it's time to load up your "first aid kit" so you can fix these little problems before they sabotage your presentation.

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STRESS! FEAR! These are the enemies of learning. They shut down your pre-frontal cortex. It's why you say stupid things when you're arguing. You can't learn when you're stressed; nor can your learners. Becky has some simple ways you can reduce the stress, including some things you probably haven't thought of before.

Links:

Mood Meter App http://moodmeterapp.com

Life unLocked - 7 revolutionary lessons to overcome fear from Doctor Pillay. http://www.amazon.com/Life-Unlocked-Revolutionary-Lessons-Overcome/dp/1609611462

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Didn't do as well as you wanted at that last presentation? Instead of beating your self up about it, Becky has a much more productive approach you can take.

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Brain science shows that if you cram for a test, you may do well on the test but you don't retain what you learned. If you space your learning out over time, you'll remember it. Becky has some great tips on how you can do that.

Links:

"Sleep and Cortison Interact to Support Memory Consolidation." http://cercor.oxfordjournals.org/content/early/2013/09/25/cercor.bht255.full.pdf+html

Flash cards: http://web.williams.edu/Psychology/Faculty/Kornell/Publications/Kornell.2009b.pdf

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You're more likely to learn something if you choose to learn it. Becky has some ideas on how you can inject that important element of freedom in to the classroom.

Book: Stress signaling pathways that impair pre-frontal cortex structure and function http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2907136/

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Often people will need to unlearn before they can learn something new. What was once a skill can be a bad habit that needs to be forgotten. Becky shows us how the laws of learning can help you get people to do that quickly.

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Becky has some tips on how you can go beyond being a teacher and become a coach. One of the keys is coming up with a burning question. What is a burning question? The answer is in the podcast.

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Learning works better when your students do the work. Just like exercise, if they use it they won't lose it. Becky has a sure-fire way to make higher order thinking happen in your next training session.

Links:

C3 softworks http://www.c3softworks.com

Blooms taxonomy https://cft.vanderbilt.edu/guides-sub-pages/blooms-taxonomy/

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