Creative Training Techniques - The Bob Pike Group

Becky is a recovering lecturer. She loves to talk and can tell you five different ways to sell something. She'll also tell you that's the wrong way to increase learning. Teaching just one way to do something is the basis of Instructor Led Participant Centered (ILPC) training. It's based on brain science. Bonus: It's a repeatable process that cuts your design time in half! More info about Becky's b...

Props add visual excitement and engagement to a learning session.  Becky has a list of her favorite props that you should bring along to your next gig.   Mentioned in this podcast: Mr. Sketch Markers www.mrsketch.com 3M Chart paper http://www.amazon.com/3M-Chart-30-Inches-White-40-Sheets/dp/B000BL0TDG Woodstock Zenergy Chimes http://www.chimes.com//p-374-zenergy-chime-solo.aspx?  

Got a deck of playing cards? Good! Then once you listen to this podcast from Becky you'll have all the tools you need to improve participation at your next session.

Got a deck of playing cards? Good! Then once you listen to this podcast from Becky you'll have all the tools you need to improve participation at your next session.

Becky has one simple test for when to use a webinar, tips for how to use them, and three easy ways for beginners to start.  Are you a webinar vet? Then Becky has some ideas for you too.   Service mentioned in this podcast:  Blackboard www.blackboard.com

Fun is an effective teaching tool. But just because you're having fun, that doesn't mean your learners are. Becky has some insights into what's fun for the latest generation of learners and how you can use fun to reach them.

Ideas don't always come in a linear fashion and that's where mind mapping can help you capture and keep thoughts from going all over the place. Becky tells us how mind mapping is a technique you can use for everything you teach…and how a guy named Walt Disney used some of the same techniques.

Did that title make you curious? Motivated to find out what it means? Good! Then you're ready to learn from Becky about environmental motivation. 

Have you ever wanted something and had to persuade somebody? Here are Becky's best tips for matching, mirroring and selling to just about anyone.

You can use your experience as a teacher to win upper management support for your training programs. Becky has six tips that can make you a better persuader.

When people engage and share, they relax and retain more of their learning. So how do you get that to happen in your sessions? Becky has six easy ways you can do it.  Links to resources mentioned in this podcast Learning partners podcast http://www.bobpikegroup.com/userfiles/files/Why_Two_Is_Best_For_Introverts%2C_Extroverts_%26_Millennials%282069%29.mp3  Poll Everwhere App https://www.polleverywh...

There are many reasons you need to break up and rearrange your groups of learners.  Becky has a ton of ideas on how you can do that and have fun at the same time. Grab a puzzle, some pens, cards and stickers and listen to her podcast.

Lectures may not be the best teaching technique, but sometime you need to use them. However that doesn't mean your audience has to take it sitting down. They can be standing up…and then sitting down...and then standing up again. Becky says it's all in how you tell the story and use short little activities to drive home a point.

70% of your learners are likely to be extroverted. 30% are likely to be introverts and 46% are likely to be Millennials who like to skim the reading material instead of thinking about it.  So how do you serve all these different learning types at the same time?  Becky says the answer is in the power of two.

There's more than one way to do things, and when you let learners pick the way to do it they'll become engaged.  Becky has some great ideas on how to reinvigorate your training by adding some options to that same old routine you've been using. Bonus: an excuse to eat M&M's! Resource mentioned in this video; www.movies4training.com

What was that? When we ask ourselves that question, we're ready to learn. Becky says you can use curiosity to engineer learning in your classroom.  If you're curious what the Oreo cookie effect is, you're not going to get it from reading this. You'll just have to listen and find out.

People don’t argue with their own data.  So why not use what your audience already knows to make your lesson points and get buy-in to what you’re teaching?  Becky has some tips on how you can get that to happen at your next presentation.

Review time is an important part of learning when you have the learners actually doing the review, not you. But how you set it up makes a big difference. Your job is to review using some of the fun, interactive ways she suggests.

Relaxed brains will learn and recall information better than stressed brains.  Becky says your surroundings, including the smell of where you are, can have a big impact on stress and memory recall.  She has several ideas on what you can do today to reduce stress and bring multiple senses into your learning environment.   Links mentioned in the podcast Brain Rules—John Medina  http://www.brainrules...

Does tackling a big project make you feel overwhelmed?  Instead of trying to do it all at once, Becky suggests you make those big elephants into bite-sized 10 minute bits. Not only does it work on the things you have to do, but it also works with the things you love to do!

Becky confesses she isn't a planner, she's a crammer.  Some of her best work comes in the moment right before her presentation is due. When’s the most productive time for you to work? Becky has a few simple guidelines that will help you and your audience get the most out of your time.

Got a super important presentation to do and limited time to get it ready? Becky shares her method for pulling it together fast but successfully.

If you want an audience to show up to your next presentation, you need to do it at a time and place that works for them. That sounds simple, but it can be difficult to do unless you use Becky’s scheduling checklist.

This is a checklist that Becky uses every time before she does a presentation large or small.  It makes learning easier, gets buy in from your audience faster and reduces your stress!

It's crunch time and you have too much content for your presentation. How do you get it all in? Becky has three tips to save time and still get your important points across.