Creative Training Techniques - The Bob Pike Group

Becky travels a lot — but where ever she goes, she always packs a few essential items that all trainers should have at their fingertips. Do you have all of these items? Are there additional items you can’t do without that you think everyone should have? Send your favorites to Becky through our Facebook page. Link to Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/TheBobPikeGroup/ Purchase Becky's new book here: http://store.bobpikegroup.com/bk-creative-training-a-train-the-trainer-field-guide/ Podcast available on iTunes here:  https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/creative-training-techniques/id862555469?mt=2 And on the web here: http://www.bobpikegroup.com/Resources/podcasts-and-videos

Becky says the Bob Pike Group has a rule: lecture if you must, but never more than ten minutes…and not more than four if you’re online. Any longer and learners won’t be engaged with what you’re teaching. Becky has some great tips on you can re-tool your lecture into some short and snappy segments. Links mentioned in the podcast: Turning Point Technology www.turningtechnologies.com www.c3softworks.com Purchase Becky's new book here: http://store.bobpikegroup.com/bk-creative-training-a-train-the-trainer-field-guide/ Podcast available on iTunes here:  https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/creative-training-techniques/id862555469?mt=2 And on the web here: http://www.bobpikegroup.com/Resources/podcasts-and-videos

At some point, you’ll probably want your learners to split into groups to discuss the material or complete an exercise. Don’t just ask them to number off. Becky says that’s BORING. Do something fun instead to get the excitement and creative juices flowing. She has a great list of easy ideas you can try. Related podcast: How To Put Participation In The Cards - Three New Games http://bobpikegroup.com/Resources/podcasts-and-videos Purchase Becky's new book here: http://store.bobpikegroup.com/bk-creative-training-a-train-the-trainer-field-guide/ Podcast available on iTunes here:  https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/creative-training-techniques/id862555469?mt=2 And on the web here: http://www.bobpikegroup.com/Resources/podcasts-and-videos

At the end of any learning activity, you need a debrief to ensure that your learner comprehends and remembers what you just taught. Becky says the key to a successful debrief can be how you start your whole presentation. Purchase Becky's new book here: http://store.bobpikegroup.com/bk-creative-training-a-train-the-trainer-field-guide/ Podcast available on iTunes here:  https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/creative-training-techniques/id862555469?mt=2 And on the web here: http://www.bobpikegroup.com/Resources/podcasts-and-videos

What turns a good presentation into a great one? Planning, preparation and polish! Becky has a five-step plan to make your next presentation memorable. Purchase Becky's new book here: http://store.bobpikegroup.com/bk-creative-training-a-train-the-trainer-field-guide/ Podcast available on iTunes here:  https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/creative-training-techniques/id862555469?mt=2 And on the web here: http://www.bobpikegroup.com/Resources/podcasts-and-videos

Ask any performer and they’ll tell you they do better when the crowd has been “warmed up” with an opening act. Becky says you can warm up your crowd with a game or a puzzle. She has five easy ideas you can try. Link to: Warming Up The Crowd: 57 Pre-Session Activities https://www.amazon.com/Warming-Up-Crowd-Pre-Session-Activities/dp/0787951412 Purchase Becky's new book here: http://store.bobpikegroup.com/bk-creative-training-a-train-the-trainer-field-guide/

Becky says the natural chemicals in brains can be harnessed to create superhighways of learning. You don't need a pill to access those chemicals, you just need to create the right kind of stimulus in your classroom. One important stimulus is stress which can be your ally or your enemy in learning. Becky helps you figure out how to get stress on your side. Links: Podcast on sleeping https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/i-love-marketing-joe-polish/id412684163?mt=2#episodeGuid=2c666b54ca8ab79d6c948f2472460057 Books- The Learning Brain: Lessons for Education https://www.amazon.com/Learning-Brain-Lessons-Education/dp/1405124016/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1483110230&sr=8-1&keywords=the+learning+brain+lessons+for+education Mind, Brain, and Education Science: A Comprehensive Guide to the New Brain-Based Teaching https://www.amazon.com/Mind-Brain-Education-Science-Comprehensive/dp/0393706079/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1483110267&sr=8-1&keywords=Mind%2C+Brain%2C+and+Education+Science%3A+A+Comprehensi

If you're new to the presenting and instructing world Becky has five solid tips that can get you going. Links: Podcast on difficult participants http://media.blubrry.com/bobpikegroup/www.bobpikegroup.com/userfiles/files/Pluth608%282027%29.mp3 Train the Trainer field guide: http://store.bobpikegroup.com/bk-creative-training-a-train-the-trainer-field-guide/

There are many types of questions you can use to engage your learners, but which ones work best? Becky says it depends upon the situation. She has some great guidelines you can use. Links mentioned in the podcast: Raptivity- www.raptivity.com Turning Point Technology www.turningtechnologies.com www.c3softworks.com Purchase Becky's new book here: http://store.bobpikegroup.com/bk-creative-training-a-train-the-trainer-field-guide/

As a mom, Becky has heard every excuse in the book. She says excuses won't help you get ahead. To do that you need to take ownership and quit playing victim. That includes doing things that gets you stuck in a rut. She says the key is to grateful and joy filled. Purchase Becky's new book here: http://store.bobpikegroup.com/bk-creative-training-a-train-the-trainer-field-guide/

Change is good because it can excite the brain and that helps learning. Change can also be bad because it makes people unhappy. So how do you get people learning without making them unhappy? Becky says choice is the key and has four tips on how you can apply that to your next session. Purchase Becky's new book here: http://store.bobpikegroup.com/bk-creative-training-a-train-the-trainer-field-guide/

Your next class session may have people who are just getting started as well as seasoned executives. So how do you keep them all engaged? Becky has some tips for figuring out who is at what skill level, finding out their individual objectives and then helping them achieve those objectives. Becky also explains why it's important to get people away from their supervisors. Purchase Becky's new book here: http://store.bobpikegroup.com/bk-creative-training-a-train-the-trainer-field-guide/

People who do distracting things in the classroom are only a problem if you ignore them. Becky shows you ways to tap into their energy and use it to your advantage. Purchase Becky's new book here: http://store.bobpikegroup.com/bk-creative-training-a-train-the-trainer-field-guide/

When you're teaching to a different generation, you need to think differently to be successful. Becky has three tips for working with Millennials and Generation Z that can give you amazing results. Plus you learn how NOT to make mac and cheese. Purchase Becky's new book here: http://store.bobpikegroup.com/bk-creative-training-a-train-the-trainer-field-guide/

Fear and uncertainty can smother productivity and learning. If a company is going through uncertain times and people are worried about their jobs, they are going to have a hard time focusing on what you're trying to teach them. Becky says the best way to deal with the elephant in the room is to acknowledge it. She list the four ways people react to fear and has three coping techniques you can use to combat it. Purchase Becky's new book here: http://store.bobpikegroup.com/bk-creative-training-a-train-the-trainer-field-guide/

You want people to learn, change and improve so much you may be tempted to start nagging them. Stop! Becky says you’ll get better results by persuading them in a positive way and she has some great tips on how to do that. Bonus tip: If you spend 80% of your time listening instead of talking, people will think you are amazing! Purchase Becky's new book here: http://store.bobpikegroup.com/bk-creative-training-a-train-the-trainer-field-guide/

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.polleverywhere.com/app

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.

Props and magic capture your learners attention, fires up their imagination and gets them into the moment — all good things! Becky explains how you can put some magic into your message. Links: Easy magic tricks http://magic.about.com/od/libraryofsimpletricks/ig/Easy-Magic-Tricks/ Becky's new book: http://store.bobpikegroup.com/bk-creative-training-a-train-the-trainer-field-guide/

Becky has handouts from sessions she attended 10 years ago that she doesn't want to throwaway because the content is so good. She has some tips on how you can design handouts of the same caliber so they are treasure and not trash. Becky's new book: http://store.bobpikegroup.com/bk-creative-training-a-train-the-trainer-field-guide/