Great Training Tips in 140 Characters or Less
By Liz Wheeler
You can get a lot of training ideas in only 140 characters! Here are some of The Bob Pike Group's best training tweets from the last few months.
If you have a restaurant that is appealing, contemporary, and relevant, the food tastes better. ˜McD's president. <<This applies to training too!
Tips from Olivia Mitchell on conducting an engaging webinar--good basics here. http://bit.ly/gT5jPj
Quick list of ways to make training interactive http://bit.ly/eyO3co
Some overall great training tips and facts/figures from CIASTD regional conference http://bit.ly/gThVkW. Quick read.
"Without good coaching, you are probably wasting 87 cents out of every skills dollar you spend." -Neil Rackham
Some tips for using movie clips effectively in training. http://bit.ly/emFvrj
As learning champion, don't feel like you have to be the subject matter expert. Just know where to find answers. @pluthb
As a learning champion, focus your attention on a few influential team members. Ask for their support, meet one on one. @pluthb
As a champion of learning, don't guess at the answers and don't hesitate to ask for advice/help. ˜ @pluthb
As a champion of learning, publicize results of training; don't hide them if something doesn't go perfectly. ˜ @pluthb
As a champion of learning, don't guess at the answers and don't hesitate to ask for advice/help. ˜ @pluthb
So, why do we have training? So we don't have to learn the hard way...http://bit.ly/eRWia9
Social media resources (via @DawnGartin)...I haven't seen some of these before. Thanks for passing along! http://on.fb.me/hSr62E
ASTD has a free smartphone learning app. to find the right app for you: http://ow.ly/3l0O9
Virtual corkboard-so cool! Sorry, I can't remember who tweeted it!! Probably great for mindmapping. http://corkboard.me
If you've never used small groups before, here are some whys and how-tos http://bit.ly/fT2UJd
Have you hugged your boss today? Good Blanchard blog on ego. http://bit.ly/bHjgVQ
I think we already tweeted this, but just in case: top tools for trainers on the web http://ow.ly/37PSG
#Storytelling tips: paint a picture. Use vivid words that create mental images. "a romantic sunset laced with rose and lavender hues"
Tips for using technology to follow-up with #training participants http://bit.ly/9We9E8
Tweetdeck added a "translate" feature. Put mouse over tweeter's pic, then click on "other actions", "tweet" and "translate."
Fun tool: animoto.com takes your vids and pics and turns into smooth, orchestrated video. Free.
Fun tool: poladroid.net allows you to take your pics and turn into Polaroid.
Learning lexicon here (good to add to your learning wikis...) http://bit.ly/be5gQR
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