As a company, The Bob Pike Group uses brain-based research to create our training principles and promote our participant-centered methods with research. Here is part four of a four-part series that gives you the why behind our instructor-led, participant-centered how.

What do Hormel's canned Spam and good training handouts have in common? They both have an indefinite shelf life. Because of its longevity, Spam is every trainer's good example of what a handout should be-something that gets put on the shelf, and not in the "circular file" before the participants have even exited the training room. Here are some easy and inexpensive tips on how to turn your handout into a takeaway.

What does it take to perform and how can we influence that? Performance coaching is a good phrase. It's what all training should be about - helping people achieve results. What does it actually take to help people improve their performance?

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"May I throw this away?" "Do we have homework?" "May we use pen?" As a classroom teacher, does this sound familiar? My five sections of eighth graders were draining me with the number of questions asked on a daily basis. No matter how clear my directives were, five minutes later, students were asking questions concerning what they should do next. How can you use creative competition to lessen the dependency on you?

Use this quick, five-minute webinar interactivity to establish a learning community, introduce a new concept, or refocus the learner.

Have you caught the webinar wave? More and more educators are harnessing the power of the webinar format to reach a larger audience at a lower cost than classroom experiences. Unfortunately, many webinar hosts fail to create interactive sessions to keep the attention of their participants which lowers the impact on learning and retention. Follow these tips to create webinars that wow.

Find Your Match: Cause & Effect Sample Standard: Understand events, trends, individuals and movements shaping colonial history and settlement in the United States. Grade: 4 I Describe Standard: Identify character traits for a specific literary figure. Grade Level: 3-4

I honestly thought adult education was "my thing" and believed on a 1-10 scale that I fell in the "above average" range. I now realize that I was a pretty solid example of "edutainment" in action. How did attending a Research-based Creative Teaching Strategies workshop change this participant's training modus operandi?

Each year, The Bob Pike Group accepts nominations for trainers, their departments or companies who have made a commitment to participant-centered training and achieved dramatic results. The winners of this award, up to six different entities may win, receive one free registration for our annual conference and up to three half-price registrations for the year they accept the award. The winners are then recognized during a special luncheon during the annual conference. If you know of someone who has accomplished an amazing increase in content-retention, a renewed commitment to participant-centered training and increased attendance because of this commitment, nominate them for a Pike's Peak Performance Award. The nomination deadline is August 9, 2010. Details are below