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As I continue to update and add content to The Bob Pike Group's new site I am finding it difficult to figure out what topics are most useful for you to read about, so I am asking you to fill out a short form and tell me what topics you would like to see posted on our site as resources for you. If we do not have articles already published on your topic it will be put on our e-Zine list to be written, published and posted in the near future. Thank you for taking the time to read this even if you did not fill out the form. Have a wonderous day (no that is probably not a word)! Topic suggestions form.
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At last, we have some scientifically rigorous evidence to show that slides full of bullet-points don't work.
This is a great piece regarding bullet points in presentations…Are you guilty of the infractions? Here's why you should steer away from them!
Several months ago, a reference to the article "Essay: Dumb-dumb bullets. As a decision-making aid, PowerPoint is a poor tool" by retired Marine Colonel T.X. Hammes showed up in my inbox. It's an interesting read on how PowerPoint can actually create misinformation or distraction, instead of what was originally intended-information support. How does a "rant" on PowerPoint in the military have an impact on your day-to-day training presentations? For over 30 years, clients have been applying The Bob Pike Group's Participant-Centered instructional system to build their learning organizations, to strengthen retention and to enrich desired results. Now, The Bob Pike Group Institute is offering an advanced training professional credential to share its expertise and experience and establish a valuable professional benchmark within the training community. A reader asks: Do you have any information on social media and training? Our company is getting Twitter, Facebook and YouTube as of March 2010. I am looking for articles or info on how social media benefits training, i.e. discussion boards, blogs, file sharing.
BOGO Again in 2010
Silver Lining in Lousy Economy: Pay Raises for Talent For the last few quarters, we have been diligently working on some new initiatives for 2010 that we're pretty excited about. It's time to give you a sneak peek at some of the fabulous things that New Year's holds. Here's an ugly story with a happy ending I heard from Michele Hunt, who at the time was senior vice-president of quality and people development at the Herman Miller Co. Hunt attributes the successful handling of the situation - and much of the overall success at Herman Miller - to the way management constantly looks for something it calls "learning opportunities." So while the story itself might be a little disturbing to hear, the results are impressive and indicative if the company's success. Here's what she said: Finding ways to change-up your training can be difficult, especially if some of the ways you've used before don't seem to adapt well to the material you're using now. And who really has time to re-create the wheel? So don't. Borrow some of our tips here. These are less common, but very engaging, ways to put some interaction into your education. Getting participants in a presentation or training program to listen and take what they heard back to the workplace is often a challenge. Here are six strategies that can help increase transfer of knowledge from the classroom to the job. Some industry information we found interesting and relevant...
Employee Learning Week
RValue in Social Media?
Retaining Top Talent: Give'em What They Want
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