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Liz Wheeler Admittedly, Bob Pike is a “collector” of things, having thrown very little away in his lifetime. In reference to that, Bob found the original data he used for a 1976 article surveying trainers on various aspects of the industry for the opening session of the 14th Annual Training and Performance Solutions Conference in Bloomington, Minn. In a session entitled “The World is Changing—or is it?” Bob compared the data from then to data he received in an informal survey of 500 colleagues that ended September 25. Liz Wheeler Bob Pike became an Eagle Scout in the early 1960s, the highest rank a boy scout can achieve. To earn the rank, a scout has to earn 21 merit badges, show responsibility in a position of leadership, and perform service projects. The scout motto is “Be prepared.” We asked Bob, “In regard to training, what does being prepared mean?” Liz Wheeler Managers before training have the number one responsibility for making sure training sticks; however, getting manager buy-in can be difficult. What ways have you found to effectively get managers enthusiastic about sending staff to training and becoming involved in making sure training transfers?
Write us at EzineEditor@BobPikeGroup.com. We would love to share your great ideas with others who struggle. Or if you have other creative training tips (ways to choose group leaders, tips for choosing a great facility for training, new technology or websites as resources, effective visuals, etc.), let us know about them! Liz Wheeler The internet has become, more than ever before, a forum for social change! With two clicks, I can now show you a cool site instead of just trying to describe it or email you the link. And there are so many useful tools available on the web. When trying to do training well, you are not alone and there are tons of sites to prove it!
As I read industry journals, ezines, e-letters and press releases, I come across dozens of websites that have relevant information that can help trainers become even better at what they do. So now there is a site where you can see my favorite training “bookmarks” and you can add your favorite training sites to mine. Betsy Allen In this last of three articles designed to compel you to start putting the point back in PowerPoint, compare your top four strategies with mine. Here you will discover my next four pointers and why you need an Xtreme PowerPoint Makeover (see fall conference brochure for contest details).
STOP using PowerPoint as a delivery mechanism! It is a support media for your message.
Before my next four ideas, let’s see if you can fill in the blanks at random from my first two in this series: Dan Seidmen The Old School Of Selling Is Closed Forever!
MINNEAPOLIS – (Mar. 6, 2007) Can sales people sell more by disqualifying prospects more quickly and efficiently? The answer is an unqualified “yes” according to the presenters of the Sales Autopsy workshop, a two-day course in breakthrough selling strategies that will be held April 26-27 in the Chicago area.
“Every other sales program does a great job at teaching people how to qualify prospects,” says Dan Seidman, Chicago-based author of the best-selling business book “Sales Autopsy” and presenter of the workshop. “We show sales pros how to increase their productivity by actively seeking to disqualify those prospects who are least likely to buy from them.”
Betsy Allen STOP using PowerPoint as a delivery mechanism! It is a support media for your message.
This is the second of three articles designed to compel you to start putting the point back in PowerPoint. Here you will discover my next four pointers and why you need an Xtreme PowerPoint Makeover.
Before my next four ideas, let’s see if you can fill in the blanks from my first article:
12. Don’t print your _ _ _ _ _ _ as your _ _ _ _ _ _ _.
Liz Wheeler Creative Training Techniques Back in the Fold
The quick tips newsletter Creative Training Techniques, founded by Bob Pike 18 years ago, is now back in the Bob Pike flock of products. The monthly newsletter is aimed at providing quick tips that can be immediately applied to training disciplines such as design, execution and review techniques. Betsy Allen Purposeful PowerPoint® Pointers: Part One of Three
This is the first of three articles designed to compel you to start putting the point back in PowerPoint. Here you will discover my first four pointers and why you need an Xtreme PowerPoint Makeover. Stop using PowerPoint as a delivery mechanism! It is a support media for your message. Becky Pluth eLearning Definitions
Each year, hundreds of new words are coined and enter into somewhat common usage. And each year, it requires re-education in order to know what on earth someone is talking about when they discuss mash-ups and metaworlds. Here’s a quick tutorial on some of the phrases you may run into in 2007 as eLearning continues to increase in popularity.
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