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Creative Training Techniques®
February 28, 2014
Train-the-Trainer Tips on Using Technology to Follow Up with Learners
I don’t think I could ever willingly go off the power grid. Over the last few decades, I ...
Creative Training Techniques®
February 26, 2014
Managing the Millennials: Discover the Core Competencies for Managing Today's Workforce
Some managers might think that with the economy the way it is, it’s not as critical to ...
Creative Training Techniques®
February 26, 2014
Train-the-Trainer Tip: Participant Self-Evaluation Questions
It's one thing to evaluate a program and another to evaluate a person. Getting additional ...
Creative Training Techniques®
February 24, 2014
Graduation: An Excellent Closing Activity
Objectives: Add fun and full participation to review Make action plans Celebration Class ...
Creative Training Techniques®
February 24, 2014
Train-the-Trainer Activity: CTT Quilt
CTT Quilt Objectives: Review content Celebration Motivation Class Length: Minimum of one day ...
Creative Training Techniques®
February 24, 2014
Train-the-Trainer Tip: Closing Activities
Asked: I am looking for a team-building activity for 15 people at the end of a two-day ...
Creative Training Techniques®
February 19, 2014
Train-the-Trainer Tip: Get Heading in the Right Direction
Here’s a quick exercise that gets people moving while visually demonstrating how important ...
Presentations
February 19, 2014
Six Presentation Formats
At The Bob Pike Group, we have a few workshop offerings focused on management development. ...
Creative Training Techniques®
February 19, 2014
Felts, Shumway Awarded for Peak Performance
Tish Felts, IT Technical Specialist at Transocean, was named Pike’s Peak Award recipient for ...
Gamification
February 19, 2014
Fighting the Gremlins: A Fun Closing Activity
The closing ceremony of each Olympics is an example of a great closing—music, dancing, ...
Creative Training Techniques®
February 19, 2014
Asked and Answered: Openers and Closers
Asked: I am in the process of creating Professional Development for a group of cafeteria ...
Creative Training Techniques®
February 19, 2014
Jiffy Lube: ASTD's BEST for 2011
Abstract: The training staff at Jiffy Lube International-part of Shell Oil Company-can ...
Creative Training Techniques®
February 19, 2014
Train-the-Trainer Tip: Add Value to Your Workshop for Free
Add value and increase engagement in your workshops by using some of the new digital and ...
Creative Training Techniques®
February 19, 2014
Train-the-Trainer Tip for Tapping into Hidden Motivations
In one of our Presentation Skills workshop, one participant exclaimed that his material was ...
Virtual Training
February 19, 2014
Train-the-Trainer Tips for Creating Fun and Purposeful Online Training
Some learning and development specialists avoid the term “webinar” because of the negative ...
Creative Training Techniques®
February 19, 2014
Train-the-Trainer Tip: Seeing Results is Believing
How do you show your worth as a trainer – particularly to your supervisor when your ...
Presentations
February 19, 2014
5 Tips for Presenting Boring Technical Information - so It Isn't Boring
People often ask me some variant of the following question: OK, so I get the idea that ...
Instructional Design
February 19, 2014
Effective Instructional Design
When you’re attending an interactive webinar or classroom workshop like our ...
Creative Training Techniques®
February 19, 2014
Creative Training Techniques Conference Tweets and Tips
Here are some brief thoughts and training tips culled from our sessions at our conference ...
Creative Training Techniques®
February 18, 2014
Train-the-Trainer: Have Learners EAT and Ditch the PowerPoint
Traditional pedagogical methods encourage promoting revealing theory and perhaps then ...
Creative Training Techniques®
February 18, 2014
Flip Chart Learning Points: Revisiting, Action planning, Energizing
When it is time to revisit and energize, post six blank flip chart sheets on various walls ...
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February 18, 2014
Interviewing Strategies that Show the Real Candidate
I’m looking through you, you’re not the same. Those lyrics, penned by the great ...
Creative Training Techniques®
February 18, 2014
5 Tips to Enhance Your Next Conference Experience with Social Media
Using social media to enhance or prepare for your next conference or event might seem like a ...
Virtual Training
February 18, 2014
How do I Transition Trainers from Physical to Virtual Classroom?
Asked: I would like to develop my trainers to transition from instructor-led training to ...
Creative Training Techniques®
February 18, 2014
Redirecting Poor Performance: The Coach as Corrector
One of the toughest jobs for most coaches is redirecting poor performance. There are ...
Creative Training Techniques®
February 18, 2014
Seven Steps for Knowledge Transfer: Preparation
I continue to be amazed at how little preparation seems to go into presentations. Outside of ...
Creative Training Techniques®
February 18, 2014
Teaching Troubleshooting and Problem Solving
Asked and Answered: Teaching Troubleshooting and Problem Solving Asked: In a training ...
Creative Training Techniques®
February 18, 2014
Training-Budget Saving Ideas
I’m a thrifty person; I hate paying full-price unless I really have to. So, in my pursuit of ...
Creative Training Techniques®
February 18, 2014
Train-the-Trainer Activity: Arts and Crafts Revisit
Display a selection of arts and crafts materials throughout one day of your training ...
Gamification
February 18, 2014
Train-the-Trainer: Activities for Time Management and Goal Setting
Asked: Kindly suggest some games and activities for Time Management and Goal Setting ...
Creative Training Techniques®
February 17, 2014
Training Plays Vital Role in Global Dominance
Training Plays Vital Role in Global Dominance I have spent the last week in India with our ...
Creative Training Techniques®
February 17, 2014
Simple Training Technique: Thumbs Up Revisiter
Michelle Stage suggests a very subtle and nonthreatening approach to gauging the learning in ...
Creative Training Techniques®
February 17, 2014
Train-the-Trainer Tips: Helping Your Learners “Get It”
One might argue that learning transfer of relevant material is perhaps a good gauge of job ...
Gamification
February 17, 2014
Train-the-Trainer Activity: Bingo/Plan "O"
Purpose: To get class members immediately engaged while giving them an overview of topics to ...
Creative Training Techniques®
February 17, 2014
Train-the-Trainer Methods work for Johnson & Johnson
Johnson & Johnson Diabetes Institute: Case Study After seeing participant-centered ...
Creative Training Techniques®
February 17, 2014
Great Training Tips in 140 Characters or Less
Tweets from @TheBobPikeGroup You can get a lot of training ideas in only 140 characters! ...
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February 17, 2014
Acquiring the Lost Art of Storytelling
Amsterdam - the perfect place to rest and break up the long, 10,000 mile trip to Africa. Or ...
Creative Training Techniques®
February 17, 2014
Train-the-Trainer Tools and Tips
Valuable, Interesting or Just Downright Cool Relevant Stuff We Found Elsewhere Valuable, ...
Creative Training Techniques®
February 17, 2014
Easy Training Technique: Focus Group
Your mission, whether you would like to accept or reject it, is to create a training program ...
Creative Training Techniques®
February 17, 2014
Five Tips for Dealing with Difficult Participants
Five Tips for Dealing with Difficult Participants Managing difficult participants—they seem ...
Creative Training Techniques®
February 17, 2014
Train-the-Trainer Insights
Asked: “What are the distinctive features and differences between: Keynote presentation, ...
Creative Training Techniques®
February 17, 2014
Train-the-Trainer: Color Me Learning
Stephen Hudak, one of our ezine readers, submitted this simple idea which works to ...
Creative Training Techniques®
February 12, 2014
Remember Humor for Memory Retention
My memories of second grade are fuzzy except for two specific recollections. One is being ...
Creative Training Techniques®
February 12, 2014
Technology in Professional Development is Key
Jim Gates is fond of quoting from Camelot: "If you want to be happy, learn something." As a ...
Creative Training Techniques®
February 12, 2014
A – Z School Improvement Planning Team Challenge
Activity: Teacher Training Closer Purpose: Many schools throughout the nation are required ...
Creative Training Techniques®
February 12, 2014
Two Engaging Closure and Review Activities
Vocab Jingles When learning specialized vocabulary, divide students up into small teams. Be ...
Creative Training Techniques®
February 11, 2014
Transforming Tests so Kids Beg for More
Summer’s over and the crash, clanging and rumble of lockers, desks and students is heard in ...
Gamification
February 11, 2014
Fun Teaching Activities: Geometric Room Search and Equations on the Floor
Geometric Room Search Purpose: This activity can be used as an opener for a geometry class, ...
Creative Training Techniques®
February 11, 2014
Train-the-Trainer Tip: Mix it Up
Utilizing partners and small groups during training is one of the keys to making it ...
Creative Training Techniques®
February 11, 2014
Teaching from Tinseltown
Short movie clips from Tinsel town are useful for teaching because they evoke emotions and ...
Creative Training Techniques®
February 10, 2014
Teaching Activity: I’m Drawn to You
Sample Standard: Understanding that a magnet attracts only iron and certain other metals.
Creative Training Techniques®
February 10, 2014
Observe the Invisible: Reveal Students’ Thinking
Imagine having to learn a new sport when the players who already know the game are wearing ...
Creative Training Techniques®
February 10, 2014
Teaching Activity: Mystery Word
This activity was submitted by Carole Pankow, South St. Paul Junior High, Minn., who uses it ...
Gamification
February 10, 2014
Spelling Scramble
Sample Standard: Use correct spelling of high frequency words. Grade Level: 3 Time: 5-15 ...
Creative Training Techniques®
February 10, 2014
Train-the-Trainer Tip: Pass the Toilet Paper
Try this opening activity in your next staff development session and challenge the teachers ...
Creative Training Techniques®
February 10, 2014
Train-the-Trainer Tip: Five H’s Class Opener
Purpose: To help students get acquainted with each other and to connect the activity to ...
Creative Training Techniques®
February 10, 2014
Fun Teaching Activities
Living List (Social Studies Opener) Sample Standard: Identify and describe components of ...
Creative Training Techniques®
February 10, 2014
Award Winning Educators in Peoria, Illinois!
Submitted by Two Rivers Professional Development Center Certified Partners Jodi Bouris and ...
Creative Training Techniques®
February 10, 2014
Let’s Celebrate Learning!
Think about a time when you accomplished something that was difficult for you. How did you ...
Creative Training Techniques®
February 10, 2014
10 Brain-Friendly Tips
1. Every day we have about 6,000 thoughts, but most of them are repeats. 2. There’s no ...
Creative Training Techniques®
February 10, 2014
Train-the-Trainer Tip: Lecture Buster
In order to engage your participants every 8 minutes, here are a few “Lecture Buster” ...
Creative Training Techniques®
February 10, 2014
Rapport with Your Audience — The “Like” Link
Connections create credibility. To put it simply, people are much more apt to believe you if ...
Creative Training Techniques®
February 07, 2014
No Child Left Unmotivated
Motivation plays a significant role in the school experience of students, regardless of ...
Creative Training Techniques®
February 07, 2014
Connect the Dots
Sample Standard: Plot points in the coordinate plane Grade Level: Pre-Algebra, Algebra I ...
Creative Training Techniques®
February 07, 2014
Strike Up an Acronym
Purpose: Opener to activate creativity and open-mindedness Audience Size: Any. Divide people ...
Creative Training Techniques®
February 07, 2014
Bob Pike Workshops a Big Success!
By Mile Toncray This workshop was very energizing and full of ideas which can be used easily ...
Creative Training Techniques®
February 05, 2014
Learner-Centered Activities: Find Your Match and I Describe
Find Your Match Sample Standard: Understand events, trends, individuals and movements ...
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February 05, 2014
Rtl: Tiers or Tears?
What to do for students who are Tier 2.5 by Janna Siegel Robertson, Ph.D. and Kathleen ...
Creative Training Techniques®
February 05, 2014
Train-the-Trainer Tip: Jargon Busters
Often trainers are bombarded with acronyms and jargon related to the material they have to ...
Creative Training Techniques®
February 05, 2014
Learner Centered Activities: Hey Big Spender and Balloons or Bust
Balloons or Bust Opener Sample Standard: Explain how atoms join with one another in various ...
Creative Training Techniques®
February 05, 2014
Prejudice at Work Activity
Sample Standard: The student understands the impact of the American civil rights movement ...
Creative Training Techniques®
February 05, 2014
Are Your Students High Maintenance?
Creative competition lessens dependency on teachers Dr. Tracy McCalla “May I throw this ...
Creative Training Techniques®
February 05, 2014
Research-Based Creative Training Techniques: Reflections from Iowa
Thank you, thank you and thank you! This thank you is not just from me, but from my current ...
Creative Training Techniques®
February 04, 2014
Creative Training Conference a Hit in Japan
Dynamic Human Capital has something to celebrate as it begins a new year. In December, the ...
Creative Training Techniques®
February 04, 2014
Mentoring for Success Recognized by Minnesota National Guard
"People who learn more on the job are far less likely to quit," says Rich Meiss, which can ...
Creative Training Techniques®
February 04, 2014
Can You Top This?
Our SCORE for Technical Training book is now available! As a sneak peek, here is one of our ...
Creative Training Techniques®
February 03, 2014
Successes and New Tips to Ring in 2014
At the end of 2013, we asked readers to share the successes that they were excited about. ...
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