Great Training Tips in 140 Characters or Less

Tweets from @TheBobPikeGroup

You can get a lot of training ideas in only 140 characters! Here are some of our best training tweets.

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

 

"Without good coaching, you are probably wasting 87 cents out of every skills dollar you spend.” -Neil Rackham

 

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

 

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

 

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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