Creative Training Techniques - The Bob Pike Group
Becky Pluth of the Bob Pike Group shares her thoughts on creative training techniques.
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 5 minutes
- Episodes
- 553
- Years Active
- 2014 - 2025
Keep It Short: Why One Page Is Better
This week we're revisiting one of Becky's most popular podcasts.
Got something to sell? A product? A class? Yourself? Whatever it is, Becky says to be effective you need make your pitch in just one…
00:05:57 |
Thu 17 Mar 2022
Ken Blanchard’s Four Learning Insights
This week we're revisiting one of Becky's most popular podcasts.
Ken Blanchard’s “One Minute Manager” is a legendary book for helping people become better managers. Ken has shared with Becky four imp…
00:06:30 |
Fri 11 Mar 2022
Why Try Something New And Different?
If you’ve been doing the same thing in your presentations for the last 30 years, this is the podcast for you. Becky has a list of things you can do differently. Your job is to pick just one and try i…
00:06:28 |
Fri 25 Feb 2022
Bringing Disney Magic To Your Training
You can learn from Disney. We’re not talking about cute characters, merchandising, and theme parks. We’re talking about emotion, attitude, and attention to details. Becky tells us how you can use t…
00:06:08 |
Thu 17 Feb 2022
How Becky Met Dennis Rodman
Do you have an “elevator introduction” — five to ten words that say who you are? You never know when you might need them. Becky tells us how she parlayed an eight-word phrase into meeting NBA star …
00:05:53 |
Fri 11 Feb 2022
Do’s And Don’ts For YouTube Training Videos
Do you dream of doing a training video that goes viral? Sorry to shatter your dreams, but that’s not going to happen. What you can do is create videos that get the job done. If you follow Becky’s tip…
00:06:18 |
Fri 04 Feb 2022
Tips For Co-facilitating After COVID
Co-facilitating a session is a like a dance. Both partners need to coordinate and pay attention to what the other is doing. Becky has some advice on how you can be the best Batman to your partner’s R…
00:07:38 |
Fri 28 Jan 2022
Tips For Doing Your Own Podcast
Becky has done hundreds of podcasts. She’s learned a few things while doing them. She invites you to do some R & D with her — ripoff and duplicate! Purchase Becky's new book here: http://store.bobpik…
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Fri 14 Jan 2022
Your Pre-Training Routine
Becky has learned important lessons from running marathons that apply to teaching classes. It has to do with running a marathon in new shoes. What does that have to do with teaching a class? You’ll…
00:06:43 |
Sat 08 Jan 2022
Best Advice Becky Was Given
Are you being authentic? Do you even know the authentic you? Becky says she was trying to be someone else until she learned she had to be herself. She says you can borrow someone else’s stories, bu…
00:07:10 |
Thu 30 Dec 2021
Best Advice About Going Back To Face-To-Face Training
Returning to face-to-face training can make people nervous. Becky tackles the elephant in the room and gives you her top tips in a bite sized podcast.
Purchase Becky's new book here: http://store.bo…
00:06:07 |
Fri 24 Dec 2021
Best Advice Part 2- Giving People A Choice
As you return to face-to-face training, it’s important to focus on giving people choices. That way they have control of their learning. As Becky explains (or sings), “it’s a whole new world.”
Purc…
00:06:07 |
Fri 24 Dec 2021
How To Work For A Jerk
Inept bosses can be difficult. Becky has four survival tips if you work for a jerk.
Training Difficult People book : https://store.bobpikegroup.com/training-difficult-people/
Purchase Becky's new b…
00:05:25 |
Sat 04 Dec 2021
Managing Diversity
Think before you speak! That’s the moral of a very embarrassing personal story Becky shares in this week’s podcast. It’s a lesson you’ll want to apply to your next classroom session.
Purchase Beck…
00:07:16 |
Sat 27 Nov 2021
Delegating Tasks
When do you delegate and how do you do it correctly? Becky goes over the do’s and don’ts so everyone can share in the success.
Purchase Becky's new book here: http://store.bobpikegroup.com/bk-creati…
00:07:37 |
Thu 11 Nov 2021
Having A Client Focus
Are you telling your clients what they need instead of asking them? Becky says you need to listen — including the criticism. You don’t always have to be right, but you do want to be happy.
Purchas…
00:05:32 |
Sat 06 Nov 2021
Using Creativity In Training
One of the core values at the Bob Pike Group is creativity: Keeping it fresh and new instead of tired and true. Becky talks about how to bring that same commitment to creativity to your own classroom…
00:06:12 |
Fri 29 Oct 2021
How To Care For Your Employees
Heavier workloads are driving people away from their jobs. As a manager, you can make a difference with managing that workload and showing appreciation. Becky has some thoughts on how to do both.
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00:05:22 |
Fri 22 Oct 2021
Anxious With Change And Ambiguity
What makes you anxious? Can you write it down? Becky helps you visualize the problem and how you might solve it.
Purchase Becky's new book here: http://store.bobpikegroup.com/bk-creative-training-a-…
00:05:11 |
Fri 15 Oct 2021
Being Action Oriented
Suffering from procrastination and paralysis because you’re a perfectionist? Becky has experience of overcoming all these and getting the project out the door. Ready, fire, aim!
Purchase Becky's n…
00:05:11 |
Thu 07 Oct 2021
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