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
How To Retain Employees? Make Them More Employable
Offering employees opportunities to advance within your organization is one way of retaining them. But what do you do when upward mobility just isn¹t an option for most of your people? Becky says if …
00:06:22 |
Fri 19 Oct 2018
Setting Up New Employees For Success
Becky has tips on how to do a kick-butt awesome on-boarding program for
new employees.
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00:05:32 |
Sat 13 Oct 2018
Dos And Don’ts Of Professional Development
Becky is often asked how she became successful. Today she shares her top four tips on what you should or should not do for your own professional development.
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00:04:16 |
Fri 05 Oct 2018
Is Consulting For You?
Being a consultant is one way to work your way up the ladder to success. But are you cut out to do it? Becky steps through the challenges you’re likely to face and has suggestions on how to meet th…
00:06:14 |
Fri 28 Sep 2018
It Takes A Buffet To Really Keep Growing
Not everyone learns the same way. Becky says you need to have a buffet of options to help your learners. She has some tips on how to serve up those tools.
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00:04:07 |
Sat 22 Sep 2018
How Much Do I Charge For Training?
What does training have to do with a pair of flip-flops? In today’s podcast, Becky tackles the issue of value propositions. How do you get people to pay more when your training is worth more?
Pu…
00:04:11 |
Fri 14 Sep 2018
How To Use Storytelling Effectively In Training
Why are stories such effective tools for teaching? Becky has a story about that.
Purchase Becky's new book here: http://store.bobpikegroup.com/bk-creative-training-a-train-the-trainer-field-guide/…
00:04:51 |
Fri 07 Sep 2018
Put Learners In The Drivers Seat - Anywhere, Anytime, Any Topic
Social media is often a disrupter of training. Facebook and Twitter on smartphones can distract from classroom learning. Despite that, Becky says those smartphones with social media are the future of…
00:05:53 |
Fri 31 Aug 2018
Four Best Practices For Training And Development
Becky has 20+ years of experience in the training industry. She has four sure-fire ways to make your training and development programs successful. You may be using some of them already!
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00:05:55 |
Fri 24 Aug 2018
Success Tip: Treat Your Learners As Clients
You’re likely to go back to a store that values your business. Becky says you can apply this principle to your classes by valuing your learners’ choices. They’ll be more confident and learn faster!
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00:06:45 |
Fri 17 Aug 2018
How Do We Make It OK To Fail (And Ultimately Succeed)?
No one likes to make mistakes, but we learn faster when we do. But the fear of making mistakes can make it harder to learn. Becky says if you make it OK to fail, you set people up for success.
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Fri 10 Aug 2018
How Our Brains Work For Learning
Your brain is an incredible learning machine, but only if you teach it correctly. Becky explains the neuroscience behind learning and the simple ways you can apply it to your next class.
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00:06:02 |
Fri 03 Aug 2018
How To Make Training Stick
How do you know what you teach is going to “stick” and be used on the job? If you don’t use it, you lose it! Becky advocates for banning lectures — instead using techniques based on brain science th…
00:05:34 |
Fri 27 Jul 2018
The Future Of Training Is History (And Creepy)
By 2030, 95% of all companies will be using artificial intelligence (AI) to predict what people need to learn. How will AI be able to do that? Becky says the reason is a little creepy — AI is paying…
00:05:24 |
Fri 27 Jul 2018
Turning Managers Into Coaches
A good manager needs to wear many hats. One of those hats is “coach.” Becky has some thoughts on how managers can become coaches to motivate employees to do more and take that next step to grow with…
00:06:13 |
Fri 27 Jul 2018
Excuses You Love (To Overcome)
You can't use a game to learn when you're dealing with CEOs, right? Wrong! CEOs are kids, too! Becky tells us how to overcome the favorite excuses people use to avoid participant-centered learning.
00:04:04 |
Fri 06 Jul 2018
How To Make Participant Centered Learning Happen In Your Classroom
Students are more motivated to learn when they're having fun. Here's how you can get every person in the room involved and engaged. Fun can force critical thinking to happen.
00:03:50 |
Sat 30 Jun 2018
Nine Easy Steps to Active Learning
There's a time and a place for active learning. Becky has the nine easy steps to make it happen today in your classroom. Purchase Becky's new book here: http://store.bobpikegroup.com/bk-creative-trai…
00:03:56 |
Sat 23 Jun 2018
Designing Your PowerPoint To Be Interactive
Becky has four easy-to-execute ideas that you can use to make your PowerPoint presentations more interactive. She mentions a game resource that you can find here:
www.tinyurl.com/6NN4DDE
00:04:10 |
Fri 15 Jun 2018
Avoiding PowerPoint Puke
Friends don't let friends create PowerPoint puke — it can ruin any presentation. How do you avoid making your PowerPoint presentation a poster child for "don't"? Becky comes to your rescue in the fir…
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Fri 01 Jun 2018
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