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
Why Spacing Your Learning Is Better Than Cramming
Brain science shows that if you cram for a test, you may do well on the test but you don't retain what you learned. If you space your learning out over time, you'll remember it. Becky has some grea…
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Fri 29 Apr 2016
Freedom And The Laws Of Learning
You're more likely to learn something if you choose to learn it. Becky has some ideas on how you can inject that important element of freedom in to the classroom.
Book: Stress signaling pathways tha…
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Fri 22 Apr 2016
Unlearning And The Laws Of Learning
Often people will need to unlearn before they can learn something new. What was once a skill can be a bad habit that needs to be forgotten. Becky shows us how the laws of learning can help you get p…
00:06:04 |
Fri 15 Apr 2016
How To Successfully Coach Your Learners To The Next Level
Becky has some tips on how you can go beyond being a teacher and become a coach. One of the keys is coming up with a burning question. What is a burning question? The answer is in the podcast.
Book…
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Sat 09 Apr 2016
The Question That Triples Your Students' Learning
Learning works better when your students do the work. Just like exercise, if they use it they won't lose it. Becky has a sure-fire way to make higher order thinking happen in your next training sessi…
00:04:47 |
Sat 26 Mar 2016
Shut Up And Let Your Students Learn
Becky is a recovering lecturer. She loves to talk and can tell you five different ways to sell something. She'll also tell you that's the wrong way to increase learning. Teaching just one way to do s…
00:05:59 |
Sun 20 Mar 2016
Props With Pizzazz
Props add visual excitement and engagement to a learning session. Becky has a list of her favorite props that you should bring along to your next gig.
Mentioned in this podcast:
Mr. Sketch Markers…
00:04:32 |
Fri 11 Mar 2016
Taking The Tension Out Of Role Playing
Becky's fond of saying when the tension goes up, retention goes down. And for some of your learners nothing can be more tense than the dreaded role play. So how do you lower the tension and make rol…
00:03:47 |
Fri 04 Mar 2016
How To Put Participation In The Cards - Three New Games
Got a deck of playing cards? Good! Then once you listen to this podcast from Becky you'll have all the tools you need to improve participation at your next session.
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Fri 19 Feb 2016
When And How To Use A Webinar
Becky has one simple test for when to use a webinar, tips for how to use them, and three easy ways for beginners to start. Are you a webinar vet? Then Becky has some ideas for you too.
Service men…
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Fri 12 Feb 2016
Whoosh! You Just Won A Dopamine Hit!
Fun is an effective teaching tool. But just because you're having fun, that doesn't mean your learners are. Becky has some insights into what's fun for the latest generation of learners and how you c…
00:06:34 |
Fri 05 Feb 2016
Unleash Your Creative Genius With Mind Mapping
Ideas don't always come in a linear fashion and that's where mind mapping can help you capture and keep thoughts from going all over the place. Becky tells us how mind mapping is a technique you can …
00:05:47 |
Fri 29 Jan 2016
Texts, Tweets & Potatoes - Engineering Curiosity For Learning Motivation
Did that title make you curious? Motivated to find out what it means? Good! Then you're ready to learn from Becky about environmental motivation.
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Fri 22 Jan 2016
One Style Does Not Persuade All
Have you ever wanted something and had to persuade somebody? Here are Becky's best tips for matching, mirroring and selling to just about anyone.
00:06:16 |
Fri 15 Jan 2016
Six Tips For Selling Training To Upper Management
You can use your experience as a teacher to win upper management support for your training programs. Becky has six tips that can make you a better persuader.
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Sat 09 Jan 2016
Six Easy Ways To Get Group Engagement
When people engage and share, they relax and retain more of their learning. So how do you get that to happen in your sessions? Becky has six easy ways you can do it.
Links to resources mentioned in…
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Thu 31 Dec 2015
Breaking Up Is Easy (And Fun) To Do
There are many reasons you need to break up and rearrange your groups of learners. Becky has a ton of ideas on how you can do that and have fun at the same time. Grab a puzzle, some pens, cards and …
00:04:35 |
Thu 24 Dec 2015
Preventing Blah, Blah, Blah Lectures
Lectures may not be the best teaching technique, but sometime you need to use them. However that doesn't mean your audience has to take it sitting down. They can be standing up…and then sitting down.…
00:04:38 |
Fri 18 Dec 2015
Why Two Is Best For Introverts, Extroverts & Millennials
70% of your learners are likely to be extroverted. 30% are likely to be introverts and 46% are likely to be Millennials who like to skim the reading material instead of thinking about it. So how do …
00:04:32 |
Sat 12 Dec 2015
Your Learners Need Freedom Of Choice
There's more than one way to do things, and when you let learners pick the way to do it they'll become engaged. Becky has some great ideas on how to reinvigorate your training by adding some options…
00:04:36 |
Fri 04 Dec 2015
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