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Creative Training Techniques - The Bob Pike Group — 599 episodes
Is Your Saboteur Waiting To Derail You?
The Art Of The Debrief: Why Your Are Activities Are Fun But Useless
Reading The Room’s Body Language
Energy Management for Exhausted Trainers
Fighting Budget Training Cuts
Maybe It’s Not A Generational Thing
Fighting Pivot Fatigue
Data Is Just Puke Without A Story
Confidence Competence Gap
Three Things That Make Training Stick
Get Comfortable Silently Waiting For An Answer
The Addiction Of Urgency
The Cheap 10-Minute Leadership Practice You Should Use
Listen To This Before You Buy A New Learning Platform
Getting More And Better Questions From Your Learners
Why Your Training Isn’t Sticking
Make Hybrid Work For Zoom And It Works For The Room
The Compliment Sh*t Sandwich
Death By Icebreakers
Why You Should Be Worried When Everyone Agrees
What To Do When Your Plan Falls Apart
Trust Isn’t Optional
How AI Can Start Your Strategic Plan — And Play “Bad Guy”
"You Screwed Up”: A Better Way To Give Feedback
What If Someone Has A Stupid Idea?
AI Anxiety Is Real Until You ID The Irreplaceable
Three-Minute Reset For The New Year
Training With Purpose Is Transformational
Stop Breaking People’s Mental Health
What Feedback Survey Comments REALLY Mean
Real-Time Feedback On Your Teaching
Balancing Hard And Soft Skills
The Skill AI Can’t Replace
Secret Weapon In The War For Talent
The Credential Revolution
Half Of Us Need New Skill Training
Nano vs. Micro Learning
Inclusive Training For Diverse Audiences
Gamification Without The Gimmicks
Storytelling As A Superpower
The Science Of Learner Attention
Leadership Is A Skill, Not A Title
Business Ethics For Trainers
The Oreo Sandwich For Feedback
The Five Components of Emotional Intelligence
Turning Tension Into Teaching Moments
Using AI to Personalize Learning
Smarter Slide Decks
Automate The Boring Stuff
AI Time Savers For Trainers
Blended Learning Reimagined: What’s Working Now
Making Mighty Micro Learning
Instructional Design Time-Saving Tips
Canva Hacks
Leveling Up From Training To Coaching
AI: Friend Or Foe For Trainers?
Train The Trainer Fundamentals
Bringing Disney Magic To Your Training
Coaching Is A Compass, Not A Map
Train The Trainer Tango
Becky’s favorite things for trainers
Serve Emotional Classroom Cookies
Mentoring Is Like Patient Gardening
Virtual Learning Is Like Karaoke
Velcro Principle Of Sticky Learning
What Makes A Great Coach?
Best Advice About Going Back To Face-To-Face Training
Unlocking The Power of Neurodivergent Minds
15 Tips for Building A Better Blog
Be Humble To Avoid Stumbles
Speeding Up Training Development
Tough Work Conversations
STRESS-laxing: Why Relaxing Makes You Stressed
Reevaluating Evaluating — Measuring What Matters
Change Management With Compelling Stories
Breaking Free From Meeting Overload
Future-proofing Your Career With AI
How Becky Met Dennis Rodman
Be The Trainer Leader Every Organization Needs
Working With Subject Matter Experts Without Losing Your Mind
AI Is A Trainer’s New Best Friend
Turning Oops Into Opportunity
Four Essential Consulting Skills For Trainers
Silent Challenges In The Classroom
Unlocking The Brain Learning Process
Three Biological Learning Factors
Making Big Projects Bite Size
Breaking Bad Habits
Time Management - Making More With Less
Engaging Webinar Micro Moments
Leading With Heart - The Ken Blanchard Story
Powering Up Your PowerPoint
Harnessing Social Media For Your Presentation
Three AI Trends For Curriculum Design
Finding Harmony Of Work Life Balance- Part 2
Finding Harmony Of Work Life Balance- Part 1
One Minute To Win It Online
Avoiding PowerPoint Puke
Harnessing The Unexpected
Games trainers play
How To Be The Best Speaker You Can Be
Having Fun Training Is A Good Thing
Collaborating With Subject Matter Experts
Why Can’t Other People Get Their Stuff Done When I Need It?
Do The Hard Thing First
Talent Development Assessment Tools
Creating A Positive Environment With DEI
Leading Your Team Through Change
A Journey Of Assumptions
Working With Subject Matter Experts
Integrity, Responsibility And Accountability
Slow Down To Go Fast
Meaning of Accessibility And Inclusion
Training Evaluation Explained In Plain Language
Challenges For Corporate Trainers
Seven Tips For Creating Your Story
How Would You Handle This?
Making Stories Stick
Storytelling For Training
Adding Zip to Old Training Programs
Adding Wow to Your Webinar
Selling to Upper Management
Teach More by Covering Less
Become a Webinar Wiz
Learning That Sticks
Sage On The Stage or Guide On The Side?
How To Add Value To Training
Chaos And Classroom Management
Becky’s Remembrance Of Her Dad Bob Pike
Webcams On Or Off? It Depends
What Every Presentation Should Have — Humor
Let’s Talk About Mental Health
Thrive, Not Just Survive
How To Make Hybrid Training More Effective
Hybrid Is Here To Stay
Don’t Be Everything To Everyone
Using Videos In Training
10 Ways To Rate Yourself During A Session
What Should You Evaluate?
Evaluating Your Instructor Confidence
7 Tips For Measuring Training Results
How To Structure Your Project Timeline
What’s Your Competitive Advantage?
When’s The Best Time To Schedule A Workshop?
More Lessons Learned Making Classroom Presentations
Key Lessons Learned Making Classroom Presentations
Three Truths About Producing Virtual Events
Cost Of Being Average
Delivery Is Just As Important As Content
Planning Tools And Techniques
Becky’s A Procrastination Pro!
15 Minutes Of Productivity
I Think, Therefore I Am - Brains And Learning
Mindfulness Sets You Up For Success
Depression, Anxiety And Learning
How Much Should You Get Paid?
How To Make Your Big Concept Memorable
Secrets To Dealing With Difficult Participants
Five Fear Fixers
ChatGPT And AI: Training Friend Or Foe?
Back To The Office Or Stay Home?
Hey Listener, You’re Amazing!
Getting Fresh With Interactivity
There’s An App For That
#1 Way To Motivate Adult Learners
7 Blended Learning Methods That Might Work For You
Blended Learning
Clear Out The Clutter With OHIO
Your Pre-Training Routine
Teach More by Covering Less
8 Steps To Amazing Storytelling
A Memorable Podcast
Living With Stress
Before, During, And After That World Speaking Trip
Traveling To Speak Around The World
Reading Body Language
Tackling Training Tech Problems
Giving Props To Props
Using Videos In Training
Rules To Avoid Death By PowerPoint
Podcast Scripting Tips And Hints
Sharpen Your Media Skills
The Critical Thinking Riddle
New Year, New Learning
Let’s Be Certifiable
Smart Brevity - Need We Say More?
Hats A Trainer Needs To Wear
Three Truths About Producing Virtual Events
Keeping Your Talented Trainers
Training For All Styles Of Learners
Making Sure Your Training Has Impact
Technology To Improve Your Performance
How Much Should You Get Paid?
Getting The Training Budget You Need
Filling Your Classroom Seats
How To Recall Everyone’s Name (Even Though You Just Met Them)
Including Everyone
Activator - Let’s Get Going!
An Achiever’s Strength - Divine Restlessness
The Strength Of Communication
Four Things That Put You In Charge Of Yourself
Fun Ways To Reinforce Stuff - Including Poetry
Cultivating Kindness In The Classroom
Back To School - Classroom Management
Back To School - Working With Other Teachers
Back To School Checklist For Teachers And Trainers
Your Pre-Training Routine
Three Truths About Producing Virtual Events
Six Presentation Timing Do's
Six Presentation Timing Don’ts
Mastering The Me In What’s In It For Me (WIIFM)
Five Steps To Become More Charismatic
Motivation In Learning
Your Webinar Cast Of Characters
Make Your Sessions ADA-Compliant And Easier To Understand
Improving Test Questions
When To Write A Book
Focusing On Facilitating
10 Ways To Mix It Up With Polls
The Worst Training Mistakes
TED-Ex Yourself
Some of Becky’s favorite things that you should have
Killer presentation tactics
Beating Zoom fatigue
Dressing up your training
New Age Of Face-To-Face Training
Keep It Short: Why One Page Is Better
Ken Blanchard’s Four Learning Insights
Why Try Something New And Different?
Bringing Disney Magic To Your Training
How Becky Met Dennis Rodman
Do’s And Don’ts For YouTube Training Videos
Tips For Co-facilitating After COVID
Tips For Doing Your Own Podcast
Your Pre-Training Routine
Best Advice Becky Was Given
Best Advice About Going Back To Face-To-Face Training
Best Advice Part 2- Giving People A Choice
How To Work For A Jerk
Managing Diversity
Delegating Tasks
Having A Client Focus
Using Creativity In Training
How To Care For Your Employees
Anxious With Change And Ambiguity
Being Action Oriented
Working Together To Co-Facilitate
Finding The Silver Lining
Owning The Ups And Downs
Humanity In Your Job
Quick Questions To Prepare You To Present
Quickly Create Your Next Presentation
Five Fear Fixers
Six Powerful Presenting Tips That Will Make You Awesome
Finding Hope In The Hard Things
Enhancing Learning When We’re Face-To-Face Again
Training On A Shoestring Budget
What To Do When You’re STRESSED
Leading When We’re Not Face-To-Face
Self Assess Your Style
Changing Your Time Management Habits
Five Coachable Areas
8 Tips For Engaging People Virtually
Online Learning Vs Face-To-Face
Comparing Virtual Platforms
Checklists For Producers
Presenter Vs Producer
Your Producer Is Your Pit Crew
Zapping The Gaps
What Is Performance Consulting?
Preventing Zoom Fatigue
Getting To Know Your Audience — Virtually
Wait For It… The Art Of Pausing
Better Transitions For Your Presentation
Five Ways To Organize Your Presentation
Powerful Hooks And Anchors
Presentations That Jump Off The Page
Getting Better At Virtual Presentations
Is Your Webcam Helping Or Hurting You?
Let’s Play Some Games
Motivating Your Trainees
Four Principles of One-On-One Learning
Let’s Get Visual
All Evaluations Are Not Created Equal
One-On-One Work Pair Shares
Reflect And Soak Up The Knowledge
Setting Up Learners For Success
Creating A Sense Of Belonging In The Classroom
One Minute To Win It Online
Are You Presenting Facts Or Myths?
Avoiding PowerPoint Puke
Client Meetings — What To Do Before, During And After
Writing For Speakers
Rock, Paper, Scissors—The Art And Science Of Humor
5 Ways To Stay Sane While Leading
5 Roles Of A Trainer
3 Habits For Better Presenting During COVID19
Silence Is Golden When You’re Speaking
Ken Blanchard’s Four Learning Insights
Should You Sit On Your Hands During A Video Conference?
Neuroscience vs. Cognitive Psychology
How To Test Fairly And Accurately
Clear Out The Clutter With OHIO
Keep It Short: Why One Page Is Better
Flipping The Script On Learning
Secrets Of A Powerful Presentation
How To Recall Everyone’s Name (Even Though You Just Met Them)
8 Steps To Amazing Storytelling
When Do You Need An Online Training Platform?
Should You Sit On Your Hands During A Video Conference?
How Not To Look Like A Mess In A Video Conference
Keep Your Shirt On — How To Dress For A Successful Video Conference
Your Eyes Say A Lot: But What Are They Saying?
I’m Sick, But I Still Need To Be Live Online
How Not To Look Bad In a Video Conference
7 Ways To Be A Better Video Conferencer
Overcoming Virtual Mistakes
7 Presentation Tips For Using Any Live Video App
Five Ways To Grow Your Talent Success
Building Business Savvy
The Four Learning Principles
Home, Work And You - Making It Live Together
Making Your Case For Talent Development
Making Learning Accessible And Inclusive
Ken Blanchard’s Four Learning Insights
Developing Your Learning Culture
Using Video To Train: 5 New Tips
If You Have To Lecture, Follow These Tips
Four Principles Of Adult Learning
Secrets To Dealing With Difficult Participants
Hey Speaker, Quit Being Nervous!
Teaching Knowledge, Skills And Attitudes
11 Alternatives To Lectures
Six Testing Question Tips
How To Test Fairly And Accurately
Linking Exercises To Objectives
Discover And Learn
Action Plans For Tough Issues
Let’s Get This Party Started!
Build Your Credibility With Consulting
Upgrade Your PowerPoint Game - 4 Sure Fire Tips
Overcoming Resistance
Transformation Through Presentation
A Blended Definition Of Blended Learning
Neuroscience vs. Cognitive Psychology
Do Your Learners Need You Present To Learn?
Everything Old Is Digital New Again
Three Secrets To Writing A Book
Your Expertise Is Walking Out The Door
12 Tips For One-On-One Training
Demystifying Presenting, Training and Facilitating
Quick Start: Project Management For Trainers
Your Great Presentation: Butterflies Flying In Formation
What’s Up With Formative And Summative Assessments?
Language Isn’t Your Only International Teaching Barrier
It’s Time To Get Our Game On!
Getting Video-Based Training Right
Bulletproofing Your Next Virtual Training Session - 5 Tips
Will Your Next Generation Of Leaders Be Ready?
Evaluating Evaluations: The Challenges Of Choices
Ingredients For A High Performing Team
Keep It Short: Why One Page Is Better
Is Blogging Still A Thing?
Stay Home And Be Successful
Want To Be A Humorous Speaker? 5 Dos And Don’ts
Secrets To Connecting With Any Audience
Are You Presenting Facts Or Myths?
You Need A Vacation
Four Ingredients For A Great Presentation
How Not To Be A One-Hit Wonder
Managing Social Media Overload
Mastering The Art Of Being Live
Clear Out The Clutter With OHIO
Turning A No Into A Yes For Later
Maybe You Need A Sabbatical
Is Coworking For You?
Flipping The Script On Learning
Four Big Ways Tech Is Changing Training
A Good Example Of Microlearning About Microlearning
How To Choose A Good Convention
Four Tips On How To Be Memorable (In A Good Way)
Gifts That Make You Memorable
How To Keep Up With Changes In Training
6 Secrets To Creating "Wow" Learning Videos
3 Practices To Build A Great Training Team
Amazing Future Of Micro Learning
How To Retain Employees? Make Them More Employable
Setting Up New Employees For Success
Dos And Don’ts Of Professional Development
Is Consulting For You?
It Takes A Buffet To Really Keep Growing
How Much Do I Charge For Training?
How To Use Storytelling Effectively In Training
Put Learners In The Drivers Seat - Anywhere, Anytime, Any Topic
Four Best Practices For Training And Development
Success Tip: Treat Your Learners As Clients
How Do We Make It OK To Fail (And Ultimately Succeed)?
How Our Brains Work For Learning
How To Make Training Stick
The Future Of Training Is History (And Creepy)
Turning Managers Into Coaches
Excuses You Love (To Overcome)
How To Make Participant Centered Learning Happen In Your Classroom
Nine Easy Steps to Active Learning
Designing Your PowerPoint To Be Interactive
Avoiding PowerPoint Puke
“Reply All” Sucks - How To Declutter Your Communication
Manage Conflict In The Classroom Like You Do At Home
Using Critical Thinking To Make Faster, Better Decisions
Critical Thinking: When Google Doesn’t Have The Answer
How To Negotiate Without Manipulating
Encouraging Teamwork Encourages Learning
Being Assertive Without Going Overboard
The Art Of Listening
3 Easy Steps To Get The Hard Stuff Done
Making Movies Helps Make Memorable Lessons
Organize Like A CEO And Avoid Burnout
Prepare To Be Positive
Making Cell Phones A Helper, Not A Hinderance In The Classroom
Being Motivated From The Inside Out
Five Mistakes To Avoid In Project-Based Learning
Getting Started With Project Based Learning
Using The Power Of Pausing
Using Candy Crush Saga As A Model For Learning
How To Prepare For A Difficult Conversation
Visualize Your Training Success Like A Pro
Selecting A Better Activity To Get People Engaged
Secrets Of A Powerful Presentation
How To Recall Everyone’s Name (Even Though You Just Met Them)
8 Steps To Amazing Storytelling
Growing Your Training Team
Easy Ways To Add Gamification To Your Training
The Secret to Hiring A Good Trainer (Without Regret)
Micro Learning: Training In Small Bites
How To Reduce Your Training Costs
Freebies Can Help Build Your Client Base
Time To Retire (Your Outdated Classes) And Save Money
Have Millennials As Learners? You Need To Speed Up Your Training
Delivering Consistent Quality In Training
8 Steps To Amazing Storytelling
How Does It Feel? Emotions And Personal Storytelling
There's A Reason You Should Listen To This Fire Story From Becky
Why You Need Some Crazy Ideas
How To Make Your Big Concept Memorable
Why You Should Let The Audience Be In Charge
Five Rules To Follow When Presenting To Senior Executives
Sure Fire Ways To Connect With Your Audience
Energizers That Aren't Time Wasters
How To Get People Talking At Your Next Training Session
You Need To Feel It To Really Learn It
Winning Over Difficult Learners
Crazy Dance Mom’s 5 Tips To Make Customer Training More Engaging And Fun
S-p-a-c-e It Out For Better Retention
Tapping Into Gamification For Motivation
Technical Training Can Be Fun!
Moving From Trainer To Motivator: Coaching For Success
Mandatory Training: 7 Tips For Training “Prisoners”
How To Improve Your Speaking Voice: Tips And Examples
Setting Up For Success At Your Next Training Session
Names Are The Name Of The Game When You Train
Why Use Flip Charts And Scented Markers?
Selecting A Better Activity To Get People Engaged
How To Engage Introverts And Reflective Learners In Your Classroom
We Listen With Our Feelings
Did Your Learner Really Understand? Measuring Success With Assessments
Using Social Media To Make Classes More Engaging
A Field Trip — Virtual or Real — Can Engage Your Learners
Why To Make Your Opening Scenario A Little More Outrageous
8 Steps To Amazing Storytelling
How To Recall Everyone’s Name (Even Though You Just Met Them)
What You Should Have in Your Training Travel Bag
Kick The Long Lecture Habit
How To Make Forming Groups Fun And Energizing
Begin With Your End In Mind: Planning Your Debriefs
Secrets Of A Powerful Presentation
Game The System: How To Win Over Your Learners Before You Start
All The Natural Drugs In Your Brain- The Fundamentals Of Neuroscience Behind Learning
Tips For Novice Trainers
Good Question: What Kind Of Questions Should You Use In The Classroom?
Things That Will Stop You From Moving Up
Top Tips For Creating An Effective Learning Environment
How To Teach To A Group With Different Skill Levels
Turning Classroom Distractions Into Opportunities
3 Tips For Teaching To Millennials And Generation Z
Acknowledging Fear Makes For Better Learning
Nagging Is Not Influencing
Props With Pizzazz
When And How To Use A Webinar
Six Easy Ways To Get Group Engagement
Unleash Your Creative Genius With Mind Mapping
Firing The Imagination With Props And Magic
Handouts That Are Takeaways Not Throwaways
Better Flip Charts Make For Better Learning
How To Create A Good Learning Environment
Harnessing The Unexpected
How To Level Up From Trainer To Performance Consultant
How To Be The Best Speaker You Can Be
Don't Teach, Persuade! The Art Of Business Presentations
Movie Scenes II - The Sequel
Why Use Movie Scenes In Training?
What Could It be? Engagement In The Virtual Classroom
Matching your presentation style to your audience
Listening With Your Eyes Will Improve Your Teaching
First Aid Kit For Presenters
Chillaxing and Learning
Cut Yourself Some Slack When You Fail
Why Spacing Your Learning Is Better Than Cramming
Freedom And The Laws Of Learning
Unlearning And The Laws Of Learning
How To Successfully Coach Your Learners To The Next Level
The Question That Triples Your Students' Learning
Shut Up And Let Your Students Learn
Props With Pizzazz
Taking The Tension Out Of Role Playing
How To Put Participation In The Cards - Three New Games
When And How To Use A Webinar
Whoosh! You Just Won A Dopamine Hit!
Unleash Your Creative Genius With Mind Mapping
Texts, Tweets & Potatoes - Engineering Curiosity For Learning Motivation
One Style Does Not Persuade All
Six Tips For Selling Training To Upper Management
Six Easy Ways To Get Group Engagement
Breaking Up Is Easy (And Fun) To Do
Preventing Blah, Blah, Blah Lectures
Why Two Is Best For Introverts, Extroverts & Millennials
Your Learners Need Freedom Of Choice
Engineering Curiosity
Games That Win You Audience Buy-In
Make Your Learners Move So The Lesson Sticks
De-stressing Your Way To Better Recall
Making Big Projects Bite Size
When Is Your Best Time To Work?
How To Rapidly Design Your Next Great Presentation
Nine Scheduling Fails You Should Avoid
The Six Most Important Tips About Presenting
Too Much Content And Not Enough Time
Three Buckets That Will Fill Your Presentation
How You Can Be The Best Presenter Ever
Keeping Your Cool In The Classroom
Adapting To Differences And Difficult Learners
Working Smarter AND Harder
How To Be A Trusted, Authentic Trainer
Turn Your Learners’ Boss Into A Coach
A Menu To Fight The Post-Lunch Dip Syndrome
Eliminate Cheating In The Classroom
How’s The Learning Weather In Your Classroom?
Let’s Get To The Heart Of It
Games trainers play
Classroom Success Pro Tip: New Ways To Pick Team Leaders
How To Calm Down Before You Present
Six Tips To Become Your Client's Trusted Advisor
Five deadly sins of team teaching
How To Be A Great Facilitator
The Art Of Facilitation- Before, During and After
Mistakes to avoid in e-learning
Wake Up! - How To Get Your Audience Energized
Just Don't Do It
Time Management Tips For The Trainer
Learning From The Masters (Golf Tournament)
Using Smart Phones For Memorable Learning And Referrals
KISS- Keep It Simple, Short & Sweet
Creating An Environment For Learning
Deadly Sins of Trainers
How To Make Sure What Is Taught Is Caught
Preventing Problem Participants
Age Isn't Everything - How To Communicate Across Generations
A Checklist For Training Success
RebootingThe Brain For Better Learning
Making Your Next Conference Call A Success
Music In The Classroom: When To Use It, When To Lose It
To Learn Is More Than To Know (And How Games Can Help)
Why Would I Use A Rhetorical Question? Triggers For Reflective Activities
Create Happiness And Joy To Make Learning Stick
Social Learning: Making Social Media Support Your Classroom Training
Good Answers For Debriefing With Learners
Good Questions For Debriefing With Learners
Being Visually Loud Can Sometimes Drown Out Your Lesson
The Right And Wrong Questions To Get Classroom Participation
Slow Down And Avoid A Culture Clash
Get Off The Road And Get Online
Managing Millionaires Is Easier Than Herding Cats
Rescue Your Tired Class With Quick Energizers
You're The Facilitator - Now What?
Make Your Presentation Better In One Minute
Doing Needs Analysis Sucks, But You Can Do It In One Minute
Excuses You Love (To Overcome)
How To Make Participant Centered Learning Happen In Your Classroom
Nine Easy Steps to Active Learning
Designing Your PowerPoint To Be Interactive
Avoiding PowerPoint Puke
Turn Social Media Distractions Into Classroom Attractions
Adding Zip to Old Training Programs (Correct audio file)
Adding Wow to Your Webinar (Correct audio file)
Teach More by Covering Less
Become a Webinar Wiz
Learning That Sticks
Sage On The Stage or Guide On The Side?
How To Add Value To Training
Chaos And Classroom Management