Training From The Back Of The Room! (65 Ways To Step Aside And Let Them Learn)

By (author) Bowman Sharon L.
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From Sharon L. Bowman, the author of the best-selling Ten-Minute Trainer , comes the dynamic new book, Training from the BACK of the Room! This innovative resource introduces 65 training strategies that are guaranteed to deliver outstanding training results no matter what the topic, group, or learning environment.
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From Sharon L. Bowman, the author of the best-selling Ten-Minute Trainer, comes the dynamic new book, Training from the BACK of the Room! This innovative resource introduces 65 training strategies that are guaranteed to deliver outstanding training results no matter what the topic, group, or learning environment. Now, trainers can replace the traditional "Trainers talk; learners listen" paradigm with a radical new model for designing and delivering instruction: "When learners talk and teach, they learn."
Table of contents:

Foreword xvii

Need-to-know Information From the Front of the Book 1

Warm-Ups for Training from the BACK of the Room! 3

The 4 Cs Reference Guide 5

What’s In It For You? An Introduction to Training from the BACK of the Room! 7

Imagine That 8

Do You Want Them to Hear It or Learn It? 9

Who’s Doing the Talking? 10

The Power of the Paradigm 11

This Book Will Get You There 13

How This Book Is Organized 14

Using the Thing to Teach the Thing 16

Brain-Friendly Training: Learning About Learning 27

Imagine That 28

From Boring to Beneficial 30

Brain-Friendly Learning and Training 31

Positive Emotional Experiences: From Emotions to Attention to Learning 33

Multi-Sensory Stimulation and Novelty: Timing and Movement 35

Instructional Variety and Choices: Reaching Most of the Learners Most of the Time 37

Active Participation and Collaboration: Stepping Aside While Letting Them Learn 39

Informal Learning Environments: “Do Not Touch” Versus “Make Yourself at Home” 42

The 4 Cs: A Quick and Remarkably Effective Instructional Design Process 51

Imagine That 52

The 4 Cs and Accelerated Learning 55

Design and Delivery Reminders 57
Part One: Connections 71

What You Need to Know About Connections 73

Imagine That 74

Connecting Learners to Learners 76

Connecting Learners to Topic 77

Connecting Learners to Personal Goals 78

Connecting Learners to Outcomes 79

The Primacy-Recency Principle 80

Connections, Not Icebreakers 82

Connections: Warm-Up Activities 89

What Is a Warm-Up? 89

What Does a Warm-Up Do? 89

Getting Ready 90

Five Warm-Up Activities 90

Your Turn 94

Connections: Fast Pass Activities 97

What Is a Fast Pass? 97

What Does a Fast Pass Do? 97

Getting Ready 97

Five Fast Pass Activities 98

Your Turn 101

Connections: Start-Up Activities 103

What Is a Start-Up? 103

What Does a Start-Up Do? 103

Getting Ready 104

Five Start-Up Activities 104

Your Turn 108

Part Two: Concepts 109

What You Need to Know About Concepts 111

Imagine That 112

Teach Only the Need-to-Know Information 114

Provide Graphic Organizers 115

Apply the Ten-Minute Rule 117

Use Interactive Lecture Strategies 117

Include One-Minute Reviews 118

Concepts: Concept Maps 123

What Is a Concept Map? 123

What Does a Concept Map Do? 124

Getting Ready 125

Five Concept Maps 125

Your Turn 132

Concepts: Interactive Lecture Strategies 133

What Is an Interactive Lecture? 133

What Does an Interactive Lecture Do? 134

Getting Ready 134

Five Interactive Lec