WHAT'S NEW?
(Website updated May 9th 2012)
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For South Carolina CCCCD
May 8th - 9th 2012 Workshops
Columbia, SC
Slides: Presenting with Pizzazz (PDF)
Slides: Training from the BACK of the R oom (PDF)
Pizzazz Handout (PDF)
TBR Handout (PDF)
Slides: Different Trumps Same (short version)
Slides: Sticky Teaching
Slides: Movement Trumps Sitting (short version)
Slides: Presentation Zen
Slides: Presentation Slide Design
Jigsaw 1 Concept Cards
Jigsaw 2 - 3 Instructions
Jigsaw 2 Table Group Cards
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For ESUPDO
May 1st - 2nd 2012
Kearney, NE
Day 1 Slides (thumbnails)
Day 1 Slides (PDF)
Day 2 Slides (thumbnails)
Day 2 Slides (PDF)
Handout (PDF)
MythFactGameCardsKey (PDF)
4Cs Game Cards (PDF)
4Cs Game Key (PDF)
Horse Puzzle (PDF)
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Wondering about the best ways
to use PowerPoint?
Here are some excellent short slide presentations about using PowerPoint – highly visual, unusual, and totally thought-provoking.
Source: www.slideshare.net.
Brain Rules for Presenters
Burn Your PowerPoints
Stop Killing Your Students with PowerPoint
Don't Be a PowerPoint Felon
3 Emergency Ideas to Help Your Presentations
5 Ways to Make Linear Navigation More Interesting
Presentation Skills for Teachers
You Suck at Powerpoint
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OPEN TO THE PUBLIC:
Sharon's 1-Day Brain Science Workshop
in Great Falls, Montana
on November 7th 2012
Sponsored by the Montana Weed Control Association (MWCA), this one-day workshop is open to anyone who wants to enhance their training and presenting skills. The workshop will be held at the lovely Heritage Inn, Great Falls MT on Nov. 7th from 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM. Join Sharon and the MWCA for this informative and memorable active-learning experience. The registration fee for non-MWCA members is $100.
MWCA Program Information
Registration
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Treat yourself to all of Sharon's
free, ten-minute micro-courses:
All of these short, quick, image-rich slide presentations can also be found on the Articles page of this website.
How to Map Your Instruction in 4 Simple Steps
Engage the Brain: 5 Ways to Create Interactive Slides
How to Design Great Training: Begin with the End in Mind
Different Trumps Same: Getting the Brain to Pay Attention
Teaching Adults ANYTHING
in 4 Easy Steps
Movement Trumps Sitting
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Using Brain Science to Make Training Stick!
Six Learning Principles that Trump Traditional Teaching.
Sharon's newest book is now available on www.amazon.com
Click here for the table of contents and a free excerpt.
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The Six Trumps Workshop
In Sharon's newest book there is a facilitator's guide for a 45-minute workshop introducing audiences to the six learning principles. The following links are for the materials that accompany the workshop:
The Six Trumps Workshop Slide Set
The Six Trumps Workshop Postcards
The Six Trumps Workshop Table Cards
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Training from the
BACK of the Room!
65 Ways to Step Aside
and Let Them Learn.
Purchase your own copy of this valuable, "grab-and-go" resource available now on www.amazon.com.
Click here for more detailed information about this sequel toThe Ten-Minute Trainer.
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What Participants Are Saying
About Sharon's Programs
"Energetic, insightful, and game changing. Sharon has condensed years of brain science into an easy-to-understand bag of tools that are accessible to any trainer, regardless of background.
Brian Rebon, President
The Brain Trust Consulting Group
"Awesome! New ideas on how to teach and how to learn so that people remember and are focused on learning all the way – all of this is great!
Anita Kasari, Senior Software Engineer
Nixu Company
"Enlightening, memorable, and thought-provoking. Worth its weight in gold!"
Brad Streets, Retail Sales Trainer,
LG Electronics
"This
was the most useful course I have attended in my career - lifelong
learning at its finest!"
Michelle
Hutchings-Medina, Instructor
Washington University
"Multi-faceted
in its scope and complexity made simple! This course presented essential
training information in a totally fun and involved way!"
Patrick
Casanova, Trainer
Southwest Gas Corporation
"There
is something in this course for everyone, from novice to experienced
trainer - stimulating and action-packed!"
Donna
Gravesen, Training Corrdinator
General Mills
"Go! Even if you've been
training for a long time, you will learn or revisit MANY ways to liven
up any training. Outstanding, useful, and fun!"
Karen
Carlson, Senior Training Specialist
Best Buy
"Dynamite!
We were immersed in all of the tools and, from one activity to the next,
they all become clear and useable. It excited me about all the new
training possibilities at my disposal."
Karen
Harris, Division HR Manager
Orkin Pest Control, GA
Scrum Alliance "Training from the BACK of the Room"
Scrum and Agile Coaches and Trainers
Amsterdam, November 2010
