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Welcome to SHARON BOWMAN's website

Learn how to teach it quick
and make it stick!

Browse the free articles, terrific tips, and many resources - all designed to help you teach, train, speak, and communicate more effectively. Turn your passive listeners into active learners with these helpful teaching and training tools.

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Bowperson Publishing and Training provides books and services for teachers, trainers, speakers, and anyone who wants to create successful and effective learning experiences.

Enjoy the Learning!

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The CollabNet Agile and Scrum Coaches and Trainers
"Training from the BACK of the Room"
August 2011, Portland OR

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THE RESULTS ARE IN:
Rave Reviews!

Trainers are receiving outstanding evaluations when they deliver "Preventing Death by Lecture: The Workshop" for their own companies, agencies, and colleges.

You can be the facilitator of this dynamic and interactive workshop and bring it in-house to your company or educational institution. Just log onto the following website and links for information about the facilitator's guide and training package.

www.wetrainthetrainers.com

Facilitator's Guide: Sample Pages

PDL Postcard (see below for images)

Price List for PDL: The Workshop

License for PDL: The Workshop

 

 

 

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WHAT'S NEW?
(Website updated February 5th 2012)

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Sharon's 3-Day Certificate Program:
Making Training Stick Using Principles from Cognitive Neuroscience


at the Training 2012 Conference
and Expo
Georgia World Congress Center, Atlanta
February 10th - 12th 2012

Certificate Programs:
February 10th - 12th 2012
Conference Sessions:
February 13th - 15th 2012

Sharon's 3-day brain science certificate program is packed with everything you need to transform your classes and training into high-energy, unforgettable, brain-based learning experiences.

As a participant, you will receive a 100-page workbook exclusively created for this program, a complimentary copy of Sharon's newest book Using Brain Science to Make Training Stick, a certificate of completion suitable for framing, and access to exciting new resources to enhance your instructional skills.

The Training 2012 Conference and Expo is the premier event for corporate trainers, classroom instructors, and anyone who teaches or trains for a living.

Click HERE for complete conference information. Click HERE for registration and fees.

NOTE: Use the Discount Code CA2SP for a $200 discount off the registration fee.

Remember to register early for Sharon's certificate program – space is limited.

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Treat yourself to Sharon's
free, ten-minute micro-courses:

All of these short, quick, image-rich slide presentations can also be found on the Articles page.

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