The Ten-Minute Trainer: 150 Ways to Teach it Quick & Make it Stick!

by Sharon L Bowman, Dave Meier (Foreword by)

Overview

Discover 150 job training room–proven exercises & activities sure to reduce delivery time, increase retention and improve knowledge and skill transfer.

Do you want to create a lot of training in a little time? Do you wonder how to involve your learners without wasting their time, or yours? Do you want to use your training time wisely and well?

The Ten-Minute Trainer is just what you need. Written for the busy training professional, this practical, grab-it-and-go book will show you how to design and deliver effective training programs in less time and with increased learner retention. Based on two major concepts—shorter segments of instruction are better than longer ones, and learners remember more when they are involved in the learning—this book provides 150 quick, high-energy ways to involve your learners without sacrificing content. This timely resource will also help you organize your training time so that your learners get the most from your instruction. With The Ten-Minute Trainer as your guide, you will be able to:

·       Choose from 140 “Got a Minute?” activities proven to help learners review, repeat, and remember important information

·       Use ten short “Take Five!” games to RAP up the learning—Reinforce, Apply, and Practice—so that learning is moved rapidly into long-term memory

·       Soak up ordinarily wasted instructional minutes with thirty Time Sponges such as Quick Starts, Take a Break, and Early to Finish activities

·       Apply two powerful instructional tools—the Learning Compass and Training Map—to shorten your training design and delivery time

·       Include four “Get a CLUE!” elements to increase motivation and memory

·       Use five Power-Hour Training Templates to create a custom training session on any topic, for any size group, and any age learner

·       Change your concept of training time as you use small but mighty seconds and minutes in creative, interesting, and memorable ways

·       Become a more time-efficient training professional and be able to explain the what, why, and how of it all to your training colleagues

Sharon Bowman, a thirty-year veteran teacher and trainer and author of seven popular training and motivation books, welcomes you into her world of fast-paced, shorter-is-better, high-energy, “teach it quick and make it stick” training!

“An awesome guide for anyone who wants to spark engagement and learning. Its nuggets of wisdom, creative suggestions, and reader-friendly format make it a perfect resource for promoting effective training. Thank you, Sharon!” —Mel Silberman, author, 101 Ways to Make Training Active and Training the Active Training Way

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781118046661
Publisher:	Wiley
Publication date:	08/31/2022
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	304
Sales rank:	814,591
File size:	5 MB

About the Author

Sharon L. Bowman is the owner of Bowperson Publishing and Training, Inc.; the director of the Lake Tahoe Trainers Group; a member of the National Speakers Association; and a staff development consultant and instructor for school districts and colleges across the country. Over 60,000 copies of her previous six books are in print. Sharon is a sought-after speaker at national conferences such as ASTD and the VNU Annual Training Conference and Expo.

Table of Contents

Foreword xi

Opening and Connections

What’s in It for You? Introducing You to The Ten-Minute Trainer 1

Part One 11

When They Do It,They Get It! 150 Activities to Make the Learning Stick 13

Got a Minute? Sixty-Second Activities to Help Learners Repeat, Review, and Remember 18

Connections 26

Time Sponges 30

Pair Shares 37

Shout Outs 41

Think and Write 45

Signals 49

Doodles 53

Pop-Ups 57

Mark-Ups 62

Tickets Out 66

Action Plans 71

Celebrations 75

Take Five! Five- and Ten-Minute Games That Help Learners RAP It Up: Reinforce,Apply, and Practice 80

Postcard Partners 89

The Gallery Walk 93

Take a Stand 98

Grab That Spoon! 102

Place Your Order 106

Metaphor Magic! 111

Let’s Trade 117

Each One Teach One 121

The Walkabout 124

Blackout Bingo! 128

Part Two 133

Heads Up! Brain-Based Learning and Training 135

Attention Maker, Attention Breaker: The Reticular Activating System and Learning 141

Three Brains in One: The Triune Brain and Learning 149

Let the Compass Be Your Guide: The Learning Compass and Learning the Natural Way 159

Mapping Your Message: Making It Stick with the Training Map 169

Power-Hour Training Templates: Time-Saving Design and Delivery Tools 180

Power-Hour Training Template #1 186

Power-Hour Training Template #2 190

Power-Hour Training Template #3 194

Power-Hour Training Template #4 198

Power-Hour Training Template #5 202

Power-Hour Training Sample: Using Template #1 206

Part Three 213

More Timely Training Tools 215

Get a CLUE! Four Elements to Increase Motivation and Memory in Learning 219

You Said It But Did They Get It? How to Check for Understanding 231

What’s a Picture Worth? The Importance of Imagery in Learning 235

Station Rotation: Learning a Lot in a Little Time 253

Closing and Celebration 261

So Now You Know! Celebrating Your Journey with The Ten-Minute Trainer 263

Remarkable Resources 269

Many Thanks! 277

About the Author 281

What People are Saying About This

From the Publisher

"The Ten-Minute Trainer is an awesome guide for anyone who wants to spark engagement and learning. Its nuggets of wisdom, creative suggestions, and reader-friendly format make it a perfect resource for promoting effective training. Thank you Sharon!"
—Mel Silberman, author, 101 Ways to Make Training Active and Training the Active Training Way