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| TOOL
OF THE MONTH |
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Store
and Post Flip Charts
Use
our unique Chart
Cart and Hanger Uppers to:
- * Hang flip charts on your easel
- * Store flip charts on a cart
- * Roll charts from place to place
- * Hang pads with 2 hands (not 3)
- * Fold Chart Cart for convenient storage
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| TIP
OF THE MONTH |
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Be
Transparent!
Don't
make your training a "surprise party."
Instead, make sure everyone knows what you're
(they're) going to do, how you're going to do
it, and why. Explain the method behind your
madness. . . so that they can "buy in" to
the training process.
If
there is a reason to temporarily keep your group in
the dark, tell them so. Ask them to suspend their
questions for an hour or so until the exercise is
complete. Then, in your debrief, be sure to come back
to the question of "why." Ask the group what
lessons they can take from the experience.
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| TOY
OF THE MONTH |
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Do
the Twist!
The
Tangle
is a star among our collection of "Fiddles,"
specially selected for kinesthetic learners. It feels
sleek and smooth to the touch. Mindlessly twist and
turn it, allowing your mind to focus on learning.
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OF THE MONTH |
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Set
the stage
(and the table)
for learning
Welcome
your participants with a bag of fun that will set them
at ease, encourage them to participate, take chances,
and open their minds to learning.
Each playful item in our Welcome
Bag represents a learning message. They are:
- Meter Pin: Tell us how you're doing.
- FlexiBlox: Remain flexible and open-
minded.
- "No Wrong Questions" Key Chain:
Don't be embarrassed to ask questions.
- Ball and Cup: Challenge yourself.
- TO DO pad: Learning applied is learning
remembered.
- Gold Coin: Your contributions are
priceless.
- Pep'o'mint Lifesaver: Refresh your mind.
- Squeeze Star: Your goals are within your
reach.
- Pencil w/ Eraser: Make mistakes! You'll
learn more.
- Learner's Bill of Rights: Enjoy a safe
learning environment. (
See full text.)
All of the items in the Welcome Bag come pre-packed in
a tidy white "Welcome" bag, all ready to set
on your learners' desktops.
List
Price: $8.50
Sale
Price: $8.00
Offer good through September 14th.
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| LINK
OF THE MONTH |
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Keep
your eyes out for this new magazine
Training
Treasures magazine is an organic, and beautifully
designed, publication that presents new training ideas
in visually interesting ways.
This
"no-advertisements" quarterly publication
has just 20 pages. But each offers tips, strategies,
exercises, and yes, "TREASURES" for getting
attendees involved.
We just saw the Premier Issue and looks mighty
intriguing!
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| Trainers
Needed |
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Independent
Contractor Opportunities available at Fred Pryor
Seminars.
Deliver
training on behalf of Fred Pryor Seminars at their
public and private On-Site training events. Every day,
they do hundreds of public seminars and private
corporate seminars in hotels, meeting rooms,
conference centers, and business offices across the
United States and Canada.
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FEATURE:
Doing the Right Thing
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by
Lou Russell
"Have
you ever attended a seminar that you enjoyed enormously
-- one in which you had a great time filling out charts,
doing group exercises, sharing experiences and generally
felling like a wonderful person? And have you ever,
months later, stumbled upon the workbook you took away
from that seminar, read the title and realized that
while the class was great fun, you learned nothing
valuable about its ostensible topic?
"Turn
it around. As an instructor, have you ever tried out a
new exercise that drew enthusiastic reviews from
participants and bumped up your evaluation averages? And
have you continued using it -- despite your misgivings
about its actual usefulness?"
As
a "broker of learning," explore how you might
think about the trade-offs and what path you might
choose.
Lou
Russell is CEO of Russell Martin & Associates, a
consulting and training company focusing on improving
planning, process and performance. She is a consultant
to companies, schools and colleges as well as a popular
author and keynote speaker.
Link
to Lou Russell's article |
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