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Tips for Effective Training & Learning
800-299-3770
vol. XLIV
July 2009
in this issue
TOOL: audience response tools you can afford
TIP: create a "talking stick" to enhance communication
TOY: fiddles that promise transformation
FEATURE: Presentation Tips you'll be "Wild" about
TOOL OF THE MONTH

Whiteboards on a Stick 

 
see who knows
what! 
(new low price!)
  
 
Audience response is a must for participatory face-to-face learning.  Sure, you can find lots of fancy electronic systems that cost a bundle, but audience response doesn't have to be that expensive!  Try these Personal Response Boards to quickly determine whether you need to spend lots of time introducing a topic or skim over it, because your group already has it down.
 
Now available with blue, green and red handles. 

Personal Response Boards
$2.00 each
 
 TIP OF THE MONTH
Gumdrop Ball 
 
use a throwable as
a "talking stick"
 
 
"I like to use balls like a 'talking stick' (Native American tool for promoting communication/listening)," says Janis Whitaker on our LinkedIN discussion board.  "In a basic communication workshop, only the person with the ball can speak; everyone else must listen." 
 
The Gumdrop Rattle Ball is noisier than most of our throwables, but for those smaller, quieter groups, it will add a burst of energy and break the silence!
Gumdrop Rattle Ball
$1.50

More Info / BUY NOW!

 TOY OF THE MONTH
Flexi-transformer 
 Fiddles
to transform your learning environment
 
 
 
This creative new Flexible Transformer Fidget will appeal to the left brain learners in your group. It's simple enough that it doesn't detract from learning, but is quite satisfying because it can be made into something. 
 
Flexible Transformer $3.75  

More Info / BUY NOW!
Claudyne Wilder
by Claudyne Wilder
 
Trainers and teachers don't always consider themselves to be "presenters," so much as "facilitators of learning"--a fine but important distinction.  All the same, we are in front of a group, presenting thoughts, introducing new material, and inspiring behavior change.  Claudyne's tips offer some great reminders to keep us performing at our best. Click here to read the rest of the article.
 
 
Acclaimed speaker, coach, published author of several books on presenting (including Point, Click & Wow), and co-creator of a CD on visual design, Claudyne Wilder founded Wilder Presentations in 1984. She is a recognized authority on the art of presentations.  Claudyne coaches executives and professionals to help them develop, design, and deliver presentations that get results.
 

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