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Trainers Warehouse Articles & White Papers

• Online Learning 101: Part 1-- Authoring and course development tools and techniques for integrating e-Learning   eLearn Magazine, June 3, 2010
• Online Learning 101: Part 2--Exploring games and interactivity solutions for e-Learning   eLearn Magazine, June 11, 2010
• Online Learning 101: Part 3--Tools for Web Conferencing and Learning-Management Systems   eLearn Magazine, June 17, 2010
• Tips and Tools for Fostering a Creative e-Learning Class Ways to help online learners stay focused.
• Why a smile is an essential element in every presenter’s toolbox
• Training Should be Fun: why it’s more effective when it's fun Useful data points to use as backup...
• Just Right Challenges: The Secret to Effective Teaching and Training Effective training: neither too hard, nor too easy.
• Training Circus: Lessons from a Professional Clown-Turned-Trainer Keep it Simple Make it BIG! Laugh at yourself!
• Get Up 'n Learn! Getting your group up and about dramatically improves effectiveness...
• "Seriously, my groups are too serious for this stuff" How to negotiate buy-in with serious learners.
• "No More Excuses!" Studies conclude brain-based learning is more effective than lectures.

FREE Facilitation Notes for our favorite tools & toys!
These notes demonstrate how to introduce and use a variety of our products -- throwables, dice, construction games, "fiddles", and more -- to boost retention and training effectiveness.

FREE Icebreakers

• Great icebreaker ideas! (scroll down the page to find lots of great ideas)
• www.mwls.co.uk/icebreakers
• www.training-games.com/free-icebreakers.html
• trainingmakescents.com/_assets/pdf/icebreakers.pdf

More FREE STUFF!

• The ideal agenda and activities for the First Hour in an Essential Skills (soft skills) Workshop.
• PowerPoint Countdown Timer -- A FREE downloadable 15-minute countdown timer for using anytime, anywhere! Customize with your own logo! Requires PowerPoint to edit/customize.
• Learner's Bill of Rights -- a TW exclusive! A fun take-off on the Bill of Rights, just for learning!
• E-Learner's Bill of Rights -- another TW exclusive!
• What are the Best Movies for a training session?

FREE Training Tips gleaned from our customers, our favorite training experts, and our staff.

Some of Our Favorite Articles and Research Sources
When we come upon some great content on the web, we like sharing them with you!

• Delivering Dynamic Presentations by Carolyn Thompson
• Secrets of Successful Facilitators by Thiagi
• Great Games to Play with Fiddles on DeepFun.com (Bernie DeKoven)
• Using Toys in Meetings? You Must be Kidding! by Christopher M. Avery
  
• Doodling...why it's not always a bad thing
• Marzanoresearch.com
• johnmedina.com
• brainrules.net
• brains.org
• jensenlearning.com
• johnnylee.net/projects/wii Turn your Wii remote into an interactive whiteboard!

Our Favorite Blogs

• brainfriendlytrainer.com
• Speaking about Presenting Olivia Mitchell's blog has a great selection of presentation tips.

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