The Ten-Minute Trainer: 150 Ways To Teach It Quick And Make It Stick!

Discover more than one hundred of Sharon Bowman's training-room-proven exercises and activities -- many derived from the high-impact strategies of NLP and Accelerated Learning -- and reduce delivery time, increase retention and improve knowledge and skill transfer. These back-pocket activities are easy, quick, topic-related, and fun, and you can draw on with a minimum of preparation.
The Ten-Minute Trainer features a variety of exercises, ranging from one to ten minutes in length, and provides content-specific exercises as well as activities for transitioning between topics and gauging understanding. You'll find a useful answer section that explains the brain research behind the book and a special section on learning styles that ties in with the philosophy of "learn it fast and make it last."
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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.

"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

Foreword.
OPENING AND CONNECTIONS.
What’s in It for You? Introducing You to The Ten-Minute Trainer.
PART ONE.
When They Do It, They Get It! 150 Activities to Make the Learning Stick.
Got a Minute? Sixty-Second Activities to Help Learners Repeat, Review, and Remember.
Connections.
Time Sponges.
Pair Shares.
Shout Outs.
Think and Write.
Signals.
Doodles.
Pop-Ups.
Mark-Ups.
Tickets Out.
Action Plans.
Celebrations.
Take Five! Five- and Ten-Minute Games That Help Learners RAP It Up: Reinforce, Apply, and Practice.
Postcard Partners.
The Gallery Walk.
Take a Stand.
Grab That Spoon!
Place Your Order.
Metaphor Magic!
Let’s Trade.
Each One Teach One.
The Walkabout.
Blackout Bingo!
PART TWO.
Heads Up! Brain-Based Learning and Training.
Attention Maker, Attention Breaker: The Reticular Activating System and Learning.
Three Brains in One: The Triune Brain and Learning.
Let the Compass Be Your Guide: The Learning Compass and Learning the Natural Way.
Mapping Your Message: Making It Stick with the Training Map.
Power-Hour Training Templates: Time-Saving Design and Delivery Tools.
Power-Hour Training Template #1.
Power-Hour Training Template #2.
Power-Hour Training Template #3.
Power-Hour Training Template #4.
Power-Hour Training Template #5.
Power-Hour Training Sample: Using Template #1.
PART THREE.
More Timely Training Tools.
Get a CLUE! Four Elements to Increase Motivation and Memory in Learning.
You Said It But Did They Get It? How to Check for Understanding.
What’s a Picture Worth? The Importance of Imagery in Learning.
Station Rotation: Learning a Lot in a Little Time.
CLOSING AND CELEBRATION.
So Now You Know! Celebrating Your Journey with The Ten-Minute Trainer.
Remarkable Resources.
Many Thanks!
About the Author.