The Ten-Minute Trainer: 150 Ways to Teach It Quick and Make It Stick » (New Edition)

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

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 10 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 30 Time Sponges such as Quick Starts, Take a Break, and Early to Finish activities
• Apply 2 powerful instructional tools—the Learning Compass and Training Map—to shorten your training design and delivery time
• Include 4 "Get a CLUE!" elements to increase motivation and memory
• Use 5 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!

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.