Books make our lives so much richer – here are a few excellent ones I want to share with you!
My latest favorite books:
PresentationZen: Simple Ideas on Presentation Design and Delivery – Garr Reynolds. This is a beautiful book: simple and elegant, just like the message if offers. Do not miss the foreword by Guy Kawasaki.
www.PresentationZen.com
Brain Rules: 12 Principles for Surviving and Thriving at Work, Home, and School – John Medina. This book takes brain research and then applies it to work, home, and school. Medina is a wonderful storyteller.
www.Brainrules.net
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Make it easy for your learners to connect with each other, the topics, and you as their guide. Plan for them to connect to each other, this lowers learners’ nervousness and increases the positive anticipation. Connections create community and a sense of community lowers the barriers to learning. Back on the job participants can use these connections to continue to support each other.
Here’s what I do:
#1 Create a welcoming and fun environment.
-Set up tables with 4 – 7 participants at each and make sure there is space for the participants to move around.
-Hang quotes, posters and flip charts for up-coming activities are on the walls.
-Put colored markers, highlighters, pens and sticky notes of various colors & sizes in paper bags or boxes on each table.
Engage kinesthetic learners by having toys, stickers, pipe cleaners, play dough, Lego’s and items that relate to your content such as wire, parts, credit card blanks, or play money.
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