Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 23, 2013

Images are better than words for instructional aids. One technique described that I use often is “share pairs,” it makes people get it up, take that body break, and check in with someone. All these techniques incorporate interaction and better processing of your content. Writing is better than reading.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 28, 2018

Opening Exercise. The session kicked off with a Spectragram exercise involving the full group. I learned this technique from Allen Gunn from Aspiration over ten years ago at 2007 Penguin Day. My colleague, Dirk Slater , has written about how he applies the Spectragram technique in his technology/activist trainings.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 8, 2014

Are there facilitation skills/techniques that you enjoy and are great at doing? Are there facilitation skills/techniques that you want to improve or work on? This can be done with a flip chart and markers or there might be one graphic facilitator dedicated to this task. Do you have a preferred method? What you know?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 19, 2016

I also love sharing techniques and tips with other trainers and often do “train the trainers” sessions as part of my practice. Here are some techniques you can incorporate into your training and staff meetings that will help with learning and retention. I’ve incorporated movement into openings and closers.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 9, 2009

I don't get an opportunity to do this workshop with a large group, so this was fabulous learning experience to work out some techniques to make it scale. One of the things that is essential to good instruction (or presentation) is knowing your audience. I've used a couple of techniques to accomplish this and they worked.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 28, 2016

My inspiration for the instructional design was learning that there was a game show in the 1980s called “ The Body Language Game.” We did a little role play showing good listening techniques and bad listening techniques. Relationships, feelings and personal security are important to Amiable Style people.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 11, 2008

That's why I incorporated a number of reflection techniques throughout the day - to help with the digestion and application. I also tested out a couple of instructional techniques for the first time and learned something myself. I also need written instructions for the steps. Why It is Important ???

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 9, 2007

What I'm after are ways to tweak the design to improve learning and to improve instructional practice. The workshop was an all day workshop , with an opening presentation followed by small group exercise. I also didn't focus on some of the techniques I learned from She's So Geeky speaker training - the eye contact and the verb.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 3, 2010

Finally, you may discover that the mistake happened because policies, procedures or your assignment instructions were confusing or unclear. If not, teach him what he needs to do differently to avoid the mistake from reoccurring. Don't Praise. How To Write An Employee Satisfaction And Engageme. Do You Really Need To Read Leadership Books?

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