AFH 089: Training from the Back of the Room with Kim Brainard

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Kim Brainard (@Agilebrain1) joined me (@RyanRipley) to explore training from the back of the room techniques and practices.

[featured-image single_newwindow=”false”]Kim Brainard Leading an Agile Workshop[/featured-image]

Kim has over 8 years of Agile experience and 15 years’ experience in IT project planning, implementation, and execution. She is skilled in building interaction and collaboration among organizations to drive change, support key business objectives, and maximize value creation across enterprise environments. She recently served as Co-Chair of Scrum Alliance’s Global Gathering 2017 and is very active in the agile community.

In this episode you’ll discover:

• How trainers and coaches can use brain science to help their students and teams learn more effectively
• The 4C’s to engaging with learners in your workshops
• How 6 times 6 ways can improve your student’s ability to retain content and idea
• Why active learning trumps passive lectures

Links from the show:

• Kim’s upcoming training courses:  https://www.eventbrite.com/o/kim-brainard-11393075146
• Training from the Back of the Room – Indianapolis, IN – May 9-10
• Connect with Kim on LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/in/agilebrain/

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Book of the Week:

[callout]From Sharon L. Bowman, the author of the best-selling Ten-Minute Trainer, comes the dynamic new book, Training from the BACK of the Room! This innovative resource introduces 65 training strategies that are guaranteed to deliver outstanding training results no matter what the topic, group, or learning environment. Now, trainers can replace the traditional “Trainers talk; learners listen” paradigm with a radical new model for designing and delivering instruction: “When learners talk and teach, they learn.”
Click here to purchase on Amazon.[/callout]

[reminder]Which topic resonated with you? Please leave your thoughts in the comment section below.[/reminder]

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Want to hear another podcast about the life of an agile coach? — Listen to my conversation with Zach Bonaker, Diane Zajac-Woodie, and Amitai Schlair on episode 39. We discuss growing an agile practice and how coaches help create the environments where agile ideas can flourish.

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