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LearningToGo Brain & Learning Newsletter - Vol. 3, No. 18 - Sept 22, 2017
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On August 21, 2017,
the shadow of the Moon raced across the U.S. from Salem, Oregon to Charleston South Carolina at an average speed of over 2,000 miles per hour. About twelve million lucky people lived along the path of totality. At least seven million more traveled to get inside the path to see one of the most inspiring natural wonders of a lifetime - and I was one of them.
This is the story of my personal eclipse experience with my family, as well as an exploration of the shared experience for all of us.
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Podcast: Sales Training with the Brain in Mind - Mike Simmons, Co-Founder of Catalyst Sale
If you're thinking that this topic is only for those of us who directly design and deliver sales training, think again! Every learning professional must "sell" content and target behaviors to be effective. My guest in this session is Mike Simmons, co-founder of
Catalyst Sale, a full-service Sales Management Consultancy that builds Sales capability and capacity for organizations. Mike has held operations, consulting, sales, and executive leadership roles at UPS, Smartforce, Skillsoft, and Safari Books Online.
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What's on Margie's Bookshelf?
Future Strong
by Bill Jensen
If you attended Brain Matters 2015 you had the pleasure to see Bill Jensen share his "simple Bill" to work and learning. Now, in his new book, Future Strong, Bill reveals the five deeply personal choices that determine your relationship with the future. This book integrates all the disruptive changes coming at you with the choices you'll need to make to face them. Future Strong is your road map to creating strong futures for you and your teams. I highly recommend it.
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"I found this book easy to read and full of practical ideas for helping people change behavior and learn new things. Margie Meacham keeps things simple, but never forgets the science behind her work. I recommend this book to every coach, teacher, trainer or leader who cares about helping others succeed as life-long learners." -
Marshall Goldsmith
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Essentials of Brain-Based Learning (Live online: Oct 26-Nov 9, 2017 and more)
Right now, you can save 20% on my 2017
Essentials of Brain Based Learning course and all other educational programs from ATD. Just use code
SUMED17 and sign up for one of my
remaining 2017
sessions. But hurry! This offer ends on
July 29.
Spaces are filling quickly! Register today to be sure you don't miss this live event.
If you could understand what was happening in the brains of your target audience, would you be a more effective trainer, designer, consultant, or leader? Thanks to recent advances in neuroscience, learning and talent development professionals now have an opportunity to alter their approaches to change management, leadership development, training, and instructional design. Learn how the brain receives, encodes, and retrieves information to construct knowledge, and use these insights to improve your learning programs.
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If you're a member of ATD, remember that you get a nice discount on this and other ATD courses. (And if you're not a member, this might be a good reason to
join.)
All scheduled dates for Essentials of Brain-Based Learning course:
- Oct 26-Nov 9, 2017
- NEW! May 24, 31 & Jun 7, 2018
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Jan 29 & 30, 2018
Creating a Culture of Learning at TLDC 2018 (Phoenix, AZ )
Last year I was privileged to share Reflection Center duties with meditation and mindfulness expert Jennifer LeBrett at the inaugural TLDC event (The Learning and Development Conference). Conference Co-founders Brent Schlenker and Luis Malbas have put together a creative, intimate "un-conference" setting for 2018 in beautiful Phoenix, AZ, where I'm joining an impressive slate of speakers, including the folks you see here. I'll be conducting a hands-on workshop on how to build an artificial intelligence
chat bot for learning.
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Watch for My "HR Genius" Online Course Soon!
I've just accepted an invitation to deliver a new series on the neuroscience of leadership and learning for
HR Genius series
onHR.com. As the largest global social networking and resource site for over 299,000 members, HR.com helps HR professionals reach their goals, be innovative, and embrace and drive change by providing the best possible content and tools and resources including: a global Leadership annual event, featured research programs, Leadership Excellence Awards, HR certification/recertification credits and programs, certification exam preparation courses with guaranteed pass, 12 monthly interactive HR themed epublications, HR Genius learning modules, hundreds of monthly webcasts and virtual events each year, community networks, blogs, and industry news. Watch for news of my sessions and check out existing sessions at
www.HR.com
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Want me to speak at your next virtual or onsite event?
Contact us and let me know. Be sure to tell me if you are an ATD or SHRM member, or a school of any type. Special discounts may apply.
We can design a custom topic, or choose from some of my post popular talks:
- Practical Applications of Neuroscience to Enhance Learning and Performance
- The Brain Science of Leadership Development
- Healthy Brains for a Healthy Organization
- If You're Not Getting Smarter, You're Going the Other Direction
- The Trainer's Guide to Gaining and Keeping Attention in 8 Seconds or Less
- The Neuroscience of Infographics
- Brain-Aware Instructional Design
- The Future of Learning
- The Neuroscience of Webinars and VILTs
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