Sharon L. Bowman has been a professional speaker, author, teacher, and trainer for over thirty years. She is the author of six popular books on training including The Ten-Minute Trainer from Pfeiffer, and is a regular speaker at many national conferences.

Foreword.

NNED TO KNOW INFORMATION FROM THE FRONT OF THE BOOK.

Warm-Ups for Training from the BACK of the Room.

The 4 Cs Reference Guide .

What's In It For You? An Introduction to Training from the BACK of the Room.

Brain-Friendly Training: Learning About Learning.

The 4 Cs: A Quick and Remarkably Effective Instructional Design Process.

PART ONE: CONNECTIONS.

What You Need to Know About Connections.

Five Warm-Up (Pre-Training) Activities.

Interview an Expert.

Web Hunt.

Scavenger Hunt.

People and Personal Surveys.

Pop Quiz.

Five Fast Pass Activities.

Dot Voting.

Think It, Then Ink It.

Post It.

Turn and Talk.

Take a Guess.

Five Start-Up Activities.

Standing Survey.

Wall Writing.

Table Talk.

Where Do You Stand?.

Card Carousel.

PART TWO: CONCEPTS.

What You Need to Know About Concepts.

Five Concept Maps .

Basic Map.

Flow Chart Map.

Burger Map.

Free Flow Map.

Timeline Map.

Five Interactive Lecture Strategies.

Rapid Response.

Pass That Card.

Stand, Stretch, and Speak.

Beat the Clock.

Bend, Breathe, and Write.

Five Jigsaw Activities.

One-Person Experts.

Table Group Experts.

Concept Card Experts.

Concept Clinic.

Jigsaw Choices.

Five Concept Center Activities.

Table Centers.

Wall Centers.

Discussion Centers.

Computer Centers.

Learner-Created Centers.

PART THREE: CONCRETE PRACTICE.

What You Need to Know About Concrete Practice.

Five Teach-Back Strategies.

Paired Teach-Back.

Table Teach-Back.

One-Legged Teach-Back.

Improv Teach-Back.

Circle Teach-Back.

Five Skills-Based Activities.

In-Room Mentoring.

Each Teach.

Rounds and Repetition.

Table Demonstrations.

Skills-Based Game Shows.

Five Learner-Created Games.

Card Games.

Grab and Gab.

Cooperative Jeopardy.

Ball Toss.

Group Scavenger Hunts.

PART FOUR: CONCLUSIONS.

What You Need to Know About Conclusions.

Five Learner-Led Summaries.

Learning Logs.

Stand and Deliver.

Table Talk.

Card Exchange.

Round Robin.

Five Evaluation Strategies.

Where Do You Stand?.

Four-Square Feedback.

Four-Square Levels of Learning.

May We Quote You?.

Email Blast.

Five Celebration Activities.

Make and Take.

Certificate Car Wash.

Circle Celebration.

I Like My Neighbor .

Walk and Talk.

NICE-TO-KNOW INFORMATION FROM THE BACK OF THE BOOK.

The Secret of Adult Learning Theory: It's NOT About Age! .

Begin with the End: A Fresh Approach to Learning Outcomes.

The World Cafe: An Innovative Process with Conversations That Matter .

Wake 'Em Up! Ten Tips for Interactive e-Learning .

The Author's Epilogue.

Great Resources.

A Word of Thanks.

About the Author.