Tuesday, January 12, 2010

Lenn has begun a new newsletter reporting system. He is now a national training & development reporter for Examiner.com. You can read his column at http://www.examiner.com/x-8694-Workplace-Training-and-Development-Examiner.

As a result, he has suspended Offbeat Online posts for now.

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Friday, December 18, 2009

We like opening presents

Duh. That headline is a no-brainer. But it also turns out that we like opening presents because the brain enjoys unexpected surprises. It also has been discovered in a recent study, that unexpected surprises are instrumental in helping us learn. Read the details at this link and have a good time opening those presents..
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The Learnertainment® Eight

The eight principles of Learnertainment® and their associated action steps are:

1. Emotion Creates Memory - Evoke Emotion

2. Perspectives Deepen Meaning - Layer Learning

3. The Environment Talks - Stage the Surroundings

4. Visuals Aid Retention - Present with Props

5. Suggestions Guide Outcomes - Make it Magical

6. Sound Trumps Sight - Mix in Music

7. Laughter Produces Positivity - Harness Humor

8. Professionalism Produces Results - Perfect the Performance


Use the Learnertainment® Eight and you will focus the spotlight directly where it should be: on learning!


Starting on August 4, 2003, and every continuing every month thereafter, Lenn Millbower, the Learnertainment® Trainer captured his thoughts on learning and shared them with his loyal readers. Starting with a small group of followers numbering in the low hundreds, Offbeat Online’s readership now numbers in the thousands.


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