Slide Deck for talk, "How to be Effective" given for New Jersey Train the Trainer on March 18. 2009. Contact me for exercises if interested.

1. How to be Effective Peter Bromberg NJ Train the Trainer March 18, 2009 Peterbromberg.com/ttt

2. How to be Effective And why you should care

3. How to be Effective Signage at the DMV 19 signs in my field of vision

4. Signage at the DMV 19 signs in my field of vision

5. What is effectiveness?

6. Effectiveness Bringing about the change you desire

7. Effectiveness Bringing about the change you desire By beginning with the end in mind

8. Bring about the change you desire Begin with the End in Mind Align all your actions toward that goal

9. Practice Continual Evaluation Are my actions moving me toward my goals?

10. What’s not Working? What Can I Do differently? What’s Working?

11. Power of Repetition Continual Evaluation

12. Find a way to remind yourself Tape this to your PC

13. Or wherever…

14. What is Effective Training

15. Effective Training produces a change in the learner A change in behavior, thought and/or feeling

16. Effective Training = Effective Leadership Both are rooted in Strategic Thinking

17. Effective Training = Effective Leadership Both are rooted in Understanding People

18. Understanding People How we are the same How we are different

19. Understanding People How we are the same We all have one of these: A Brain

20. Understanding People

21. Understanding People

22. Understanding People

23. The original powerpoint slide? Quote the experts

24. Email Case Study 1

25. Email Case Study 2

26. Email Case Study 3

28. Email Case Study 1

29. Email Case Study 1.5

30. FW: re: re re: re: re: meeting for dinner There are many things that will lead to improved readability. I’ve read many articles about this topic and picked up many tips that I’d like to share with you. I promise you that your stuff will be much more readable! Second in importance is the choice of font. I also took a class in this once at the university level and get an a plus, so I assure you I am an expert in the matter. So in no order of importance are some things to be awared of that will make you more effective: Make sure that the font choice and size support readability. Boy a bad font choice really makes things difficult. Sans serif is generally easier to use than serif. Also caps are kind of difficult on the peepers. It is easier to read a mixture of cases as opposed to all caps. Next be aware of formatting. Formatting can be your best friend. Use of bolding, underlining, italicizing, centering and indents/bullets can make it much easier for the reader to quickly scan your message and grasp the key points. Consider breaking paragraphs up into smaller units and using a space between paragraphs as opposed to a simple indent. Lastly, consider using color, and even images, to make certain concepts stand out. Be careful, do not overuse color, or use color in a way that is hard on the eyes. Now you that you know all this you will never again. The most important thing about readability is that you have good Headlines and Subject line in an email to immediately capture the attention of your reader. So now that you got all that you are ready to go forth and do great slides and handouts and such. Good luck to you!! In Other Words

31. FW: re: re re: re: re: meeting for dinner There are many things that will lead to improved readability. I’ve read many articles about this topic and picked up many tips that I’d like to share with you. I promise you that your stuff will be much more readable! Second in importance is the choice of font. I also took a class in this once at the university level and get an a plus, so I assure you I am an expert in the matter. So in no order of importance are some things to be awared of that will make you more effective: Make sure that the font choice and size support readability. Boy a bad font choice really makes things difficult. Sans serif is generally easier to use than serif. Also caps are kind of difficult on the peepers. It is easier to read a mixture of cases as opposed to all caps. Next be aware of formatting. Formatting can be your best friend. Use of bolding, underlining, italicizing, centering and indents/bullets can make it much easier for the reader to quickly scan your message and grasp the key points. Consider breaking paragraphs up into smaller units and using a space between paragraphs as opposed to a simple indent. Lastly, consider using color, and even images, to make certain concepts stand out. Be careful, do not overuse color, or use color in a way that is hard on the eyes. Now you that you know all this you will never again. The most important thing about readability is that you have good Headlines and Subject line in an email to immediately capture the attention of your reader. So now that you got all that you are ready to go forth and do great slides and handouts and such. Good luck to you!! Formatting Matters

32. FW: re: re re: re: re: meeting for dinner There are many things that will lead to improved readability. I’ve read many articles about this topic and picked up many tips that I’d like to share with you. I promise you that your stuff will be much more readable! Second in importance is the choice of font. I also took a class in this once at the university level and get an a plus, so I assure you I am an expert in the matter. So in no order of importance are some things to be awared of that will make you more effective: Make sure that the font choice and size support readability. Boy a bad font choice really makes things difficult. Sans serif is generally easier to use than serif. Also caps are kind of difficult on the peepers. It is easier to read a mixture of cases as opposed to all caps. Next be aware of formatting. Formatting can be your best friend. Use of bolding, underlining, italicizing, centering and indents/bullets can make it much easier for the reader to quickly scan your message and grasp the key points. Consider breaking paragraphs up into smaller units and using a space between paragraphs as opposed to a simple indent. Lastly, consider using color, and even images, to make certain concepts stand out. Be careful, do not overuse color, or use color in a way that is hard on the eyes. Now you that you know all this you will never again. The most important thing about readability is that you have good Headlines and Subject line in an email to immediately capture the attention of your reader. So now that you got all that you are ready to go forth and do great slides and handouts and such. Good luck to you!! So Instead of this…

33. This…

34. Six Choices to Improved Readability

37. Use Headlines

38. Choose Your Fonts San Serif fonts are easier to read on screen Consider Using Verdana, Arial/Helvetica, Tahoma and Trebuchet

42. When formatting your materials Remember to ask: What is my goal? Watch: http://usedwigs.com/video-stop-sign-designed-by-committee/

44. Effective Presentation Strategies

45. Good Use of questions

47. Good Questions are not too easy, not too hard They’re Just Right

49. And speaking of questions…

50. What’s in it for them? Effective Training Answers the Question:

51. Effective Training Answers the Question: What’s in it for them?

52. Depends who them is…. What’s in it for them?

53. Participants differ in many ways That may affect our choices as trainers

54. People have different Learning Styles Visual Auditory Kinesthetic

55. People have different Learning Styles

56. How we are different: Personality IS ES IN EN People have different Learning Styles

57. How we are different: Personality IS ES IN EN People have different Learning Styles FP

58. Exercise: What’s in it for them?

59. A few words regarding Why People Change

60. Why People Change How we are the same

61. Why People Change “ The study has already revealed an unintended consequence of antismoking health warnings. They appear to work mainly as a marketing tool to keep smokers smoking . ”

62. Why People Change Behavior changes in response to a positive emotional connection to what could be.

63. Understanding People By Alan Deutschman How we are the same

64. Understanding People How we are the same

65. Presentation Tips: Lightning Round

66. Humor helps the medicine go down

67. Choose Your Words

68. Choose Your Words

69. Have a Consistent Message

70. Have a Consistent Message

71. Don’t force the Content

72. Surprises are Engaging

73. Surprises are Engaging

74. Keep it Simple

75. Keep it Simple

76. Check Your Facts

77. Check Your Facts

78. Stay on top of the Research

79. Pass the BS Test

80. Quote the Experts

81. Quote the Experts

82. Quote the Experts

83. Inform, even advocate, but don’t Spin

84. Questions, comments, discussion? ?

85. ALWAYS Begin With the End in Mind Peter Bromberg NJ Train the Trainer March 18, 2009 Peterbromberg.com/ttt

88. Deleted Scenes

89. Effectiveness requires Continual Evaluation Do my actions Align With My Goals? Deleted Scenes

92. Simple — find the core of any idea Unexpected — grab people's attention by surprising them Concrete — make sure idea can be grasped & remembered Credibility — give an idea believability Emotion — help people see the importance of an idea Stories — empower people to use an idea through narrative Made to Stick Deleted Scenes