Tip #59: How to Use Music in Training
This Tip looks at how to use music in training at various different times throughout the training program to gain attention, soothe or raise energy.
February 24, 2005
This Tip looks at how to use music in training at various different times throughout the training program to gain attention, soothe or raise energy.
This Tip draws information from Lenn Millbower’s book that shows research that connects music and emotional intelligence. Music and Emotional Intelligence In Training With a
This Tip provides a list of music that enhances creativity that I use to stimulate my own brain as well as the brains of
This Tip looks at the reasons why music can maximize learning because of how it engages both sides of our brain. Music Can Maximize Learning
Useful visuals, such as tables, charts and diagrams, can help to make ideas and relationships more tangible. Examples can be found on our website at:
Pictures Pictures, whether on the wall, in handout materials, or created by the participants during the session, can add immediacy, color, and vibrancy to concepts.
What Visualization Is Visualization is the use of a positive suggestion through mental imagery to change a mental and/or physiological state. When we create a
This Tip looks how how a trainer can manage the unconsciously incompetent so they don’t disrupt the training session. Difficult Behavior: Thinks s/he already has
Cartoons are a wonderful way to engage participants, add humor, and provide a unique and colorful visual perspective on content that may make it easier
Tables, Charts and Diagrams Tables, charts and diagrams can help to make ideas and relationships more tangible. Pareto charts are particularly useful. Tables Tables can
Creative Diagrams of Connected Ideas Mind maps are creative diagrams of connected ideas. Tony Buzan and Evelyn Wood popularized them. They illustrate network displays that
I first learned about window-paning from Bob Pike. He is a very well-known author, presenter, and practitioner of creative training techniques. You can learn more