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What annoys you

about:

Meetings & Trainings

Efficient?!

“InformationPurificationDirectives”

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Tricia Broderick

@t_broderick

• Leader, Coach, Trainer, Speaker• Focused on software engineering for 19 yrs• Recovering Developer, Checkmark Fanatic • CSP, CSM, CSPO, PMP, ACP, TBR, SAFePC

tricia.broderick@agileforall.com

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2

TheSixTrumps™

Shortertrumpslonger

Accept attention spans

“Before the first 15 minutes is over in a typical presentation,

people have usually checked out.”

John MedinaBrain Rules

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3

Pick a number between1 and 10

Pop up and name something at work where

SHORTER is better

What annoyances might be resolved by incorporating Shorter trumps longer

Imagestrumpwords

Images are anything visual!

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BEACH

“Vision trumps all other senses.”

“The more visualinput becomes, the

more likely it is to be recognized and

recalled.”

John MedinaBrain Rules

What annoyances might be resolved by

incorporating Images?

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5

Movementtrumpssitting

getting oxygen to the brain

“Exercise boosts brain power.”

Low Energy then Increase Movement

John MedinaBrain Rules

Comfort

Learning

Panic

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6

What annoyances might be resolved by incorporating

Movement?

Talking trumpslistening

Specific to Internalizing

“We humans exist in

networks. Learning is

social.” Jay Cross

Informal learning

The person doing the most talking about the subject is

doing the most learning.

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7

Teach a partnerone lesson

you’ve learnedthus far from this session

What annoyances might be resolved by incorporating

Talking?

Differenttrumpssame

The brain quickly ignores anything that is routine,

repetitive, or boring.

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8

At each table, sort the cards into Myths

or Facts

“Any stimuli introduced into our immediate environment which are new or of sufficiently strong emotional intensity, will immediately gain our attention.”

Eric JensenBrain-Based Learning

Use novelty, contrast, meaning,

and emotion.

What annoyances might be resolved by being Different?

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9

Writing trumpsreading

They will remember what they write longer

than what you write

“Writing and thinking are strongly linked. Writing serves as a tool for refining thinking.”

Patricia WolfeBrain Matters

Fight the urge to give completed materials

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What annoyances might be resolved by incorporating

Writing?

Celebration

Celebration

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Celebration

Challenge yourself to create effective learning environments!

@t_broderickNov 30: TBR

Thank you!!!