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August 6, 2010  LEVERAGE YOUR TIME: GET MORE DONE IN LESS TIME with Lorraine Bosse-Smith

Cheyenne, WY

 

 

 

 

 

 

Could you use an extra 30 minutes or even an hour in your life?
By managing life’s events better, you can with this tried and true course on tackling unproductive time traps. Dramatically increase your success potential with this powerful program designed to improve all aspects of your life!

Objectives:
• Learn the top External and Internal time traps that are preventing them from success
• Access the keys to overcoming procrastination, THE number one time trap of all
• Gain additional time by overcoming time traps with effective time management strategies

Lorraine is known for her performance on and off the stage. She has the unique ability to engage her audiences (or clients) in a manner that empowers them to greater heights both professionally and personally. She is a dynamic speaker who is energetic and delivers incredible insights with actionable information for all. Lorraine is the author of seven books, (I Want My Life Back, Leveraging Your Communication Style, Leveraging Your Leadership Style (and workbook), Fit Over 50, Finally FIT and A Healthier, Happier You). Lorraine has written for several magazines as well as newspapers and currently writes on assignment for several magazines. She has shared her heart with radio listeners across the country and has been on live television shows.

Click here for Lorraine’s detailed Bio:
Date: Friday, August 6th, 11:30 am - 1:00 pm
LCCC, Training Center Building, room 121 (1400 East College Drive, Cheyenne, WY 82007)
$15 NRC Members and Partners/ $25 Nonmember

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August 19, 2010 Tech Tools for Today’s Tech-Savvy Learners with Gina Schreck

 

 

 

We must change the way we teach! Students sitting numb, with the “expert” up front, is no longer relevant, and it's no longer working! Learn ways to use today's tech tools to engage the learners BEFORE they ever walked into the classroom. Get learners actively participating and learning through simple game-like strategies and have them wanting to learn MORE. Extend your learner’s experience by offering fun tech-nuggets that allow them to continue sharing and learning far beyond a day of training.

In this action packed session you will discover ways to use today’s popular tech tools like Augmented Reality, Flip video cameras, Blogs, YouTube, even virtual worlds like Second Life to create game-like learning in ANY program. These ideas are easy to implement and most cost NOTHING to add into your next learning event. Click here for Gina's expanded bio.
Date: Thursday, August 19, 2010 11:30 am - 1:30 pm
The Moot House on South College, Fort Collins, CO
$15 Members and Partners/ $25 Nonmember

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September 14, 2010 “Can You Envision Better Information Retention?” with Kevin Shum

 

 

 

 

 

 

Although many trainers, educators, and presenters might prefer to spend most their time operating at the higher levels of Bloom’s Taxonomy or Gagne’s Hierarchy by focusing on understanding and application, it is undeniable that we usually can’t reach those levels without a foundation of knowledge transfer of “facts.”  Many times, that foundation requires committing those facts to memory, sometimes in a rote fashion.  Especially in a corporate training environment, it is often crucial for employees to be able to remember key concepts without the need for reference materials to perform their duties.
 

We therefore often wrestle with the problem of presenting information which requires rote memory in an engaging style with potentially good retention – we don’t want the presentation to remind our attendees of sitting in a classroom reciting the multiplication tables.
 

This presentation will focus specifically on an interactive demonstration of two very effective techniques for improving retention of key information.  Program attendees will experience first-hand the WOW factor of discovering, “I memorized that and I didn’t even know I was learning it!”  Attendees will also work with colleagues in identifying and discussing ways to customize the techniques to the individual needs and purposes of those attending. Bio information on Kevin Shrum.

Date: Tuesday, September 14, 2010 11:30 am - 1:30 pm
The Moot House on South College, Fort Collins, CO
$15 Members and Partners/ $25 Nonmember

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September 30, 2010 Networking Breakfast Meeting

 

Eat, learn and share.
Share what you're working on and learn what others are doing.
Do you have tips and ideas that can help others? Get ideas from others!
Round table discussion groups as well.
A great way to start your day.
Date: Thursday, September 30, 2010 7:30-9:00 am
Egg & I on College Avenue in Fort Collins
$10
NRC Members and Partners/ $15 Nonmember
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October 14, 2010 Don't Be Boring!!  Converting ILT to WBT with Sue Fody

 

 

Oh no! The travel budget is slashed and the directive is to deliver your class over the web. Now what? Have you taken webinars that have been so dreadfully boring that you’ve spent the time listening with one ear and checking e-mails instead of learning?

During this session we will look at ways to convert instructor-led designs to web delivered designs so your learners will engage, participate and learn! We’ll look at webinar applications at the generic level and discuss the features that allow the trainer to engage learners almost as actively as if they were in the classroom. Expect to come out with a list of tips and techniques that will help you transition a course to web delivery. Bring your dreadful stories as well…we’ll want to examine how not to be a boring web trainer. Click here for Sue's bio.

Date: Thursday, October 14, 2010 11:30 am - 1:30 pm
The Moot House on South College, Fort Collins, CO
$15 NRC Members and Partners/ $25 Nonmember
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November 11, 2010 Have You Ever thought About Writing and Publishing a Book? with Dave Vance

 

 

 

 

Dave will share his experience writing and publishing The Business of Learning: How to Manage Corporate Training to Improve Your Bottom Line which is scheduled for publication October 1st. This is Dave’s first book and he will share his journey and describe the process of self publishing. Learn how long it takes to publish, what your options are and what the costs are (in other words, why do books cost so much and where does the money go?). He also will talk a little about his content, his reasons for writing, and what he hopes the book will accomplish.
 

Before retiring from Caterpillar Inc in 2007, Dave was the founding President of Caterpillar University. Caterpillar was ranked #1 by ASTD in the annual BEST Awards in 2005, and Dave was honored as Chief Learning Officer of the Year in 2006 by Chief Learning Officer magazine.

Bio information on Dave Vance.

Date: Thursday, November 11, 2010 11:30 am - 1:30 pm
The Moot House on South College, Fort Collins, CO
$15 NRC Members and Partners/ $25 Nonmember
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February 2-4, 2011 ASTD TechKnowledge® Conference & Exposition

ASTD TechKnowledge® Conference & Exposition
San Jose, California, USA February 2-4, 2011
Email me when registration is available.

   

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