Training in Motion: How to Use Movement to Create Engaging and Effective Learning - Paperback

by Mike Kuczala (Author)

This book explains how movement enhances learning and introduces a unique and highly effective way to energize a team and increase retention through simple body-focused techniques.

Whether your employees are stuck behind a desk or having to sit through another meeting, chances are they are being kept from moving around most of the workday. This is resulting in restless bodies, wavering attention spans, and--based on the latest neuroscience research--decreased learning and productivity. Managers desiring to maximize their employees' productivity and reach new levels of success for the company would be wise to not ignore the innate human desire for motion.

In Training in Motion, learn how to:

• Tie lessons to movement in order to reinforce concepts
• Manage learners' physical and emotional states to increase engagement and bolster memory
• Use posture, physical gestures, and other movements to command interest
• Employ quick physical breaks to efficiently refocus your team
• Turn lackluster meetings into high-achieving learning environments

Complete with practical, easy-to-apply activities, Training in Motion will help you add an almost universally untapped component to your training and managing methods that will provide your office environment the winning edge you've been searching for.

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Learners need to move. No doubt you've noticed when training participants get antsy: shifting in their seats, restless, their attention drifting away. When you ignore the innate human desire for motion, participants learn less.

Far from a necessary evil employed during breaks to keep learners from falling asleep, physical movement can be used to increase retention, reinforce concepts, and energize an entire session. Packed with activities and based on the latest neuroscience research, Training in Motion shows you how to: - Manage learners' physical and emotional states to increase engagement and bolster memory - Use posture, physical gestures, and other movements to command interest - Employ quick physical breaks to efficiently refocus trainees - Turn lackluster sessions into high-achieving learning environments Practical and accessible, this one-of-a-kind book gives you the tools and exercises you need to keep participants motivated, and ensure that they apply what they've learned long after leaving the classroom. MIKE KUCZALA is President of Kuczala Consulting, and the Director of Instruction for the Regional Training Center, an educator development firm. He has designed or co-designed three of the most successful courses in RTC's history--all incorporating movement into training. Connect with Mike at: www.mikekuczala.com Twitter: @kinestheticlass Advance Praise for Training in Motion: "This book will take you on a deep dive as you explore the critical importance of incorporating movement into learning and presentation opportunities. I have personally seen the results of incorporating Mike's discoveries in our company's presentations and sales opportunities. Without hesitation I can tell you: Read the book... Then read it again and incorporate it in all your endeavors." --Chris Heinly, President and CEO, L&H Companies "Offers extremely helpful and valuable tips to involve movement to help us learn." --Tom Strauss, President, Irwin Ventures, LLC (Former Owner and Operator of Emotion Kayaks) "Training in Motion provides a truly refreshing, relevant, and very effective approach for improving presentations and training efforts by incorporating the benefits of movement. The phenomenon of movement as a powerful presentation technique is undisputable. Well researched and with his own extensive experience, Mike has pulled together an insightful and valuable resource." --Scott R. Carpenter, CEO, Savor Street Foods, Inc. "His methods can transform the way we learn and retain new information. A must-read!" --Patrick J. Shields, Owner/President Fromuth Tennis

Author Biography

MIKE KUCZALA is President of Kuczala Consulting and the Director of Instruction for the Regional Training Center, an educator development firm. He has designed or co-designed three of the most successful courses in RTC's history--all incorporating movement into training.