TBR Practitioner (In-Person)

Training from the Back of the Room (TBR)

Are you a Trainer, Coach, Teacher, Executive, HR professional, Consultant or Facilitator who has been looking for ways to make your training or presentation content and delivery more engaging, interactive, fun and actionable? Would you like to create material for both online and in-room training and make it stick? Would you like your attendees engaged and mindful during the entire duration of your workshop?

“Training from the Back of the Room” teaches you how to engage all the 5 senses and principles of mindfulness to keep your learners active and engaged throughout the class. and is recognized internationally as one of the most effective frameworks for accelerated learning.

Highly experiential, this 2-day workshop will introduce you to 6 learning principles that maximize learning effectiveness and accelerate content retention. In this workshop, you will learn by doing! Over 65 quick brain-based activities will help you solidify research concepts as well as “The 4C Map” – a brain-based instructional design and delivery model from Accelerated Learning which you can immediately apply to create your own training, presentation, workshop, business pitch or delivery of HR policies in both online and in-room format.

Ignite Your Training & Facilitation Superpowers

A great TBR-inspired trainer:

• Creates psychologically safe learning environments where participants feel engaged and supported.
• Designs and delivers training using brain-science principles that improve retention and real-world application.
• Facilitates high-energy, learner-centered activities that replace lecture-heavy teaching.
• Uses the 4Cs Model to structure sessions that flow naturally and maximize participation.
• Adapts training for diverse audiences, formats, and topics using a flexible brain-based toolkit.

This program is not a lecture-based class. You’ll learn by doing — through interactive exercises, brain-based activities, group collaboration, and hands-on design work that you can immediately apply to your own training sessions.

Beyond the fundamentals, we also explore TBR in action — facilitating movement-rich activities, designing practice-based learning, using low-tech tools creatively, and helping learners turn knowledge into action.

Course Content:

• Two 8-Hour Sessions: Two full-day immersive workshops focused on hands-on learning, practice, and real-time application.
• Psychological Safety: Learn strategies to create a safe, supportive environment where learners feel confident to participate.
• Cognitive Neuroscience: Understand key brain-science principles that help learning stick and boost long-term retention.
• 4Cs Map: Use the 4Cs Model to design structured, engaging, and brain-friendly training sessions.
• Trainer Tool Bag: Gain access to dozens of practical, low-tech techniques you can use in any training.
• Create & Re-design: Apply TBR methods to design or redesign your own training session using the 4Cs framework.

Learning Outcomes:

• Apply six learning principles based on current brain science every time they train or facilitate — regardless of topic complexity, group size, or participants’ level.
• Demonstrate various brain-science elements relevant to human learning using their own training topics.
• Boost learners’ attention, retention, and engagement by using whole-brain learning activities.
• Use the “4C Map” as a brain-based instructional design and delivery model for any training.
• Select from 60+ brain-based learning activities, adaptable to any topic, and any format — classroom, e-learning, one-on-one, small or large group.
• Access a collection of brain science–based resources to enhance training skills for both virtual and in-room sessions.

This Workshop is Designed for:

Ideal for trainers and facilitators who want to enhance their learner-centered, brain-based teaching skills, including:

• Corporate and Non-Corporate trainers
• College Instructors and Classroom Teachers
• Learning and Development Professionals
• Executives
• HR Professionals
• Virtual Content Creators
• Agile Coaches
• Scrum Trainers
• Anyone who wants to create engaging, brain-based learning experiences

What You Will Receive:

• A copy of “Using Brain Science to Make Training Stick” by Sharon Bowman
• A copy of her best-selling book “Training from the BACK of the Room! 65 Ways to Step Aside and Let Them Learn”.
• A copy of a 55-page workbook that is only available with this program – a wonderful resource for use during and after the workshop.
• A certificate of completion that can be framed as well as used as proof of training
• Up to 16 SEU (Category C) good towards maintaining your certifications with Scrum Alliance.
• TBR Class Group

Course Details:

Length: Two days 8 hours of instruction
Format Options: In-Person