Learnertainment® Line - Free weekly tips and techniques
newsletter for trainers, teachers, and speakers.
Learnertainment News - Examiner.com is a national e-newspaper
where Lenn shares comments on training, teaching, and speaking.
Daily News Nuggets - Lenn’s LennOnLearning live feed of daily
comments and commentary about learning issues.
OFFBEAT PARTNERS
GPS Consortium - The talented group of partners Lenn has teamed up with to offer Learnertainment® services to governmental groups seeking training.
Tool Thyme for Trainers - A great offbeat partner to Offbeat
Training® and an excellent source for offbeat learning materials.http://www.gpsconsortium.com/gpage.html
Creative Presentation Resources - Offbeat Training® friend Bob Lucas' store for all sorts of interactive gimmicks and gadgets.
Smile Templates - Most of my PowerPoint® templates came from Smile Templates. Their artistic taste is flawless and their templates are beautiful.
Oriental Trading Company - A great place to buy weird, wonderful, offbeat room decorations, games and give-away supplies.
Hank Lee's Magic Factory - Our favorite place to buy magic. Their wacky attitude makes them decidedly offbeat.
Smile Templates -Lenn’s personal choice for sharp, colorful, and reasonably priced PowerPoint® templates.
AMACOM Books - The publisher of Show Biz Training, AMA caters to the needs of managers everywhere.
Stylus Publishing - The publisher of Cartoons for Trainers and Training With A Beat and good folks.
Bob Lucas - Bob Lucas is one of the foremost brain-based learning experts in the training field. He is widely published and an all-around offbeat guy.
The Game Group - Game-meister Steve Sugar’s site focused on bringing a "fun with a purpose" philosophy to the learning arena.
Axtell Expressions - If you have heard of Terry Fator, you know how effective puppets and ventriloquism can be. Axtell makes state fascinating and fun puppets. They even provided one of Terry’s puppets.
RESEARCH RESOURCES
MuSICA (The Music & Science Computer Archive) - The absolute, to die for, best resource for information about studies into the effects of music on people.
About Learning - The home of Bernice McCarthy, the creator of the amazing 4MAT instructional design system.
Neuro-Link - Andre Vermeulen’s organization, focusing on brain research and practical applications of that research to the complexities of the modern world.
Classical Net - An excellent classical music learning resource for non-musicians.
The Classical Archives - Purchasing the rights to use classical music is a snap when you join this site.
LEARNING ORGANIZATIONS
The National Speaker’s Association (NSA) - The leading organization for professional speakers offbeat or otherwise.
NSA Central Florida - Lenn's local NSA chapter, filled with really offbeat speaking professionals.
ASTD - The largest training association in the US and the publisher of Using Music in Training.
SHRM - The largest human resources association in the US.
The International Alliance for Learning (IAL) - The organization championing Accelerated Learning in the US, offbeat sprits all.
The North American Simulation and Gaming Association (NASAGA) - A group focused on the design, implementation, and evaluation of learning games and simulations.
The Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD) - An organization focused on educational classroom design and delivery.
LEGAL RESOURCES
The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) - An important step for trainers seeking to secure music permission rights.
Broadcast Music International (BMI) - The other royalty collection organization for securing music permission rights.
US Copyright Office - Courtesy of the government, this site features copyright information direct from the source.
