​In this episode I have the honor to speak with Patrice Bain, who is a co-author of an excellent book "Powerful Teaching: Unleash the Science of Learning."  Besides being an author, Patrice is an educator, teacher and consultant.

After reading her book and speaking with her, I now see that we tend to put a lot of emphasis on encoding when it comes to learning.  Encoding is putting things in our heads usually through teaching.  But learning is manifested when we can get things out of our head, not just in short term to ace tests in schools, but in long-term when we can use that knowledge to think critically.  

Though Patrice;s focus was to test out cognitive research findings in her classrooms, but the learning strategies she used in her classroom can easily be tweaked and used outside classrooms such as advanced study, workplace and individually to become a lifelong learner.  I think you will get a lot out of this interview, but to make it stick, please refer to other resources (patricebain.com and powerfulteaching.org) and you will get more details in her book "Powerful Teaching:Unleash the Science of Learning" which I have been recommending to anyone who wants to learn how to learn for themselves or to parents who want to help their children become powerful learners.


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If you have time constraints, you can use the time stamps to go to the part that interests you. I have highlighted my favorite parts.

4:00      --- Patrice’s teaching journey
​6:10      --- Focus on learning to help students learn for long term
9:50      --- Administration support to try different learning strategies
12:30    --- Why students are not taught how to learn?
15:00    --- What makes someone an outstanding teacher?
16:50    --- How do you get better at teaching even after teaching for over 25 years?
18:40    --- Role of parents in students’ learning
22:25    --- The 2/20 method parents can use to help their child learn
25:18    --- Other skills a child will learn using the 2/20 method
27:50    --- Role of students learning from peers in school
31:00    --- Do good learners make good teachers?
34:28    --- Why did you write the book “Powerful Teaching” and who is the target audience?
39:40    --- Three stages of learning
42:32    --- How important is encoding in helping students store the info and be able to easily retrieve it?
46:21    --- How do you as a teacher try to make information interesting for the students?
48: 05   --- Can you use many of the strategies in the workplace?
52:25       --- How I used some of the strategies when preparing for a talk?
55:50    --- Learning on your own, say through reading a book
1:01:00 --- Role of technology when it comes to learning
1:03:25 --- Learning strategies used in other countries
1:06:14 --- Becoming an independent learner for the future
1:08:37 --- Strategies Patrice uses to remain a life-long learner
1:10:05 --- Technique I use to learn and practice retrieval

Patrice Bain’s Website:
Patricebain.com

Patrice Bain’s Email:
patrice@patrice.com

Patrice's Book:
Powerful Teaching: Unleash the Science of Learning

Other Excellent Resources on Learning Strategies:
Powerfulteaching.org
Retrievalpractice.org

  Content from the interview with Patrice Bain:

Blog Post
​Five Questions for Patrice Bain, co-author of "Powerful Teaching: Unleash the Science of Learning"

Video Shortcuts
How did you come across using scientific approach to learning?

Why are students not taught how to learn?

The 2/20 strategy parents can use with their young children

What are three stages of learning and why retrieval leads to learning?

How to make your company a learning organization?

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Below I have the time stamps on some of the things we discuss.  I hope you enjoy the video and get a lot out of it and hopefully it will motivate you to improve your public speaking skills.

2:15    --- Introduction and speaking journey
6:30    --- Toastmasters speaking contest
10:40 --- Why enter the Toastmasters competition after finishing first runner-up in 2016?
13:48 --- Are the speeches same or different during the competition?
14:42 --- What could you have done better with your runner-up speech in 2016?
17:06 --- What was your speech preparation like for the speech that made you the Toastmasters World Champion of Public Speaking?
20:10 --- Number of hours spent on the winning speech
21:36 --- Are you getting any requests from Indian grooms to protect your shoes during a wedding?
23:25--- What is the difference between giving a contest speech vs. giving a speech in the corporate environment?
25:33 --- Are stories important to tell when giving a speech in the corporate environment?
27:25 --- What drives you crazy about people’s speeches in the corporate environment?
28:45 --- What kind of reactions have you received where you work after you won the 2019 Toastmasters World Championship of Public Speaking?  Are they asking your advice on making their speeches better?
30:50 --- How are you planning your success to the next level? 
31:30 --- What speakers have influenced you the most?
33:10 --- Using humor in a speech
37:50 --- Voice and acting lessons
42:50 --- How to give a speech that you have not prepared for---the ones where you have to think on your feet---especially those you have to give in the corporate environment?
48:22 --- Good book on public speaking
49:34 --- Simple tip to get started in becoming an effective speaker

Book Recommendation
 Quick and Easy Way of Effective Speaking by Dale Carnegie  

Blog Post from the Interview

Five Questions for Aaron Beverly, 2019 Toastmasters World Champion of Public Speaking

Here are five shortcuts from this interview:

Shortcut 1: How to prepare when you have to give a high-stakes speech?
https://youtu.be/xtBCCtXkO_o
Shortcut 2: How is a Toastmasters contest speech different from a typical corporate speech?
https://youtu.be/IGz9PtLTp3g
Shortcut 3: How do you tell a story in a corporate environment?
https://youtu.be/Awsk0Mxns9E
Shortcut 4: Who has most influenced your speaking style?
https://youtu.be/_NAe3OERk0M
Shortcut 5: What is the one tip that can improve one’s speaking skills?
https://youtu.be/RSGf7j63Xy4

If you would to get in touch with Aaron Beverly, you can contact him at aaron@speakandbeyou.com.

If you have comments, questions, suggestions or criticism, please contact me at:
joza@winningspeechmoments.com. 
​If you are interested in having me speak about career related topics, public speaking or sales, please contact me.

​Thanks.