Forget about traditional training methods;
TBR will revolutionise the way you engage and energise learners.

The Training from the BACK of the Room! Practitioner is a 2-day In-person class that has taught thousands of people the fundamentals of Brain Based Learning.

But unlike other Train-the-Trainer programs which are stuck in the past, TBR leverages cognitive neuroscience to help you create truly interactive and effective learning experiences.

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Captivate and energise learners in ways you never thought possible.

Start your TBR journey – you won’t look back.

For Novices…

Do you want to share your valuable knowledge and experiences, but you don’t know where to begin?

Are you feeling swamped by the sheer volume of advice, articles, and books on training out there?

For Practitioners…

Have you tried delivering a course, but found it difficult to engage the participants effectively?

Are you constrained by traditional training practices like round-robin introductions and lecturing?

For Experts…

Do you have lots of experience as a trainer, but wondered if there is a better way to engage learners?

Are you bored of the way you deliver your training and are looking for a fresh style?

What our hundreds of TBR Practitioner Alumni are saying …

TBR is an eye-opener on how to make successful and engaging training, where learners are the centre and are actively participating in the learning.

Azra Meyer

Agile Consultant

Absolutely incredible training that has opened up a whole new realm of ideas, concepts, and ways in which we can improve our practice.

Richard Whinham

Learning and Development Partner – Witherslack Group

What would it look like if your training could not only inform but also truly energise and captivate every learner?

All trainers face the same 10 problems:

What are the barriers that prevent you from sharing your knowledge and experience as effectively as you’d like?

There comes a moment when you realise that something is blocking your ability to share your knowledge effectively; identifying these barriers is crucial.

Recognising the obstacles that disrupt your ability to share knowledge is the first step toward overcoming them.

Low engagement and participation
Struggling to make learning stick
Fear of changing training methods
Lack of confidence in facilitation
Running out of time in sessions
Sustaining learner motivation
Outdated training methods
Resistance to change among learners
Ensuring practical application of learning
Balancing content delivery with engagement

The instructional design and delivery approach you’ve been looking for.

You’ve probably tried to change things in your training courses. Maybe you added some interactive activities, but then you ran out of time. That caused you to lecture the rest of the content. And didn’t the energy just drain out of the room?

That’s because you didn’t have a tried and tested approach to guide you.

The Training from the BACK of the Room! Practitioner course solves that problem. You get a design and delivery model and some simple principles to follow. Throw in a ton of techniques for engaging learners and that will be a distant memory.

You will engage learners like never before.

Refresh your training skills and engage learners more.

The 3 biggest challenges to great training courses.

Challenge #1:

Low engagement and participation

So many great trainers struggle to engage participants effectively. Especially in settings that might traditionally induce less interaction. We’ve used TBR in a range of environments to engage some really tough crowds. When you have the 4Cs model, the 6 Brain Science principles, and a toolbox full of ideas, your struggles will be over.

Challenge #2:

Struggling to make learning stick

Have you received great feedback on a course and then wondered how much the learning stuck? If you have, you are not alone. Most of what we have experienced as “the right way” to share knowledge is awful for making learning stick. TBR has all the tools you need to help learning stick.

Challenge #3:

Fear of changing training methods

Many trainers worry about changing their approach, moving away from traditional, often less interactive methods like lectures and slide-heavy delivery. When they try something new, it feels uncomfortable, so they revert back to what they are comfortable with.

Reading a book or the web will never overcome fears like this.

You need to experience a Training from the BACK of the Room! class to realise what’s possible.

Stop building courses without structure.

A really common mistake trainers make when building courses? Launch PowerPoint. You assume you know what learners need to know, so you create slide after slide of text, quotes, and memes.

The bad news? You’re wasting your time.

Unless you define learner-centred, observable learning outcomes, you have no filter for what people need to know.

TBR gives you a proven structure you can use to design classes. You’ll save time and effort. And your learners will thank you for it.

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Stop lecturing.
Start engaging.

We know you have a lot of information you want to share. You wouldn’t be a trainer if that wasn’t the case. The problem is, when you start talking, you are stealing an opportunity for learners to learn.

Turn it over to the learners and watch them fly!

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Learners connect.
Learners digest concepts.
Learners do concrete practice.
Learners form conclusions.

When you know how people learn best, you can build courses which are truly engaging and memorable.

You will never look back and your learners will thank you for it!

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Are you ready to become a TBR Practitioner?

Here’s what you can expect when you join one of our TBR classes.

2-days of experiencing TBR to learn TBR.

Every element of the TBR Practitioner class is rooted in the science of human learning. In the class, each moment is an opportunity to experience science-based learning in action. You experience it, then we debrief it together.

The TBR Practitioner class isn’t just about learning—it’s an experiment in applying cognitive science in real-time.

The 4Cs Map

The 4Cs Map is a revolutionary instructional design model that ensures courses are learner-centred and brain-friendly, leading to lasting learning.

Utilising the 4Cs Map, trainers craft courses that not only engage but also adhere to the brain’s natural learning processes.

The 6 Learning Principles

The 6 learning principles ensure knowledge not only lands but sticks. Designed from the ground up with cognitive science in mind, the 6 learning principles transform theoretical knowledge into practical retention strategies.

In the 2-day TBR Practitioner class, you will experience the 6 learning principles in action. By experiencing them, you will see how you can use these learning principles in your own courses.

Participant Workbook for
Training from the BACK of the Room!

As soon as you open your TBR workbook, you’ll understand why we insist on this essential component for enhancing your learning journey.

Relying solely on handouts of slides for learning retention is a recipe for forgetting. The 38-page TBR Practitioner workbook brings the tangible back into effective learning.

TBR Practitioner Bonuses!

Bonus #1 FREE Copy of Training from the BACK of the Room! (£45 Value)

The book that started a movement: Sharon Bowman’s Training from the BACK of the Room! contains everything you need to get going:

The 4Cs instructional design and delivery model: Organised for clarity and effectiveness, this book breaks down the 4Cs into individual sections accompanied by targeted activities to optimise each learning phase.

65 Brain-friendly training techniques: Forget the one-size-fits-all approach; this book shows that tailored, brain-friendly activities can work universally across all content and audiences.

The secret formula for successful learning outcomes: The secret to effective training lies in starting with the end in mind. Use the book’s formula that top trainers swear by.

Bonus #2 FREE Copy of Using Brain Science to Make Training Stick (£20 Value)

Using Brain Science to Make Training Stick draws all of Sharon’s learning around cognitive neuroscience into a “Choose Your Own Learning” book. In it you will find:

The 6 Learning Principles: 6 learning principles you can apply to your instructional design to promote learning.

Even more activities: As the book introduces the ideas behind the learning principles, you will discover dozens of activities. Like the activities in the TBR book, they can work universally across all content and audiences.

Bonus #3 1-hour Post-class Coaching Session (£350 Value)

JP Bayley and José Casal are two of the most experienced TBR trainers in the world. They’ve been practicing TBR for over a decade. Between them, they have used TBR to train several thousand learners in a range of topics.

Every attendee of our TBR Practitioner class receives a 1-hour post-class coaching session with a trainer. We’ll:
– Answer any questions you might have.
– Coach you through challenges you have encountered.
– Review your first TBR course design.

We always say that the learning begins when the class finishes. With post-class coaching, we’ll help you on your way.

Join our TBR Practitioner Class
2-days of experiencing TBR with like-minded learners and expert trainers.
The 4Cs instructional design and delivery model to build your brain-friendly courses.
The 6 learning principles that help knowledge stick.
36-page Participant Workbook to log your journey and expand your knowledge.
Join a mastermind group of trainers who use brain science, the 4Cs map and have a passion for learning excellence.
Bonus #1 FREE Copy of Training from the BACK of the Room! (£45 Value).
Bonus #2 FREE Copy of Using Brain Science to Make Training Stick (£20 Value).
Bonus #3 1-hour Post-class Coaching Session (£350 Value)
Join our TBR Practitioner Class

What our TBR Practitioners are saying…

Your TBR Certified Trainers

Jean-Paul Bayley

I’m Jean-Paul Bayley – most people call me JP.

I have been a TBR-CT since 2015. In 2021, Sharon Bowman asked me to be the European Certifier for Training from the BACK of the Room! I’m heavily involved with the TBR community and was part of the team which created the Virtual Edition of the course.

I am a keen student of how humans learn best and have written extensively about Training from the BACK of the Room! I’m heavily involved with the TBR community and was part of the team which created the Virtual Edition of the course.

In my day to day work, I apply the 4Cs and 6 Learning Principles to design engaging and memorable learning experiences for both in-person and virtual attendees.

Beyond TBR, I am a PST and a Partner of Actineo Consulting LLP.  Outside of work, I enjoy running, cooking and taking long dog walks with my family.

Jose Casal

I’m Jose Casal and I discovered TBR in 2013.

I’ve been a TBR Certified Trainer since 2016. I’m one of the most active TBR trainers in Europe. One of my passions is researching better ways of training and designing classes that are effective, participatory and with a high learning content.

Besides TBR, I’m also a Flight Levels (FLG), Kanban (PKT) and Scrum (PST) trainer and founding partner of Actineo Consulting LLP.

Hundreds of brain-friendly trainers have become TBR Practitioners with JP and Jose from Actineo.

Join our TBR Practitioner Class
2-days of experiencing TBR with like-minded learners and expert trainers.
The 4Cs instructional design and delivery model to build your brain-friendly courses.
The 6 learning principles that help knowledge stick.
38-page Participant Workbook to log your journey and expand your knowledge.
Join a mastermind group of trainers who use brain science, the 4Cs map and have a passion for learning excellence.
Bonus #1 FREE Copy of Training from the BACK of the Room! (£45 Value).
Bonus #2 FREE Copy of Using Brain Science to Make Training Stick (£20 Value).
Bonus #3 1-hour Post-class Coaching Session (£350 Value)
Join our TBR Practitioner Class

Take the next step in your professional development with Actineo’s upcoming TBR Practitioner courses, designed to enhance your teaching with brain-friendly strategies.

The following dates and locations are available:

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