Activities
| 30 Second Spot | |
| Last cab | A negotatiation activity to see who gets the scarce resource |
| Learning From Other People’s Experience | An ice breaker that becomes a closure activity. Learn from the other participants as well as the facilitator and your own reflections. |
| Overhead Questions | Pose some questions to manage small group discussions on any subject. |
| The better report | How would you summarize what we have learned so far? A closure or revision exercise enhanced by team loyalty. |
| Think about it | An ice breaker to colect current knowledge and expectations |
| Time Management | Overhead questions for a time management program |
| Training trainers | Overhead questions for a trainers' workshop |
| What Does Good Look Like? | An ice breaker to bring out participants expectations and current knowledge |
Energizers
| Arm wrestle | Sometimes competition requires cooperation and redefining the scoring system |
| Quick Sum | there may be a better way to resolve a problem |
| Recall your body parts | Sometimes information we know well is hard to recall |
Tricks Trainers Trade
| End on time | |
| Evaluate all day | |
| Final summary | |
| Get the name right | |
| Handouts | |
| Inclusive names | |
| Individual activities | |
| Meet and greet | |
| Name tents | |
| Note file | |
| Optical illusions | Links to other sites with optical illusions. |
| Overhead pointers | |
| Overhead projector switch saver | |
| Pre ordered meals | |
| Reading Your Script | |
| Sit On It | |
| Start on time | |
| To focus overhead projectors | |
| Using video feedback | |
| Wait for it | |
| What to include | Get to know your participants before the session |
John Sleigh has been applying adult learning principles to training design and workplace communication projects since 1988.
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