Book description
Are you maximizing every opportunity to connect with participants before, during and after training? This is the focus of these 125 tested and proven-effective activities for trainers. The activities are grouped under five critical points of contact trainers have with participants * Making Contact Before the Workshop includes activities a trainer can do after the participants are identified or selected * Saying Hello at the Beginning of the Workshop presents activities for introducing the trainer, clarifying objectives and expectations, helping participants get better acquainted and leading warm-up activities * Making Transitions Within the Workshop offers activities for building on what participants have learned from the workshop and one another * Saying Goodbye at the End of the Workshop focuses on activities that help participants review what has been learned, develop a plan of action, celebrate and receive awards * Following Up After the Workshop includes strategies for reinforcing what participants have learned and ensuring continuous learning. Based on the principles of accelerated and adult learning, the activities have sound objectives and are fun with some utilizing all the senses. The activities are formatted for easy use with clearly marked objectives.
Table of contents
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Compendium of Icebreakers Volume 2 Connections: 125 Activities for Faultless Training
- Copyright
- Introduction: Making Connections
- Connecting Point 1: Making Contact Before the Workshop
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Connecting Point 2: Saying Hello at the Beginning of the Workshop
- Chapter 1: Introducing the Trainer (1/3)
- Chapter 1: Introducing the Trainer (2/3)
- Chapter 1: Introducing the Trainer (3/3)
- Chapter 2: Clarifying Expectations and Objectives (1/4)
- Chapter 2: Clarifying Expectations and Objectives (2/4)
- Chapter 2: Clarifying Expectations and Objectives (3/4)
- Chapter 2: Clarifying Expectations and Objectives (4/4)
- Chapter 3: Who Are You? (1/14)
- Chapter 3: Who Are You? (2/14)
- Chapter 3: Who Are You? (3/14)
- Chapter 3: Who Are You? (4/14)
- Chapter 3: Who Are You? (5/14)
- Chapter 3: Who Are You? (6/14)
- Chapter 3: Who Are You? (7/14)
- Chapter 3: Who Are You? (8/14)
- Chapter 3: Who Are You? (9/14)
- Chapter 3: Who Are You? (10/14)
- Chapter 3: Who Are You? (11/14)
- Chapter 3: Who Are You? (12/14)
- Chapter 3: Who Are You? (13/14)
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Chapter 3: Who Are You? (14/14)
- 2.12 You Ought To Be in Pictures!
- 2.13 My Picture Is Worth a Thousand Words
- 2.14 Anchors
- 2.15 Three Truths, One Lie
- 2.16 The Exhibit Hall
- 2.17 Résumé
- 2.18 The Name Tag
- 2.19 The People Hunt
- 2.20 What's in Your Wallet or Purse?
- 2.21 Where Are You From?
- 2.22 My Family Shield
- 2.23 Here's My Card
- 2.24 What's in a Name?
- 2.25 Name Your Uniqueness
- 2.26 I See Myself As...
- 2.27 You Can't Tell a Book by Its Cover
- 2.28 First Impressions
- 2.29 Sticky Characteristics
- 2.30 The Sandwich Board
- 2.31 Are You More...?
- 2.32 The Movie Screen
- 2.33 Feelings Wheel
- 2.34 Meet My Orange
- Chapter 4: Who Are We? (1/4)
- Chapter 4: Who Are We? (2/4)
- Chapter 4: Who Are We? (3/4)
- Chapter 4: Who Are We? (4/4)
- Chapter 5: Dipping into the Content (1/4)
- Chapter 5: Dipping into the Content (2/4)
- Chapter 5: Dipping into the Content (3/4)
- Chapter 5: Dipping into the Content (4/4)
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Connecting Point 3: Making Transitions within the Workshop
- Chapter 6: Looking Back (1/4)
- Chapter 6: Looking Back (2/4)
- Chapter 6: Looking Back (3/4)
- Chapter 6: Looking Back (4/4)
- Chapter 7: Let’s Get Moving (1/3)
- Chapter 7: Let’s Get Moving (2/3)
- Chapter 7: Let’s Get Moving (3/3)
- Chapter 8: Sharing Positive Feedback (1/3)
- Chapter 8: Sharing Positive Feedback (2/3)
- Chapter 8: Sharing Positive Feedback (3/3)
- Chapter 9: Building Your Team (1/4)
- Chapter 9: Building Your Team (2/4)
- Chapter 9: Building Your Team (3/4)
- Chapter 9: Building Your Team (4/4)
- Chapter 10: Regrouping Techniques (1/5)
- Chapter 10: Regrouping Techniques (2/5)
- Chapter 10: Regrouping Techniques (3/5)
- Chapter 10: Regrouping Techniques (4/5)
- Chapter 10: Regrouping Techniques (5/5)
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Connecting Point 4: Saying Goodbye at the End of the Workshop
- Chapter 11: Review and Action Planning (1/10)
- Chapter 11: Review and Action Planning (2/10)
- Chapter 11: Review and Action Planning (3/10)
- Chapter 11: Review and Action Planning (4/10)
- Chapter 11: Review and Action Planning (5/10)
- Chapter 11: Review and Action Planning (6/10)
- Chapter 11: Review and Action Planning (7/10)
- Chapter 11: Review and Action Planning (8/10)
- Chapter 11: Review and Action Planning (9/10)
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Chapter 11: Review and Action Planning (10/10)
- 4.1 Workshop Evaluation
- 4.2 My Personal Learning Goal
- 4.3 I Learned and Plan To...
- 4.4 Highs and Lows
- 4.5 Four Pictures
- 4.6 Summing Up
- 4.7 Looking Back and Planning Ahead
- 4.8 Self Contract
- 4.9 Dear Me
- 4.10 Dear Boss
- 4.11 Setting Personal, Interpersonal, and Organizational Goals
- 4.12 Setting My Goal
- 4.13 Evaluating My Goals
- 4.14 A Step-by-Step Action Plan
- Chapter 12: Coming Home (1/2)
- Chapter 12: Coming Home (2/2)
- Chapter 13: Closing Ceremonies (1/7)
- Chapter 13: Closing Ceremonies (2/7)
- Chapter 13: Closing Ceremonies (3/7)
- Chapter 13: Closing Ceremonies (4/7)
- Chapter 13: Closing Ceremonies (5/7)
- Chapter 13: Closing Ceremonies (6/7)
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Chapter 13: Closing Ceremonies (7/7)
- 4.17 Let's Celebrate!
- 4.18 Creative Prizes
- 4.19 Certificate of Participation
- 4.20 Certificate of Appreciation
- 4.21 Certificate of Self-Appreciation
- 4.22 Team Awards
- 4.23 The Closing Circle
- 4.24 Let's Sing!
- 4.25 The Wiggle Handshake
- 4.26 Exclamations!
- 4.27 Final Words
- 4.28 I Think You Are...
- 4.29 Card Line-Up
- Connecting Point 5: Following Up after the Workshop
Product information
- Title: Compendium of Icebreakers Volume 2 Connections: 125 Activities for Faultless Training
- Author(s):
- Release date: August 2007
- Publisher(s): HRD Press
- ISBN: 9781599960685
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