Liven up training with new, dynamic strategies for active
participation
101 More Ways to Make Training Active brings together a
rich, comprehensive collection of training strategies and
activities into one easy source. Designed for quick navigation,
this useful guide is packed with classroom-ready ideas and twenty
‘how-to’ lists to enliven any learning situation, helping you
better engage their trainees and encourage active participation.
These techniques are applicable to almost any topic and learning
objective, and provide guidance on every aspect of Active Training
design and delivery. Each strategy includes recommendations for
length of time, number of participants, and other conditional
factors, plus a case study that illustrates the strategy in action.
Coverage includes topics like communication, change management,
coaching, feedback, conflict, diversity, customer service, and
more, providing a complete reference for facilitating active
training sessions.
Active Training requires the participants to do most of the
work. They use their brains, and apply what they’ve learned. The
environment is fast-paced, fun, supportive, and personally
engaging, and encourages participants to figure things out for
themselves. This book contains specific, practical strategies for
bringing this environment to any training session.
* Learn new strategies for stimulating active discussion
* Inspire creativity, innovation, and collaboration
* Teach better decision making, leadership, and
self-management
* Make lectures active to encourage more participation
Active training makes training sessions more enjoyable, and as
participants invest themselves more heavily into the material,
outcomes begin to improve dramatically. This dynamic atmosphere
doesn’t happen by accident; the activities and the course itself
must be designed and delivered in a way that encourages active
participation. In 101 More Ways to Make Training Active, you
get a toolkit of creative, challenging, and fun ways to make it
happen.
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Acknowledgements
Introduction: Getting the Most from This Resource
200 Tips to Make Training Active and Learning Successful
Top Ten Lists
1. Mel’s Top 10 Training Tips
2. 10 Tips to Open a Learning Session Actively
3. 10 Tactics for Relevant Ice Breakers
4. 10 Participant Introductions
5. 10 Tips to Create an Enticing Learning Environment
6. 10 Basics for Active Facilitators
7. 10 Tips to Become an Engaging Facilitator
8. 10 Tips to Keep Learners Focused
9. 10 Presenting Mistakes to Avoid and a Bonus: 10 Tactics for Professional Presenters
10. 10 Factors that Increase Retention
11. 10 Storytelling Tips
12. 10 Tips to Effectively Launch a Practice Activity
13. 10 Ways to Encourage Participant Timeliness
14. 10 Creative Strategies for Forming Groups
15. 10 Options to Motivate Learners
16. 10 Quick Recap Strategies
17. 10-Step Process to Increase Applicability
18. 10 Ideas to Ensure Transferability
19. 10 Ways to Address Challenging Situations
20. 10 Options for Active Closings
Open Every Session Actively
Icebreakers and Introductions
1. Finding People Alike
2. Me in 20 Words or Less
3. Traffic Lights
4. Honoring Experience and Expertise
5. We’re All in the Same Boat
Identifying Participant Expectations
6. On Course, of Course
7. Ask and Deliver
8. Visualizing Success
9. Why Are You Here?
10. Topic Networking
11. Different Questions Same Result
Delivering Active Learning
Connecting Learning to the Workplace
12. Advice Exchange
13. Pull Up a Chair
Engaging Participants in Learning
14. Four Corners
15. Create a Timeline
16. Make Your Case
17. The Power of Demonstration Learning
18. Twitter Engagement
19. Photo Environment Survey
20. Learning At-A-Glance Placemat
Enhance Learning with Practice
21. Shine a Light on Me!
22. Go With the Flow
23. Show it Online
24. Two Negatives Make a Positive
25. Acronym BINGO
26. Sequence is Important
Learn with Your Peers
27. Four Square and Share
28. Rotating Review
29. Angles, Tangles, and Dangles
30. The Power of Story
31. QR Code Query
32. Peer Assessment
Content to Support Active Learning
Communication
33. Communication Challenges
34. Generational Communication Awareness
35. Tell it in a Story
36. It’s in the Words
Diversity and Inclusion
37. Cultural Limitations in Clay
38. Celebrate Differences
39. Connecting Through Hello
Leadership
40. Listening to Collaboration
41. Focus a Discussion
42. Best Boss
43. Learning through Dialogue
44. Brand Boosters
45. Touchpoint
Teamwork and Team Building
46. Crest of Team
47. Wall of Reality and Greatness
48. Hit Your Numbers
49. Who’s Important?
50. Sticking Together
51. Team Effectiveness
52. Balancing Responsibilities
53. Decorate Your Cake and Eat it, Too
54. Construct Your Team
55. What’s Your Story?
Tools to Facilitate Active Learning
Energizers
56. Guess to the Beat
57. Take a Stand
58. Why I Like
Experiential Learning
59. Appreciative Inquiry for a Positive Approach
60. Exploring a New Frontier
61. Let’s Learn by Drawing
62. Lunch Bunch
63. QR Code Scavenger Hunt
64. Tie Your Shoe
Feedback
65. Presentation Peer Review
66. Skills Feedback Rubric
Manage a Classroom
67. Case Sorter
68. Hijacked Presentations
69. Our Anthem
70. Managing Deep Resistance
71. Assigning Groups
72. How NOT to do it
73. Critical Connections
Stimulate Discussion
74. What If?
75. Brainstorm Debrief
76. Quote Me
77. Put the Idea on Trial
Closing and Follow Up for Active Learning
Application
78. At Work in the Real World
79. Instant Editors
80. Make It Stick
81. Application Action Plan
Closing Practice and Review
82. Stump the Teams Review
83. Traps and Exits
84. Summarize It
85. Reflection Circles
86. A Day in 30 Minutes
87. Learning Journal
88. Reflect, Write, Share
Closing Summaries and Evaluation
89. Key Points
90. Think, Link, and Ink
91. Storyboard
92. Picture Perfect Ending
93. A Memorable Closing
94. An MVP Review and Commitment
95. Live Feedback
Transfer Learning Actions
96. Peer Coaching Circle
97. Learning Transfer Support Partners
98. Creating Catch Phrases
99. Send It In a Postcard
100. Virtual Book Club
101. Developing a Leader Network
References
About the Author
Over de auteur
ELAINE BIECH is a bestselling author and president of ebb associates inc, a strategic implementation,
leadership development, and experiential learning consulting firm that helps organizations
work through large-scale change.