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.
Table of Contents:
Acknowledgments ix
Introduction: Getting the Most from This Resource xi
200 Tips to Make Training Active and Learning Successful 1
Two Hundred Tips 3
1. Mel’s Top 10 Training Tips 5
2. 10 Tips to Open a Learning Session Actively 7
3. 10 Tactics for Relevant Ice Breakers 9
4. 10 Participant Introductions 11
5. 10 Tips to Create an Enticing Learning Environment 13
6. 10 Basics for Active Facilitators 15
7. 10 Tips to Become an Engaging Facilitator 17
8. 10 Tips to Keep Learners Focused 19
9. 10 Presenting Mistakes to Avoid and a Bonus: 10 Tactics for Professional Presenters 20
10. 10 Factors That Increase Retention 22
11. 10 Storytelling Tips 24
12. 10 Tips to Effectively Launch a Practice Activity 26
13. 10 Ways to Encourage Participant Timeliness 27
14. 10 Creative Strategies for Forming Groups 29
15. 10 Options to Motivate Learners 31
16. 10 Quick Recap Strategies 33
17. 10-Step Process to Increase Applicability 34
18. 10 Ideas to Ensure Transferability 35
19. 10 Ways to Address Challenging Situations 36
20. 10 Options for Active Closings 39
Open Every Session Actively 41
Icebreakers and Introductions 43
1. Finding People Alike 44
2. Me in 20 Words or Less 46
3. Traffic Lights 50
4. Honoring Experience and Expertise 52
5. We’re All in the Same Boat 54
Identifying Participant Expectations 56
6. On Course, of Course 57
7. Ask and Deliver 59
8. Visualizing Success 62
9. Why Are You Here? 64
10. Topic Networking 67
11. Different Question, Same Result 70
Delivering Active Learning 73
Connecting Learning to the Workplace 75
12. Advice Exchange 76
13. Pull Up a Chair 79
Engaging Participants in Learning 81
14. Four Corners 82
15. Create a Timeline 85
16. Make Your Case 87
17. The Power of Demonstration Learning 91
18. Twitter Engagement 94
19. Photo Environment Survey 96
20. Learning at-a-Glance Placemat 98
Enhance Learning with Practice 102
21. Shine a Light on Me! 103
22. Go with the Flow 105
23. Show It Online 108
24. Two Negatives Make a Positive 110
25. Acronym BINGO 113
26. Sequence Is Important 115
Learn with Your Peers 117
27. Four Square and Share 118
28. Rotating Review 121
29. Angles, Tangles, and Dangles 123
30. The Power of Story 125
31. QR Code Query 128
32. Peer Assessment 130
Content to Support Active Learning 133
Communication 135
33. Communication Challenges 136
34. Generational Communication Awareness 138
35. Tell It in a Story 140
36. It’s In the Words 142
Diversity and Inclusion 144
37. Cultural Limitations in Clay 145
38. Celebrate Differences 148
39. Connecting through Hello 150
Leadership 153
40. Listening to Collaboration 154
41. Focus a Discussion 157
42. Best Boss 160
43. Learning through Dialogue 162
44. Brand Boosters 165
45. Touchpoint 168
Teamwork and Team Building 170
46. Crest of Teams 171
47. Wall of Reality and Greatness 173
48. Hit Your Numbers 175
49. Who’s Important? 178
50. Sticking Together 180
51. Team Effectiveness 183
52. Balancing Responsibilities 188
53. Decorate Your Cake and Eat It, Too 190
54. Construct Your Team 193
55. What’s Your Story? 196
Tools to Facilitate Active Learning 201
Energizers 203
56. Guess to the Beat 204
57. Take a Stand 206
58. Why I Like 208
Experiential Learning 210
59. Appreciative Inquiry for a Positive Approach 211
60. Exploring a New Frontier 214
61. Let’s Learn by Drawing 216
62. Lunch Bunch 218
63. QR Code Scavenger Hunt 220
64. Tie Your Shoe 223
Feedback 225
65. Presentation Peer Review 226
66. Skills Feedback Rubric 229
Manage a Classroom 232
67. Case Sorter 233
68. Hijacked Presentations 236
69. Our Anthem 239
70. Managing Deep Resistance 241
71. Assigning Groups 245
72. How Not to Do It 248
73. Critical Connections 250
Stimulate Discussion 252
74. What IF? 253
75. Brainstorm Debrief 255
76. Quote Me 257
77. Put the Idea on Trial 260
Closing and Follow-up for Active Learning 263
Application 265
78. At Work in the Real World 266
79. Instant Editors 268
80. Make It Stick 270
81. Application Action Plan 272
Closing Practice and Review 274
82. Stump the Teams Review 275
83. Traps and Exits 277
84. Summarize It 279
85. Reflection Circles 281
86. A Day in 30 Minutes 283
87. Learning Journal 285
88. Reflect, Write, Share 288
Closing Summaries and Evaluation 290
89. Key Points 291
90. Think, Link, and Ink 293
91. Storyboard 295
92. Picture-Perfect Ending 298
93. A Memorable Closing 300
94. An MVP Review and Commitment 302
95. Live Feedback 304
Transfer Learning Actions 306
96. Peer Coaching Circle 307
97. Learning Transfer Support Partners 310
98. Creating Catchphrases 312
99. Send It in a Postcard 314
100. Virtual Book Club 316
101. Developing a Leader Network 317
