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Informationen zum Autor Sivasailam "Thiagi" Thiagarajan , Ph.D., is Resident Mad Scientist at the Thiagi Group, a Bloomington, Indiana-based organization with the mission of helping people improve their performance effectively and enjoyably. Thiagarajan has published forty books, including Thiagi's 100 Favorite Games and Design Your Own Games and Activities (both from Pfeiffer), as well as numerous games, simulations, and articles. Tracy Tagliati , CPLP, is a Senior Associate at the Thiagi Group, where she specializes in designing and delivering training to international clients. Prior to working with the Thiagi Group, Tracy was a corporate trainer for Mercury Insurance Group and Mindset development, a franchise of Crestcom International. Klappentext Praise for Jolts! "Only Thiagi and his co-author, Tracy, could have devised a list of 50 magical learning moments that are concise and certain to JOLT learners into new perspectives and profound insights. If you facilitate group learning or change management, you won't want to miss this one!" - Elaine Biech , author of Business of Consulting and Training for Dummies "Give your training sessions a jump start with Jolt activities in less than 5 minutes. These easy-to-use creative techniques help learners gain instant insights. Not just session starters, this collection is a valuable addition to any trainer's bookshelf." - Jean Barbazette , president, The Training Clinic, and author of The Art of Great TrainingDelivery and Managing the Training Function for Bottom-Line Results "As a Charter Member of BFT (Borrow from Thiagi) Club, I've been adapting Thiagi's training activities for decades. I have built college courses and training workshops around Thiagi and Tracy's jolts. Use the jolts from this book as a way to instantly and successfully engage your participants with your topic." - Steve Sugar , author of Games That Teach Jolt|jolt|: a powerful training tool that will help you engage your participants and focus attention on your learning event. Master trainer Sivasailam "Thiagi" Thiagarajan and co-author Tracy Tagliati introduce a brand-new set of powerful training activities specially designed to get participants to sit-up, listen, and learn-to jolt them into a new level of participation, activity, and change. The forty-seven games and activities in Jolts! are interactive and emotionally charged-carefully chosen for their ability to make participants think, and think differently. When you really need to give your participants a powerful wake-up call, startle them into re-examining their assumptions and habitual practices, or encourage self-reflection, problem solving, and fresh perspectives-zap them with Jolts! Zusammenfassung In Jolts! master trainer Thiagarajan introduces a brand-new set of powerful training activities specially designed to get participants to sit-up, listen, and learn. Inhaltsverzeichnis On the Website ix Preface xi Acknowledgments xiii Part 1-what Jolts Are and How to Use Them Chapter 1-What Are Jolts and How Can I Use Them? 3 Chapter 2-Story of a Jolt 7 Chapter 3-Types of Jolts 11 Chapter 4-Conducting Jolts 17 Chapter 5-Facilitating Jolts 23 Chapter 6-Debriefing Jolts 27 Part 2-a Collection of Jolts Introduction to Part 2 43 Jolt 1-Alliances 49 Jolt 2-By the Numbers 53 Jolt 3-Clock on the Ceiling 57 Jolt 4-Dear John 61 Jolt 5-Decode 67 Jolt 6-Dollar Auction 73 Jolt 7-Don't Lift the Pen 77 Jolt 8-Double Talk 83 Jolt 9-Double Your Money 85 Jolt 10-Draw a Hand 89 Jolt 11-Draw a Tree 91 Jolt 12-Ears for Smiley 93 Jolt 13-Enjoy and Learn 97 Jolt 14-Excited 99 Jolt 15-First ...
