101 More Ways to Make Training Active

Informationen zum Autor 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. Klappentext Liven up training with new, dynamic strategies for active participation101 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 participationActive 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. Zusammenfassung 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. Inhaltsverzeichnis 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. ...

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Acknowledgments ix
 
Introduction: Getting theMost 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 PresentingMistakes to Avoid and a Bonus: 10 Tactics for Professional Presenters 20
 
10. 10 FactorsThat Increase Retention 22
 
11. 10 Storytelling Tips 24
 
12. 10 Tips to Effectively Launch a Practice Activity 26
 
13. 10Ways to Encourage Participant Timeliness 27
 
14. 10 Creative Strategies for Forming Groups 29
 
15. 10 Options toMotivate Learners 31
 
16. 10 Quick Recap Strategies 33
 
17. 10-Step Process to Increase Applicability 34
 
18. 10 Ideas to Ensure Transferability 35
 
19. 10Ways 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 20Words 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 theWorkplace 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 onMe! 103
 
22. Go with the Flow 105
 
23. Show It Online 108
 
24. Two NegativesMake 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 theWords 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
 

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Carol Auerbach, Elaine Biech, Elaine (Ebb Associates Inc.) Biech, Elaine Silberman Biech, Biech Elaine, Mel Silberman, Melvin L Silberman, Melvin L. Silberman, Melvin L. Auerbach Silberman
• Edition: Wiley, John and Sons Ltd
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre de poche
• Sortie: 05.06.2015
• EAN: 9781118971956
• ISBN: 978-1-118-97195-6
• Pages: 336
• Thèmes: Active Training Series; Active Training Series; Active Training
• Catégories: Sciences sociales, droit, économie > Economie > Gestion; Training, Business & management, Wirtschaft u. Management, Training u. Personalentwicklung, Training & Development