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Informationen zum Autor Mel Silberman, Ph.D. is former Professor of Adult and Organizational Development at Temple University, where he received?the Great Teacher Award. He is also president of Active Training, Princeton, NJ, a consulting firm that provides courses on active training techniques, interpersonal intelligence, and team facilitation. Dr. Silberman is a graduate of Brandeis University and holds an M.A. and Ph.D. in educational psychology from the University of Chicago. He is the author and editor of over 30 books, including Active Training 2e?(Pfeiffer, 1998), 101 Ways to Make Training Active (Pfeiffer, 1998), and The Consultant's Tool Kit (McGraw-Hill, 2002). He is?a member of American Society of Training and Development's (ASTD)?Hall of Fame, and a regular conference speaker for ASTD and the International Society for Performance Improvement (ISPI). Klappentext From training expert Mel Silberman (the father of the popular and effective active training method) comes Unforgettable Experiential Activities. Mel Silberman's next-step resource is designed for facilitators who want to incorporate Impactful Activities into their trainings. As the author explains, Impactful Activities are at once concrete, dramatic, and unexpected. Based on best-selling author Mel Silberman's Active Training program, Unforgettable Experiential Activities contains 75 original activities developed and tested during his 40 year career as a training expert. All these dynamic activities have stood the test of time and will help any trainer (novice or well-seasoned professional) engage their learners in active, experiential learning. As accessible as it is useful, each of the book's activities includes an informative introduction and contains suggestions and techniques for implementing the activities that will ensure success every time. The activities are organized by today's most sought after training topics including leadership and change management, team work and facilitation, creativity, conflict and negotiation, influencing, and communication among others. Using Mel Silberman's fun, entertaining activities trainers can help their participants develop an understanding of the material presented and have a clearer understanding of how to incorporate the information into their work life. Zusammenfassung * Author Mel Silberman! best-selling author and creator of Active Training Series(R)! presents his most impactful training activities developed and refined over his long-spanning career. * Includes 75 original activities developed and tested. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface ix Acknowledgments xiii Foreword xv Introduction 1 Chapter One: Getting Acquainted 11 1. Alphabetical Circle: A Fun Way to Learn Names and a Lot More 12 2. Group Résumé: Who We Are Collectively 14 3. Things We Have in Common: Getting to Know You 16 4. Predictions: Making Guesses About Co-Participants 18 5. Introductory Go-Arounds: Brief Self-Disclosures 20 6. What's in a Name? My Story 22 Chapter Two: Communication 25 7. Communication Tokens: An Awareness Exercise 26 8. Direct Communication: You Write the Scripts 28 9. Explaining Something Complicated: Avoiding Information Dumps 30 10. Obtaining Participation: Using Different Formats 34 Chapter Three: Assertive Behavior 41 11. Concerns About Confronting Employees: Overcoming the Anxiety 42 12. Assertive Starters: Ways to Begin an Assertive Message 46 13. Non-Verbal Persuasion: Assessing Its Impact 50 14. Refusing Unwanted Requests: Practicing Saying No 52 15. Stating Complaints and Requesting Change: Skill Practice 56 Chapter Four: Influencing Others 59 16. Alligator River: Looking at People with Different Glasses 60 17. Question First: The Best Way to Ov...
