Games Trainers Play

Name: Games Trainers Play
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ISBN: 9780070464087

ISBN-10: 0070464081

ISBN-13: 9780070464087

Edition: 1980

Authors: Edward E. Scannell, John W. Newstrom

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Get any training session off the ground fastshy;shy;or jumpstart one whenever it lagsshy;shy;with the more than 400 proven activities in the bestselling Games Trainers Play series. Their names may range from ``Tombstone Planning'' to ``The `Nobel' Prize Winner,'' but these brilliant offbeat, unexpected, disarming, fully reproducible games have one serious mission: to coax even the most reluctant groups to talk, laugh, think, and work together. Page after page of fun, easy-to-plant tearout exercises help you: break the ice and get particpants acquainted; shake up outworn habits and perceptions; challenge with thought-provoking brainteasers; test learning and retention; develop communication…

Book details

List price: $42.00
Copyright year: 1980
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
Publication date: 5/22/1980
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 320
Size: 8.40" wide x 10.80" long x 0.69" tall
Weight: 1.298
Language: English



Publisher's Note


Preface


Introduction



Conference Leadership


The Advance Letter


Roles of a Trainer


Thought Page


Graffiti Feedback Boards


Group Movement


The Art of Seeking Good Questions


Instructional Objectives


Swap Shop


Goal Setting/Action Planning


Pick Your Boss/Subordinate


Playing Detective


Knowing vs. Doing


Idea Exchange



Climate Setting and Icebreakers


Getting Acquainted


Getting Acquainted


Camouflage for a Departure


The Mystery Person


Bingo Game


Scavenger Hunt


Trainee Pictures


Introduction by Association


Who Are You?


Preconceived Ideas and Fears


Roles of a Good Trainee


ESP Ice-Breaker


The National Trainers' Test


The Dollar Exchange/Idea Exchange


The Pike (Hot Stove) Syndrome


The Zen Koan (A Cup of Tea)


Brainteasers


The Argument of Obviousness



Presentation


Overcoming Trainer Fears


Waiting to Get Started


The Dumb Joke


The Torn Shirt


Five Easy Questions


Table Topics


Handling Objections in Sales Training


Thinking on Your Feet



Methods


The "66" Technique


Nominal Group Technique


Brainstorming


Delphi Decision Making



Motivation


Motivation Exercise


Positive Reinforcement for the Trainees


Competing for Dollars


Who Do People Want from Their Jobs?



Self-Concept


Accentuate the Positive


Positive Self-Concept


Providing Positive Feedback


Time to Share



Learning


Patterns of Learning


Consciousness and Competence


The Trainer's Mirror


The Power of Positive Suggestion


The Little Boy


The Number Game


Learning Curve


Hand Clasp


Arm Folding Exercise


Recall: Retention of the Brain


Memory Exercise: Learning Numbers


Memory Exercise: Key Words


Film Recaps



Communication


"Let's Talk"


A Nonverbal Introduction


Hand to Chin Exercise


Preconceived Notion


The Coat


One- and Two-Way Communication


The Aardvark


Reading Exercise


Arithmetic Test



Listening


Listening and Following Directions


Listening Exercise


Following Oral Directions


Transmitting Information


Listening Test: Riddles



Perception


Mismatched Job Perceptions


I'm Ok, but Are They?


How Observant Are We?


Count the F's


The Misplaced Dot


The Lemon Exchange


Old Woman/Young Woman


Mind Over Matter



Problem Solving and Creativity


Golf Ball in the Bag


A Piece of Cake


The "IX" Exercise


The Unseen Square


The Farmer's Land Bequest


A Person Bought a House


The Nine Dots


The Sixteen Dots


Hidden Squares



Evaluation


Pretesting Trainees


Instant Evaluation Forms


Grade Your Partner



Transfer of Training


Letter to the Trainer


Letter to My Boss


Letter to Myself