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 From training expert Mel Silberman, Unforgettable Experiential Activities is a next-step resource based on his well-known Active Training program. As accessible as it is useful, each one of the book's 75 original activities includes helpful training tips and techniques. The collection will help all trainers both novice and experienced engage their learners in active, experiential learning.
The activities are organized by today's most sought after training topics including:
Change Management
Communication
Conflict
Creativity
Facilitation
Influencing
Leadership
Negotiating
Team Building
Table of Contents:
Preface
Acknowledgements
Introduction
Chapter One: Getting Acquainted
1. Alphabetical Circle: A Fun Way to Learn Names and a Lot More
2. Group Résumé: Who We Are Collectively
3. Things We Have in Common: Getting to Know You
4. Predictions: Making Guesses About Co-Participants
5. Introductory Go-Arounds: Brief Self-Disclosures
6. Whats in a Name? My Story
Chapter Two: Communication
7. Communication Tokens: An Awareness Exercise
8. Direct Communication: You Write the Scripts
9. Explaining Something Complicated: Avoiding Information Dumps
10. Obtaining Participation: Using Different Formats
Chapter Three: Assertive Behavior
11. Concerns About Confronting Employees: Overcoming the Anxiety
12. Assertive Starters: Ways to Begin an Assertive Message
13. Non-Verbal Persuasion: Assessing Its Impact
14. Refusing Unwanted Requests: Practicing Saying No
15. Stating Complaints and Requesting Change: Skill Practice
Chapter Four: Influencing Others
16. Alligator River: Looking at People with Different Glasses
17. Question First: The Best Way to Overcome Resistance
18. Influencing Others: Four Role-Play Scenarios
19. Getting Your Foot in the Door: Avoiding Rejection
Chapter Five: Conflict and Negotiation
20. Views of Conflict: A Word Association Game
21. What You Bring to Conflict Situations: Experiencing Different Styles
22. The Ten-Thousand-Dollar Challenge: Working Through a Conflict
23. Role Reversal: Arguing the Flip Side
24. Rating Methods to Deal with Conflict: Yours and Theirs
25. Breaking a Stalemate: Steps to Move Forward
Chapter Six: Creativity and Problem Solving
26. Getting Ready for Brainstorming: Creative Warm-Ups
27. Part Changing: Demonstrating a Technique to Increase Creativity
28. Brainwriting: An Alternative to Generating Ideas Verbally
29. Inspired Cut-Outs: Freeing the Mind
30. Wearing Someone Else's Shoes: Taking a Different Perspective
31. Making Decisions After Brainstorming: Narrowing the Options
Chapter Seven: Diversity
32. Being in the Minority: Simulating an Everyday Reality
33. I've Been Curious: Questions I Have Been Afraid to Ask
34. Setting the Record Straight: Things About Me and Others Like Me
35. Unlocking Memories: Self-Disclosures in a Diverse Group
Chapter Eight: Facilitating Teams
36. Multi-Voting: A Constructive Way to Make Decisions
37. Rotating Facilitators: Practicing Effective Facilitation
38. Card Exchange: A Unique Way to Stimulate Discussion
39. The Problem with Majority Voting: A Double Whammy
40. Changing the Rules: Altering Group Process
41. Removing Egos: A Tool for Team Facilitators
Chapter Nine: Exchanging Feedback
42. Animal Metaphors: An Exercise in Obtaining Honest Feedback
43. Giving Effective Feedback: Wheaties Over Donuts
44. Judging the Impact of Words: Applications to Giving Feedback
45. When Asking for or Giving Feedback Is Challenging: Your Advice
Chapter Ten: Leadership
46. The Window Shade of Decision Making
47. Mirroring: Experiencing the Joys and Tribulations of Being a Leader
48. Going Outside Comfort Zones: Brief Exercises in Change
49. Changes You Would to Make: Dreaming Beyond the Status Quo
Chapter Eleven: Teaching and Coaching Employees
50. Making Butterflies: It's Not What You Say That Counts
51. Brain-Friendly Teaching: Using Four Key Principles
52. Building Skills Through Role Plays: You Have Options
53. The Components of Effective Coaching: Observing the Process
54. Show But Not Tell: Upping the Stakes
Chapter Twelve: Understanding Others
55. Avoiding Labels: Interpreting Behavior Objectively
56. Be Curious, Not Furious: Five Ways to Understand Others
57. Comparing Yourself to Others: Looking for Differences and Similarities
58. The Three C's What Makes People Difficult
Chapter Thirteen: Sales and Customer Service
59. A Convincing Sales Presentation: Warm-Up Practice
60. Dissatisfied Customers: How to Win Them Over
61. To Consult or Not Consult: Assessing Your Selling Style
62. Your Company's Sales Philosophy: How Do You Treat Customers?
Chapter Fourteen: Building
63. The Stages of Team Development: A Card Sorting Activity
64. Television Commercial: An Unusual Team-Building Activity
65. Creative House Building: An Exercise in Teamwork
66. Fishbowl Meeting: Observing Group Process
67. Making Paper Cups: Simulating a Learning Organization
68. Are You a Team Player? Things Team Players Do
69. Paper Airplanes: The Power of Collaboration
Chapter Fifteen: Train the Trainer
70. Active Vacations: Topics versus Objectives
71. Design Challenges: Planning How to Achieve Training Objectives
72. Energizers: Ways to Wake Up or Relax a Training Group
73. Has This Ever Happened to You? Making Team Learning Work
74. Training Styles: Three Continua
75. You Have Many Options: Increasing Your Training Repertoire
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