Training the Active Training Way
8 Strategies to Spark Learning and Change
Chapter One
TIP 1
Give Participants Something to Do
Before the Session Formally Begins
Your participants are gathering for the training session. Most trainers wait
until they have everyone's attention and then launch into their design. Why
not give your participants something, on topic, to do before you call the class
to order? That action will get their brains active in the same way as a race car
and motivated drivers when they hear "Start your engines!" If you are leading
a multi-session program, make this your practice before every meeting. Your
participants will come to class wondering what you've dreamed up next for
them to do.
Let's explore some options that give participants something to do before
you start.
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