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Active Listening Exercises Galore!

While our library of Communication and Listening Exercises is quite comprehensive, Active Listening is a critical subcategory worthy of deeper exploration. Active listening isn’t just nodding to the speaker. Active listening happens when you’re completely focused on the speaker, taking i... Read More

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Time Management Activities

Looking for a Time Management activity? Try one of these, that I’ve collected from a variety of LinkedIN discussions  (if you want additional time management resources, Trainers Warehouse might have what you need): The Mayo Jar Divide the group into teams and give them each a large glass cont... Read More

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Communication and Listening exercises

Over the years, I’ve collected these exercises and activities from a variety of LinkedIN discussions and recommendations from trainers and business people. If you aren’t sure how to choose a team building game, view How to Choose a Teambuilding Game Infographic. If you’re looking f... Read More

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Five Minute Competitive Exercises

In our LinkedIN group, Effective and Fun Training Techniques, Noreen Clifford recently posed a question about competitive games: Here’s a challenge! I’m looking for a 5 minute competitive exercise that gets people working together, but also challenges them. So many great ideas have come ... Read More

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Game show Buzzers

Game show buzzers are great for eliminating classroom brawls over who gets to answer a question first. Stand-alone buzzers: use with game show software or alone for any impromptu classroom questioning activity.  Light or number monitor indicate “winning” team Software required buzzer:  buzzer ... Read More

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Ladder of Inference to Minimize Misunderstandings

How many times have you acted on an assumption that turned out to be wrong? It happens all the time. Several weeks ago, in the early aftermath of  the Marathon Bombing tragedy, I found myself believing that younger brother, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, was a solely victim of his brother’s violence. As ... Read More

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Stress Management Activities

Stress management is a frequent topic on LinkedIn and so many have shared their wonderful exercises and activities. Here are some that stood out as most “liked.” Stress for Success IMPLEMENTATION: Ask participants to stand and form circles of about five to eight people. Give each group o... Read More

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Memorable Debriefs

eLearn Magazine just published an opinion piece I wrote about debriefing learning activities and events.  It started like this: After a two-day marketing conference I attended recently, a colleague asked cordially: “So, what are your top takeaways?” I was exhausted from sitting, listeni... Read More

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Virtual Icebreakers & Team Building Activities

Even before the COVID-19 outbreak, trainers looking to make their webinars as interactive as their live training sessions asked about virtual icebreakers. I initially put this blog post together several years ago, but am updating it now to reflect new ideas and new resources that have become availab... Read More

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