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TOOL OF THE MONTH |
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Take your Time!
IF you keep track of time throughout your
session using
Timer Tools or some other timing device,
and IF you don't lose too much time in
transition, you truly can "take your time."
Here are some of the places where a
time-keeping device can really work in your
favor!
- Introductions & Icebreakers
- Games & exercises
- Student presentations
- Breaks
- Q&A periods
- Review & Reinforcements
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TIP OF THE MONTH |
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Include EVERYONE in your session!
"You
can't say, 'you can't play'," is a
message that speaks for itself--to adults as
well as to children. To children, it's an
important socialization skill. To adults,
it's an equally important team-building
skill.
Adults may not say "you can't play," but
they have been known to utter these
unconstructive words:
- "Sorry, we already have enough
people on our team."
- "No thank you, I'll do it myself."
- "Play is not appropriate at work."
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TOY OF THE MONTH |
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This is your brain on learning!
The whole reason we facilitate learning it
to expand students' minds and challenge
their
brains. What better toy to use for
question answer games or stress reduction
than a multi-color, palm-sized brain in the
form of a squeeze ball.
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SPECIAL OF THE MONTH |
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Tunes to Play in Class!
Bring music into your classroom with
Trainer's Warehouse's
Tunes for Trainers. Of the 31 songs
on this CD, several funny selections have
lyrics that announce coffee, lunch, and
evening breaks. With these, we promise
laughs! Others are perfect to accompany
energy breaks, group work sessions, or quiet
self-study periods. On this 72-minute CD, we
offer a little of everything.
- As a session starter
- While participants are reading or
completing written exercises
- For games and simulations
- During breaks
- To energize tired participants
- As a finishing touch
Now on sale for 20% off!
List Price: $24.95
Special offer: $19.95
Offer good through May 25th!
For more great ideas on how to use music
in your training, consider this new addition
to our book collection:
Top Tunes for Teaching
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WANT TO BE PUBLISHED? |
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See your name (and game) in print!
Pfeiffer will be publishing an all new book
of games, entitled Trainer's Warehouse
Book of Games, and we'd like you to be
part of it! Elaine Biech, author of
Training for Dummies and several other
training books, has agreed to be the editor
for this exciting new project.
For your game to qualify for publication,
all you need to do is put a Trainer's
Warehouse product to use.
Simply fill in the Submission Form and send
it along to Elaine Biech by November 30,
2006. For an example of a completed form,
click here.
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FEATURE: Handling Tough Questions
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by Tony Jeary
Tony Jeary has identified his “top twenty”
tips for becoming an expert handler of
challenging questions. "Of course," he says,
"it isn't an exhaustive list, but will give
you the drift to my thinking."
Included in his tips (and explained in
greater detail) are these important
reminders:
- Listen actively
- Keep your cool
- Don't get drawn into arguments
- Know your audience
- Get help
- . . . and above all, tell the truth!
Click
here to link to Mr. Jeary's complete
archive of articles. The archive is HUGE!
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