Elaine Biech 
101 More Ways to Make Training Active 

Liven up training with new, dynamic strategies for active
participation

101 More Ways to Make Training Active brings together a
rich, comprehensive collection of training strategies and
activities into one easy source. Designed for quick navigation,
this useful guide is packed with classroom-ready ideas and twenty
‘how-to’ lists to enliven any learning situation, helping you
better engage their trainees and encourage active participation.
These techniques are applicable to almost any topic and learning
objective, and provide guidance on every aspect of Active Training
design and delivery. Each strategy includes recommendations for
length of time, number of participants, and other conditional
factors, plus a case study that illustrates the strategy in action.
Coverage includes topics like communication, change management,
coaching, feedback, conflict, diversity, customer service, and
more, providing a complete reference for facilitating active
training sessions.

Active Training requires the participants to do most of the
work. They use their brains, and apply what they’ve learned. The
environment is fast-paced, fun, supportive, and personally
engaging, and encourages participants to figure things out for
themselves. This book contains specific, practical strategies for
bringing this environment to any training session.

* Learn new strategies for stimulating active discussion

* Inspire creativity, innovation, and collaboration

* Teach better decision making, leadership, and
self-management

* Make lectures active to encourage more participation

Active training makes training sessions more enjoyable, and as
participants invest themselves more heavily into the material,
outcomes begin to improve dramatically. This dynamic atmosphere
doesn’t happen by accident; the activities and the course itself
must be designed and delivered in a way that encourages active
participation. In 101 More Ways to Make Training Active, you
get a toolkit of creative, challenging, and fun ways to make it
happen.

Зміст

Acknowledgements

Introduction: Getting the Most from This Resource

200 Tips to Make Training Active and Learning Successful

Top Ten Lists

1. Mel’s Top 10 Training Tips

2. 10 Tips to Open a Learning Session Actively

3. 10 Tactics for Relevant Ice Breakers

4. 10 Participant Introductions

5. 10 Tips to Create an Enticing Learning Environment

6. 10 Basics for Active Facilitators

7. 10 Tips to Become an Engaging Facilitator

8. 10 Tips to Keep Learners Focused

9. 10 Presenting Mistakes to Avoid and a Bonus: 10 Tactics for Professional Presenters

10. 10 Factors that Increase Retention

11. 10 Storytelling Tips

12. 10 Tips to Effectively Launch a Practice Activity

13. 10 Ways to Encourage Participant Timeliness

14. 10 Creative Strategies for Forming Groups

15. 10 Options to Motivate Learners

16. 10 Quick Recap Strategies

17. 10-Step Process to Increase Applicability

18. 10 Ideas to Ensure Transferability

19. 10 Ways to Address Challenging Situations

20. 10 Options for Active Closings

Open Every Session Actively

Icebreakers and Introductions

1. Finding People Alike

2. Me in 20 Words or Less

3. Traffic Lights

4. Honoring Experience and Expertise

5. We’re All in the Same Boat

Identifying Participant Expectations

6. On Course, of Course

7. Ask and Deliver

8. Visualizing Success

9. Why Are You Here?

10. Topic Networking

11. Different Questions Same Result

Delivering Active Learning

Connecting Learning to the Workplace

12. Advice Exchange

13. Pull Up a Chair

Engaging Participants in Learning

14. Four Corners

15. Create a Timeline

16. Make Your Case

17. The Power of Demonstration Learning

18. Twitter Engagement

19. Photo Environment Survey

20. Learning At-A-Glance Placemat

Enhance Learning with Practice

21. Shine a Light on Me!

22. Go With the Flow

23. Show it Online

24. Two Negatives Make a Positive

25. Acronym BINGO

26. Sequence is Important

Learn with Your Peers

27. Four Square and Share

28. Rotating Review

29. Angles, Tangles, and Dangles

30. The Power of Story

31. QR Code Query

32. Peer Assessment

Content to Support Active Learning

Communication

33. Communication Challenges

34. Generational Communication Awareness

35. Tell it in a Story

36. It’s in the Words

Diversity and Inclusion

37. Cultural Limitations in Clay

38. Celebrate Differences

39. Connecting Through Hello

Leadership

40. Listening to Collaboration

41. Focus a Discussion

42. Best Boss

43. Learning through Dialogue

44. Brand Boosters

45. Touchpoint

Teamwork and Team Building

46. Crest of Team

47. Wall of Reality and Greatness

48. Hit Your Numbers

49. Who’s Important?

50. Sticking Together

51. Team Effectiveness

52. Balancing Responsibilities

53. Decorate Your Cake and Eat it, Too

54. Construct Your Team

55. What’s Your Story?

Tools to Facilitate Active Learning

Energizers

56. Guess to the Beat

57. Take a Stand

58. Why I Like

Experiential Learning

59. Appreciative Inquiry for a Positive Approach

60. Exploring a New Frontier

61. Let’s Learn by Drawing

62. Lunch Bunch

63. QR Code Scavenger Hunt

64. Tie Your Shoe

Feedback

65. Presentation Peer Review

66. Skills Feedback Rubric

Manage a Classroom

67. Case Sorter

68. Hijacked Presentations

69. Our Anthem

70. Managing Deep Resistance

71. Assigning Groups

72. How NOT to do it

73. Critical Connections

Stimulate Discussion

74. What If?

75. Brainstorm Debrief

76. Quote Me

77. Put the Idea on Trial

Closing and Follow Up for Active Learning

Application

78. At Work in the Real World

79. Instant Editors

80. Make It Stick

81. Application Action Plan

Closing Practice and Review

82. Stump the Teams Review

83. Traps and Exits

84. Summarize It

85. Reflection Circles

86. A Day in 30 Minutes

87. Learning Journal

88. Reflect, Write, Share

Closing Summaries and Evaluation

89. Key Points

90. Think, Link, and Ink

91. Storyboard

92. Picture Perfect Ending

93. A Memorable Closing

94. An MVP Review and Commitment

95. Live Feedback

Transfer Learning Actions

96. Peer Coaching Circle

97. Learning Transfer Support Partners

98. Creating Catch Phrases

99. Send It In a Postcard

100. Virtual Book Club

101. Developing a Leader Network

References

About the Author

Про автора

ELAINE BIECH is a bestselling author and president of ebb associates inc, a strategic implementation,
leadership development, and experiential learning consulting firm that helps organizations
work through large-scale change.