A-Ten-Shun! Playing With a Full Deck Turns 10! It’s hard to believe that my book, Playing With a Full Deck, has been out for 10 years now. That completely blows my mind! Playing With a Full Deck I’ve been hanging around Jokers most of my life, so it makes sense that I like playing cards! […]
Category Archives: Tips for Trainers
Facilitator Tip: Hoop Pass This activity is an oldie but a goodie. It probably originated with Karl Rohnke. This was one of the first activities I learned when I took my first job as a teambuilding facilitator. Although I haven’t used it in a little while, it’s still a favorite. You can use it with […]
Facilitator Tip: The Versatility of the Bull Ring I still remember the first time I saw the Bull Ring activity. I was in grad school and attending my first AEE conference in Lake Geneva, WI, and I fell in love with the versatility of this tool. I thought I would share several different ways you […]
Facilitator Tip: FUNdoing interview with Chris Cavert Last November I had the privilege of sitting down with dear friend, colleague and fellow teambuilding author, Chris Cavert of FUNdoing. Chris was the very first person I met in my first class in graduate school at Minnesota State University at Mankato. We were both attending getting our […]
Facilitator Tip: The Courageous Leader book Many of your know that I have a second company outside of Training Wheels called Personify Leadership. Personify Leadership is a two-day leadership development program based on 8 core competencies of effective leadership. I am pleased to announce that my business partner, Angela Sebaly, has just written a new […]
Facilitator Tip: Pairing and Sharing Have you ever asked your group a question and in return received blank stares and awkward silences? If this seems to be happening a lot, consider warming your group up to sharing with the simple technique of Pairing and Sharing. With this technique, the facilitator first asks participants to find […]
Facilitator Tip: Metaphoric Methods in Processing Yesterday I lead a webinar in conjunction with AEE on Effective Processing Tools and Techniques. It was well attended and received great feedback from attendees! Once I have the recording available, I will share it out in next week’s newsletter. In the webinar I shared 10 different techniques for […]
Webinar on Effective Debriefing Tools and Techniques I’m excited to announce a joint effort with the Association for Experiential Education. Join me tomorrow, Tuesday, March 7th, for my first webinar with the Association for Experiential Education on Effective Debriefing Tools and Techniques! When: Tuesday, March 7 at 3:00pm ET (2:00pm CT, 1:00pm MT, 12:00pm PT) […]
Facilitator Tip: Two Announcements! I have two announcements to share today! Sneak Peek! First, I’ve received multiple requests for a ‘Sneak Peek View’ into the new Online Games Database. I created a quick video that shows you all of the features of database, so watch this quick video! Training Wheels Online Games Database Sneak Peak! […]
Facilitator Tip: What – So What – Now What? Processing helps learners make connections between their educational experiences and real life, as well as future learning. It helps them recognize their skills and strengths by naming them. By recognizing and naming the skills and strengths used in an experience, they become more cognizant of their […]