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::  :: Public Speaking, Exercises, Train the Trainer, Presentation Skills, Large Group, Attention and Focus, Memory
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To reduce learner passivity and increase interaction and reflection, a technique known as the “Three Minutes Pause” is very useful. The idea is that after covering a topic or a complex concept, you pause and let the participants ponder over what has been discussed in a systematic way. This allows participants to clarify areas they may not have understood well and prepares them for the next part. The interaction and expression of ideas also helps memorisation of the content.
This technique is particularly useful for lectures since they are usually very passive and encourage non-participation. The Three Minutes Pause allows you to bring interactivity into a lecture without much time cost while significantly helping the audience to understand and memorise the content. It also allows you to monitor participants and receive feedback about areas that you may need to expand on more.
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::  :: Games, Exercises, Exercises for Kids, Large Group, Attention and Focus, Memory, Planning, Sport
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This is a physical exercise ideal for physical training as well as concentration and focus. This exercise touches on many areas with the aim to make an individual more agile and precise while under pressure. In particular, participant will cover the following:
- Think strategically to plan ahead and determine your moves
- Execute moves perfectly based on a strategy
- Move quickly with maximum speed and minimum error
- Concentrate without making mistakes
- Compete with others both physically and mentally
You can run this exercise as a competitive game and offer a prize to the winner.
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::  :: Games, Exercises, Team Building, Communication Skills, Large Group, Giving Feedback, Listening Skills, Memory
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This activity helps delegates to improve their teamwork and communication skills while going through a specific task. The task is fairly simple. To succeed at their task, the team must be able to self-organise, communicate well, and work together to resolve issues. Optionally, if you have a large group, you can divide them to several teams where they can go through the exercise in parallel and at the end compare their performance.
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::  :: Exercises, Creativity, Problem Solving, Memory, Brainstorming
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The following powerful techniques known as Carousel Brainstorming and Graffiti Brainstorming can be used to brainstorm, refresh learners’ minds about a particular topic or to brainstorm on a new concept for new creative ideas. The two types of exercises are structurally the same with only minor execution differences described below.
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::  :: Exercises, Large Group, Attention and Focus, Memory
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We all deal with lists almost on a daily basis. However, as we all have discovered, lists can be difficult to memorise and remember. Research shows that we have significant problems remembering a list as the list becomes longer and longer. The problem is mainly to do with the linearity of the list and its inherent lack of detail. When memorising a list we mainly use our left-side brain to make logical connections and improve our chances of recall.
In addition to our left-side brain, we can also employ our right-side brain to significantly increase our ability to memorise and recall successfully. This exercise demonstrates the significance of right-side brain abilities and how to employ it.
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::  :: Leadership, Exercises, Team Building, Communication Skills, Exercises for Kids, Decision Making, Problem Solving, Questioning Skills, Listening Skills, Memory
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This is a creative exercise which can be used to explore topics such as communication skills, leadership, problem solving decision making and perspective taking. Effectively, delegates must work together to sort a sequence of images by enquiring from each other and collectively decide on the best outcome.
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:: :: Leadership, Games, Exercises, Team Building, Communication Skills, Giving Feedback, Memory, Delegation Skills
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This is a powerful exercise that brings out the potential qualities of a good leader. It is a fairly physical exercise and you may need to brief the participants beforehand so they can come ready to participate in this exercise (for example, come with comfortable cloth). It is an ideal exercise for team building where you can explore a range of topics on management and how to respond to a manager’s instructions.
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::  :: Games, Exercises, Exercises for Kids, Problem Solving, Questioning Skills, Memory
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This is a famous entertaining game were a player must guess the name written on a card by asking closed questions where the answers can be “yes” or “no”. The objective is to find the name as quickly as possible. Many variations can be used to bias the exercise based on your specific training needs. A variation of this exercise can be used to teach the importance of asking open questions as opposed to closed questions to maximise information transfer. See Variations for a guideline on this.
This exercise has become immortally famous by Quentin Tarantino’s Inglourious Basterds.
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