Most trainers and educators are somewhat limited in terms of the training and instructional approaches or methods they use. That’s understandable given the huge realm of possibilities for helping others learn. Here’s a list of instructional strategies that can be used in your instructional design and training delivery. Above all a great list for helping you develop creative instructional approaches for all ages, Kindergarten to adult.
Ice Breakers – Creating Conditions For Active Listening
By Alan Gillies
The aim of Ice-Breakers is to establish an agreeable environment for proceedings to happen by helping the participants feel at ease. These methods are all the more necessary when the people involved don’t know each other well enough to make a good beginning. An ice-breaker will assist the participants with becoming relaxed and also set the mood for a discussion to develop. This relaxed state of mind will greatly aid the participants with being more focused and receptive so they can actively listen to all forms of communication.
John T. Molloy wrote the famous book, Dress for Success, which outlines rules for appropriate business dress. He once stated, “there are only three appropriate colors for men in a business setting – dull, dark and drab.”
In your organization, what are the only appropriate colors for leadership? Explain your choice of colors.