Looking for Fun Icebreakers and Team Building Books – Can You Share Your Favorites?

Hi HR friends, I happened to find a listing of good books on Amazon.com. Please share if you have a copy of the following. If you don't, maybe you can also post any material that you have on the same. Thanks.

1) 201 Icebreakers: Group Mixers, Warm-ups, Energizers, and Playful Activities by Edie West
2) The Big Book on Humorous Training Games by Dani Tamblyn, Shaya Weiss
3) The Big Book on Ice Breakers: Quick fun activities for energizing meetings and workshops by Edie West
4) Great Group Games: 175 boredom-busting, zero-prep Team Builders for all ages by Susan Ragsdale, Ann Sayber
5) Quick Team Building Activities for Busy Managers by Brian Cole Miller
6) Quick Meeting Openers for Busy Managers by Brian Cole Miller

Thanks,
Noah Jethro

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If you need the books, get your company to buy them.

Kindly find the attached files. These are wonderful activities. If you like them, please reply to me.

Sorry, I do not have much to share as I do not use a lot of icebreakers in my training courses. At the beginning, I usually do a simple "getting to know one another" type icebreaker, that's about all.

Finding Icebreaker Materials

If you use the Download Search Box at the top of the page, you will find a wealth of material already posted by other CiteHR members. Also, a Google search of icebreakers will bring up plenty of material to choose from.

Incorporating Team-Building Exercises

Depending on the material you are training, you can build team-building exercises into the work you are doing rather than just a "team building exercise" for the sake of it. Break the group up into small groups and give them something to do relating to the learning point. Use small groups so that everyone has to participate and not "hide" in a large group and make no contribution.

As the trainer, you should move from group to group during the exercise and specifically note that each person is actually contributing. If you see someone holding back, then at some point in the discussion, break in and say something like, "Raj, what do you think?" or a similar question. Some people are nervous, shy, whatever, and your job as a trainer is to encourage them to participate and help them feel at ease. That, in turn, means they learn and go away from your course with a little more confidence.