Icebreaker Ideas: How Do You Start Your Training Sessions with a Bang?

Hi! This activity can be used as a good icebreaker and for training opening sessions. Please share your comments.

The name board on the third door could embarrass participants, especially women participants. You wanted to do this activity right at the beginning of the training program. However, if some trainer were to take up this game, the unintended signal could touch upon the prurient corner of the trainer's personality. Taking cues from the trainer, if participants also start exposing their prurience, in what direction will the training program go? Are you prepared for this?

Above all, imagine for a moment a woman trainer conducting this kind of game. That could prove disastrous as male participants could take undue advantage and start making jokes with double entendre. It is doubtful that any woman trainer worth her salt would engage in such a game.

Many enjoy raunchiness; however, it should be confined within closed doors or in the company of very close friends. Conversely, during a training program, a trainer should embody loftiness. He/she should maintain the majesty of the training profession at all times and not tarnish it in any way.

Consider a scenario where all participants are quite serious. Even then, who would publicly declare their desire to open the third door? While an oddball may do so, the seriousness of the training could potentially be overshadowed by the laughter and mirth that may ensue after that participant's declaration!

Are you prepared for this risk?

Thanks,

Dinesh Divekar

The Importance of Giving Credit

I searched the web to find out if this has been used elsewhere. I found a number of such presentations. When we copy from someone's blog, we should give due recognition and provide a link.

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When I start my training session, I always begin with an introduction round. I never use the traditional method of asking individuals to stand up and tell me about themselves. Instead, I encourage everyone to sit, be comfortable, and introduce their partner by sharing their name, strengths, likes, and dislikes.

I like to initiate my sessions with casual conversations to create a comfortable and open environment for my trainees. I ask them why they are here, what they expect from the training, what they want to learn, what their vision is, and what they aspire to do. Additionally, I share my experiences, stories, jokes, case studies, and encourage my trainees to do the same.

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