Reflection – 2015
2015 went by in a flash. Shockingly fast in fact, so I thought I’d have a look back over the year…. 2015 was the year of the new website. It was redesigned by Jade Kelsall and I’m really pleased with…
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Category training
Ice breakers… they’re a bit like Marmite
My name is Lisa Jeskins. I’m a freelance trainer and I have issues with ice breakers. Some people really like them and some people HATE them. They’re a bit like Marmite. As a trainer who designs interactive training, I know…
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Group dynamics: or the one where I hijacked Llordllama’s post
(*Warning: there are no answers in this post and it’s pretty long) It’s now 10 months since I went freelance. I run pretty interactive sessions as I don’t enjoy the chalk and talk approach. But the more training I do,…
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Busy, busy, busy.
Well where did the last 2 months go? There I was religiously posting every week and then LILAC occurred. I now have a LILAC shapped hole in my blog posts. I also have a ‘wow April was busy’ shaped hole…
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Training tips and tricks
Photo Credit: Billy Rowlinson via Compfight cc This isn’t an exhaustive list – just a few suggestions that might help. Practice… It’s good to do this in front of a mirror so you can see whether you are looking up…
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How to integrate interactivity into your training sessions
Toys can be used to appeal to different intelligences and to generate a relaxed atmosphere. Photo Credit: Ryk Neethling via Compfight cc Emma Davidson asked me to talk about how you plan and integrate successful interactive exercises into training sessions. She said, “I’ve…
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Quick activity: change game
This is a quick activity that I’ve used in large groups when they were sat around circular tables with about six people at each table. Change game Change your seat. Go and sit with someone you don’t know. Share your…
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Feedback and what to do with it.
Or please do what I say and not what I do. Photo Credit: Rik Goldman via Compfight cc Slightly tenuous link to feedback in a reverb sort of way/Gratuitous electric guitar shot. Obviously you’re going to read your feedback. (otherwise…
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Quick feedback activity
or Post-it notes are your friends… After Tuesday’s post a couple of people expressed an interest in me writing about some of the activities and exercises I always fall back on. I thought I’d try and make these short, just…
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What makes a good exercise?
Warning: pretty long post. To be honest, it’s really hard to define what makes a good exercise and I don’t believe there are any hard and fast rules. It may sound like a cop out but there are so many…
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