Matthea Marquart

February 2008 - TD Magazine

Without lengthening the workshop, trainers can easily incorporate movement into standard activities such as discussions in pairs and group activities. The first step toward using movement in a workshop is setting up the room. Make sure chairs and tables are set up to facilitate conversation and with enough sp...

Get a Move On

The article offers tips on how to spice up classroom training. It is stated that trainers must deliver high-quality programs without changing the guide that has been approved by the management. To spice up a long classroom lecture, it is essential to stay true to its content, while making it more appealing by identifying the main sections and by preparing a visual aid. Another activity that will improve retention is by breaking participants into groups and giving each group all or some of the printouts shuffled out of order. The participants are then required to arrange the slides in order, which will ensue that each participant will read each slide and to process the information on the slides.

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