Hello Members,
Here are some Some Team Building Icebreakers used in Training programs. I found these while surfing and thought these might help some of you who are in the Training department.
Also, please let me know to what extent these training programs are important in s/w companies. Do they really do such programs?
With Regards,
Smita
__________________________________________________ __________
These are mostly used in the following situations:
For New Employees
For Old employees but for team Building
Feeling at home in the new workplace
Having fun to break the ice....
Names & Adjectives
Ask each participant to take a few moments to think of an adjective that starts with the same first letter as their first name (e.g. "Merry Marilee"). Start by modeling it yourself. Then move around the group asking each person to state their name/adjective combination. Additionally, participants can be asked to share "where they work," or other pertinent information. At various points during introductions, or at the end, ask for volunteers to remember each of the names, with adjectives, that have been volunteered thus far. Reinforce the efforts and successes of volunteers.
Names & Stories
Ask participants to introduce themselves, with each person talking briefly about the most ridiculous thing they've done in their working life.
Meeting warm-ups
Quick ideas to get people focused in the room on each other; also ready to participate.
One person starts with a a half sentence and the next person has to quickly complete the sentence within 30 seconds, with his imagination; this goes on until everybody gets a chance and the circle is complete:
Once upon a time, I...
Was jogging in a lawn when….
I saw another man running behind me who…
Fell flat after stepping on something and he….
Fell on my dog which became furious and started…
These are easy to make up and turn out into reaaly funny sentences when done spontaneously
From: Mary Louise Doyle, Manager, Human Resources, Facilities and Campus Services
The Name Game
Background
This activity works best with medium- to large-sized groups and can be used in training programs from a half-day and longer in duration. This icebreaker works best if participants are grouped in a large circle.
Goal
The main goal of this icebreaker is to help participants learn each other's names via a quick, low-threat icebreaker.
Objectives
By the time participants complete this icebreaker, they will be able to:
1. Name at least 50% of all other participants in the training.
Audience
The name game is simple, safe, and effective for most training audiences. It should be avoided in mixed trainings where groups with historical conflict are brought into the same room. In such cases, the failure to remember someone else's name can become a "critical incident" and a source for continued polarization.
Time
While The Name Game is generally time-efficient, larger groups will require more time. Allot at least ten minutes for smaller groups (5 to 12 participants). Double the time for greater than twelve participants.
Design
1. Explain to participants that you are going to ask them to play "The Name Game." You will ask each person to introduce themselves, going person-to-person either clockwise or counter-clockwise around the group. Each person will be asked to introduce themselves by giving at least their name, their affiliation, and an interesting topic of choice (either you pick a topic such as 'Your ideal vacation..." or playfully ask the group-as-a-whole what they'd like to know about each other).
2. The main task for each person in The Name Game is to remember enough about each person so they could start from the beginning of the group and remember the names of all those who had introduced themselves thus far. Remind participants they are not to take notes during The Name Game.
3. Begin the introductions. After three or four people have introduced themselves, ask for a volunteer to name all those who had introduced themselves so far.
4. Pepper your facilitation of The Name Game with liberal amounts of appreciation and acknowledgment. Clapping is encouraged!
5. A nice variation of The Name Game is to break after someone has named all everyone else in the group, and encourage people to break up into "affinity groups" with others they'd like to talk with. In these smaller groups, any number of light topics can be used to help participants get to know each other a bit better.
6. Minimal (or non-existent) processing of this icebreaker is most appropriate.
From: Glenn Allen-Meyer, Human Resource Consultant/Master Trainer, Organizational Development & Educational Services, Office of Human Resources, Cornell University,
From India, Visakhapatnam
Here are some Some Team Building Icebreakers used in Training programs. I found these while surfing and thought these might help some of you who are in the Training department.
Also, please let me know to what extent these training programs are important in s/w companies. Do they really do such programs?
With Regards,
Smita
__________________________________________________ __________
These are mostly used in the following situations:
For New Employees
For Old employees but for team Building
Feeling at home in the new workplace
Having fun to break the ice....
Names & Adjectives
Ask each participant to take a few moments to think of an adjective that starts with the same first letter as their first name (e.g. "Merry Marilee"). Start by modeling it yourself. Then move around the group asking each person to state their name/adjective combination. Additionally, participants can be asked to share "where they work," or other pertinent information. At various points during introductions, or at the end, ask for volunteers to remember each of the names, with adjectives, that have been volunteered thus far. Reinforce the efforts and successes of volunteers.
Names & Stories
Ask participants to introduce themselves, with each person talking briefly about the most ridiculous thing they've done in their working life.
Meeting warm-ups
Quick ideas to get people focused in the room on each other; also ready to participate.
One person starts with a a half sentence and the next person has to quickly complete the sentence within 30 seconds, with his imagination; this goes on until everybody gets a chance and the circle is complete:
Once upon a time, I...
Was jogging in a lawn when….
I saw another man running behind me who…
Fell flat after stepping on something and he….
Fell on my dog which became furious and started…
These are easy to make up and turn out into reaaly funny sentences when done spontaneously
From: Mary Louise Doyle, Manager, Human Resources, Facilities and Campus Services
The Name Game
Background
This activity works best with medium- to large-sized groups and can be used in training programs from a half-day and longer in duration. This icebreaker works best if participants are grouped in a large circle.
Goal
The main goal of this icebreaker is to help participants learn each other's names via a quick, low-threat icebreaker.
Objectives
By the time participants complete this icebreaker, they will be able to:
1. Name at least 50% of all other participants in the training.
Audience
The name game is simple, safe, and effective for most training audiences. It should be avoided in mixed trainings where groups with historical conflict are brought into the same room. In such cases, the failure to remember someone else's name can become a "critical incident" and a source for continued polarization.
Time
While The Name Game is generally time-efficient, larger groups will require more time. Allot at least ten minutes for smaller groups (5 to 12 participants). Double the time for greater than twelve participants.
Design
1. Explain to participants that you are going to ask them to play "The Name Game." You will ask each person to introduce themselves, going person-to-person either clockwise or counter-clockwise around the group. Each person will be asked to introduce themselves by giving at least their name, their affiliation, and an interesting topic of choice (either you pick a topic such as 'Your ideal vacation..." or playfully ask the group-as-a-whole what they'd like to know about each other).
2. The main task for each person in The Name Game is to remember enough about each person so they could start from the beginning of the group and remember the names of all those who had introduced themselves thus far. Remind participants they are not to take notes during The Name Game.
3. Begin the introductions. After three or four people have introduced themselves, ask for a volunteer to name all those who had introduced themselves so far.
4. Pepper your facilitation of The Name Game with liberal amounts of appreciation and acknowledgment. Clapping is encouraged!
5. A nice variation of The Name Game is to break after someone has named all everyone else in the group, and encourage people to break up into "affinity groups" with others they'd like to talk with. In these smaller groups, any number of light topics can be used to help participants get to know each other a bit better.
6. Minimal (or non-existent) processing of this icebreaker is most appropriate.
From: Glenn Allen-Meyer, Human Resource Consultant/Master Trainer, Organizational Development & Educational Services, Office of Human Resources, Cornell University,
From India, Visakhapatnam
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hi...........
i am an MBA student. we have training and development as one of our paper. for our assignment we have to conduct an actual training session in our class. most of the mentioned icebreakers will really be of great help to me...
i really liked the story continuing one................. thanks :lol: :wink:
From India, Bangalore
i am an MBA student. we have training and development as one of our paper. for our assignment we have to conduct an actual training session in our class. most of the mentioned icebreakers will really be of great help to me...
i really liked the story continuing one................. thanks :lol: :wink:
From India, Bangalore
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