100 Training Games [Paperback]

Gary Kroehnert (Author)

Book Description

Series: McGraw-Hill Training Series | Publication Date: March 1, 1994

100 ways to dramatically enhance training.

New Ideas­­AAA of Stress Management­­Brainstorm­­Shuffling Papers­­Overcoming Fear­­These are the names of just a few of the 100 reproducible games you'll find in this lively, inventive collection of instructional aids from the best-selling training author Gary Kroehnert. Perfect for developing employees' abilities in communication, teamwork, initiative, stress and time management, creativity, and more, 100 Training Games makes role plays more effective, simulations more realistic, and exercises more fun!

Each game is self-contained and provides all the necessary instructions and materials. What's more, a unique index grid and system of graphic symbols help you locate and choose complementary games and respond confidently to particular training needs and situations. 100 Training Games is a must-have sourcebook for trainers and managers in all functions and industries.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 176 pages
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill; 1 edition (March 1, 1994)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0074527703
• ISBN-13: 978-0074527702
• Product Dimensions: 11 x 8.3 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 2.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #832,048 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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39 of 41 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A great tool when you need ideas for using with groups, April 25, 1998

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This review is from: 100 Training Games (Paperback)

Running a work group? Providing a training session? Setting up a project team? Running an induction programme?

Worried about being a talking head? Want to involve the participants? Want to get attendees comitted? Stuck for ideas or looking for new ones?

Try this book. It has 100 exercises for icebreaking, team building, communications, developing facilitation skills, energising everybody, developing perception, helping people evaluate and for developing self management.

I have used exercises from this book mainly with older conservative (mainly male) participants and find a bit of resistance to some of the exercises but others have been very powerful and helpful.

Each exercise is coded according to how it can be used (many have multiple uses) and there is a very useful index to find exercises which support a particular purpose.

Thank goodness the author provides answers for the brain teasers.

27 of 32 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars This book is awful!, February 16, 2000

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Lissett Crenshaw (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: 100 Training Games (Paperback)

My organization purchased this book in hopes of finding some teambuilding exercises that could be used at a conference for 60 insurance claims professionals. What we found was A book filled with games and exercises designed for elementary school children or scouts on a camping trip. If we used any of these games/exercises, we would have had tomatoes thrown at us!

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Much less than I expected, September 17, 2001

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M. Schuster (Cincinnati, Ohio USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: 100 Training Games (Paperback)

I was very disappointed with this one. In the introduction, the author reminds us that any games or activities must be relevant to the subject. Unfortunately, I saw very few activities that I could use as-is in my workshops. They would take too much time of a two-hour workshop for little return, or seemed to have little point at all. I saw a few I could adapt to the content of my parent and/or teacher early childhood workshops.