Customer Reviews

Games Trainers Play (McGraw-Hill Training Series)

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4 star:		(2)
3 star:		(0)
2 star:		(1)
1 star:		(1)

 

 

Excellent resource pack, with a very comprehensive selection of exercises appropriate to many subject areas in business training. I really enjoy trying out new exercises all the time and this pack allows for this.

So many training guides merely compile the same old activities that have been circulating forever. I was glad to see some really unique activities in here (even though it first came out twenty years ago!). I also found the trainer's introduction pertinent and helpful.

If you work in an international context, you'll be especially pleased. Many of the other game compilations have activities that are language (puns, play on words) or culture (trivia) based. This volume seems relatively free of such nonsense.

It's not the sexiest book you'll pick up. The format and design are simple, even stark. Nevertheless, for sheer fun for your buck, you'll have a hard time beating it.

This book is excellent for helping the trainer develop conceptual thinking in staff. Good for lead ins and cooperative education as well.

If you conduct training sessions, this series of books is awesome. Lots of ideas that can be implemented in numerous ways. Buy the whole series.

I had this series of books before - loaned them out at work and never got them back (go figure!). Happy to have found them again here.

This book is very helpful for me. I am working as Training Manager at hospitality industry, and in our country we do not have such books to facilitate the training session or to help in getting the proper ice breaker. I would say if we have a definit games book for the hospitality career will be appreciated. Thank you.

It was in good condition, but the games were a bit more outdated then I thought. It was great and fast service.

I was really looking forward to getting this book and was so disappointed when I got it. I don't see how anyone could rate it at 5 stars. It was dry and boring. There are better books out there than this one. I even met Ed Scannell last year in Austin. I'm just gled that he is not as boring as the book.

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This book can be very helpful if you've done your homework about the performance needs and the audience first.

IF YOU

<li>Identify what specific on the job performance needs exist for the audience; and whether and how to address those needs through a training session, and</li>

<li>Identify the characteristics of the audience so you know what appeals to them in a training session,</li>

THEN

Select games from this book if they are appropriate to the terminal (on the job) performance objectives and audience analysis.

This book won't do that for you.

Nor tell you how.

Nor even tell you whether.

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