Games Trainers Play (McGraw-Hill Training Series) (Paperback)

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Get any training session off the ground fast­­or jumpstart one whenever it lags­­with the more than 400 proven activities in the bestselling Games Trainers Play series. Their names may range from ``Tombstone Planning'' to ``The `Nobel' Prize Winner,'' but these brilliant offbeat, unexpected, disarming, fully reproducible games have one serious mission: to coax even the most reluctant groups to talk, laugh, think, and work together. Page after page of fun, easy-to-plant tearout exercises help you: break the ice and get particpants acquainted; shake up outworn habits and perceptions; challenge with thought-provoking brainteasers; test learning and retention; develop communication and listening skills; bring out and involve particpant-leaders; win back lethargic, distracted, low-energy groups; encourage creative problem-solving; boost or reinforce a group's self-image; forge cohesive work teams that value group effort; facilitate transfer of training to the job.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 352 pages
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill; 1 edition (May 1, 1980)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0070464081
• ISBN-13: 978-0070464087
• Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 8.5 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #63,508 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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37 of 37 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent resource pack for any business trainer, September 12, 1999

By A Customer

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.

22 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I like it!, March 9, 2001

By	Roy Vieira (Beijing China) - See all my reviews

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.

21 of 28 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent, June 22, 1998

By	"ceamunroe" (gainesville, fl USA) - See all my reviews

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