New Encyclopedia of Icebreakers

The New Encyclopedia of Icebreakers-the sequel to the bestselling Encyclopedia of Icebreakers-gives you over 140 innovative activities to energize your training sessions. The book is filled with a variety of activities that will move participants through the stages of group development: forming, storming, norming, performing, and adjourning. Use this new collection to help people get acquainted, build teams, address team or group issues, develop effective working relationships, and improve learning and retention of new information. The final chapter presents specific adjourning activities to help you bring closure to your training or group work, increase skills and knowledge transfer, and transition the participants back to the workplace.In this new volume, Miriam McLaughlin and Sandra Peyser have created over 140 new icebreaking activities for use in all types of training or group work. The New Encyclopedia of Icebreakers offers a variety of ways to develop group cohesion, encourage team effort, promote good communication, and increase retention of new learning.Praise for The New Encyclopedia of Icebreakers"The New Encyclopedia of Icebreakers is a wonderful resource for trainers, full of tips and exercises to fully engage all participants, even the reluctant ones, to ensure a successful adult training experience."-Barbara P. Moore, manager, human resources, Semiconductor Research Corporation"This is not just another compendium of training activities. Here we have a thoughtfully organized presentation of training tools within a comprehensive, yet succinct, overview of significant training issues. This is a valuable resource for all those interested in training."-Michael P. Freidman, Ed.D., psychologist who consults globally with corporate and nonprofit organizationsMcLaughlin, Miriam is the author of 'New Encyclopedia of Icebreakers' with ISBN 9780787968731 and ISBN 0787968730.