The Ama Trainers' Activity Book
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No one knows training better than the American Management Association. Since 1923, the business community has turned to AMA for practical training and business tools to improve individual and organizational performance. Now, for the first time, the most successful exercises and training techniques used by this preeminent organization's seminar leaders have been collected in The AMA Trainers' Activity Book. Readers will find 25 activities on topics including:Getting from Seminar to Workplace Learning and Creativity Communication and Connection Influence, Compromise, and Problem Solving Management and Leadership A special activity template gives readers all the information they need at a glance. Easily adapted for use with both individuals and teams, these exercisesrepresent the combined efforts of the very best the industry has to offer. Author Biography: Carolyn Nilson (Sandisfield, MA) is a recognized expert in all aspects of training. She has served as an advisor at organizations including AT&T, AMA, Hungry Minds, Padgett-Thompson, The World Bank, the U.S. Department of Labor, the Armed Forces Training Institute, and the U.S. Agency for International Development. She is the author of How to Manage Training, Team Games for Trainers, More Team Games for Trainers, and more than 20 others books.
ForewordixPrefacexi1Getting from Seminar to WorkplaceIntroduction: Wisdom and Skills for the Learner1Developing the Seminar Roadmap3Information Retention: Make the Seminar Most Valuable11Closing Game for Success!15Problem-Based Learning: A New Teaching Tool212Learning and CreativityIntroduction: Wisdom and Skills for the Learner37The Mindreader Icebreaker: An Easy and Clever Card Trick39Protecting Ideas: The "P.I.N." Formula45Identifying and Leveraging Hidden Strengths51From You I Have Learned59Crossword Challenge: Making Your Own Crossword Puzzle713Communication and ConnectionIntroduction: Wisdom and Skills for the Learner81New Normal Coaching83Become the Audience91Interviewing97Focused Listening: Knees to Knees109The Disinclined Decision Maker: Partner Role Play Case Study115The Classroom Power of Cultural Diversity1254Influence, Compromise, and Problem SolvingIntroduction: Wisdom and Skills for the Learner131Famous Gary's/Famous Names133Perspective Switching139Good and Bad Politics145Forced Choice Values Clarification157Putting Together the Pieces1635Management and LeadershipIntroduction: Wisdom and Skills for the Learner169Where's the Gap Between Vision and Reality?171Brand Image Exercise: Developing a Snapshot of Your Brand Today179Managing a Simple Analytical Project193"Magical" Presentations207Building a Positive Work Environment: Changing Negative Norms into Positive Ones227Index233About the Editor239
