SOUTHWEST TRAINING INSTITUTE—SINCE 1988
Turn-Key Simulations, Games,
& Reproducible Activities (10-30-09)
Our programs engage learners right from the start with the opportunity to interact, develop skills, and learn
by doing. The result: participants know how to apply the learning to real-world situations and put it into
immediate action. All of our learning materials are professionally developed with adult learning theory in
mind using quality design elements. Our Kits are 98% complete; you provide that last 2% to make them
exactly yours.
NO SITE LICENSING: Discounts are available for non-profit, government, & education organizations.
The suggested training duration listed below can be contracted or expanded to fit your specific learning
objectives.
NO MANDATORY CERTIFICATION: There are NO mandatory certification requirements. OPTIONAL
Train-the-Trainer Workshops are available. Most TTT Workshops can be delivered in one or two days
depending on the learning objectives and the experience level of the trainer-students. Titles 81-91 require
phone coaching trainer preparation.
Title
Description
Price
SIMULATIONS & GAMES
Think beyond the icebreaker! The use of games during a training
intervention can be a powerful technique to teach complex or
abstract concepts in an intuitive and memorable way. And let's not
forget the fun and ease for the learner!
The Facilitation Guide will help you to earn how to adapt any game
for your own use. Get tips and tricks for facilitating games. Link
games to learning outcomes and organizational growth and goals.
1.
BEYOND THE VALLEY
OF THE KINGS
SIMULATION
Team Building: Illustrate the concept of team synergy with Beyond
the Valley of the Kings, a challenging adventure simulation that
focuses on decision making under pressure and the importance of
team building. Participants experience first-hand the advantage of
working as a team when they realize that the results achieved as a
group out-measure those of any one individual.
$155 Starter
Kit
2.
BLACK BEAR
SIMULATION
Team Synergy: An adventure simulation. Participants experience
first-hand the advantages of teamwork when they are asked to
choose one of 5 strategy alternatives and rank 10 backpack items,
first as individuals and then as a team. The concept of synergy is
conveyed when the team results are shown to better those of an
individual working alone.
$155 Starter
Kit
3.
CAVE WITHOUT A
NAME SIMULATION
Consensus Decision Making: Teach the concept of team synergy
with Cave Without a Name, a challenging adventure simulation that
focuses on consensus decision making, problem solving, and
managing group conflict. By comparing individual solutions to
solutions reached by the group, participants experience first-hand
the advantages of working as a team.
$155 Starter
Kit
4.
MAROONED
SIMULATION
Consensus Decision Making: Demonstrate the concept of team $155 Starter
synergy with Marooned, a challenging adventure simulation that
Kit
focuses on consensus decision making. Participants experience
first-hand the advantage of working as a team when they realize the
results achieved as a group out-measure those of any one
individual.
Southwest Training Institute--Since 1988, Mary Jo Huard, Owner
4205 Mann Court - Carrollton, TX 75010 - Phone: 972.394-8906 – U.S. Toll Free: 1-888-978-6632
E-mail: [email protected] - Website: www.swtinstitute.com
5.
OUTBACK
SIMULATION
Team Communication & Leadership: Demonstrate the concept of
team synergy with Outback, a challenging adventure simulation that
focuses on team leadership, communication, consensus decision
making, and problem solving. Participants experience first-hand the
advantage of working as a team when they realize that the results
achieved as a group out-measure those of any one individual.
$155 Starter
Kit
6.
SWAMPED
SIMULATION
Managing Group Conflict: Teach the concept of team synergy with
Swamped, a challenging adventure simulation that focuses on
managing group conflict and consensus decision making. By
comparing individual solutions to solutions reached by the group,
participants experience first-hand the advantages of working as a
team.
$155 Starter
Kit
7.
VACATION IN THE
KEYS SIMULATION
Team Decision Making: Demonstrate the concept of team synergy
with Vacation in the Keys, a challenging adventure simulation that
puts consensus decision making into practice. Participants
experience first-hand the advantage of working as a team when
they realize that the results achieved as a group out-measure those
of any one individual.
$155 Starter
Kit
8.
DEALING WITH
CHANGE SIMULATION
Change Management: Dealing with Change offers a proactive, 5step plan for coping with the challenges of organizational change.
This business simulation takes a focused, personal, and proactive
approach to managing the emotional side of change, helping
employees learn how to regain a sense of control and turn negative
emotions into positive actions.
$90
9.
PUT CUSTOMERS
FIRST SIMULATION
Customer Responsibility: The customer's place in today's business
has never been more secure. They have a virtual seat at every
boardroom table and management team retreat. Our "Put
Customers First" business simulation is designed to help customer
service representatives manage the customer experience. It is
about the personal responsibility of customer service
representatives and the actions they should take each time they
interact with a customer.
$48
10. COMMON CURRENCY
SIMULATION
Group Cooperative Competition: Is it really possible to practice the
strategies of competition and cooperation at the same time? Yes!
Around the world, production teams, research and development
groups, and marketing teams all are benefiting from the power of
cooperative-competition. Discover for yourself this fresh approach
to individual, team, and organizational development with Common
Currency: The Cooperative Competition Game.
$245
11. COMMUNICATION
DERAILED
SIMULATION
Communication: An engaging simulation game that demonstrates
the profound impact of poor communication—and then teaches the
skills needed to communicate effectively.
This simulation
addresses all three communication challenges: communication in
teams, lateral communication, & communication during
organizational stress.
$450
12. RAINFOREST
SIMULATION
Team Building: An insightful hands-on exercise, The Rainforest
Game is designed to provide individuals and teams with the
opportunity to experience collaboration across both internal and
external boundaries. Working within groups and across groups,
participants build awareness of the importance of cooperation,
challenges inherent in inter-team communication, and the
significance of creating and sustaining effective partnerships.
$395
Supervisory Skills: Send supervisors on a memorable exploration
$520
of supervisory skills with Flight from Savo, This exciting hands-on
adventure game. Participants experience first-hand the
fundamental supervisory skills presented in the Supervisory Skills
Questionnaire: Guiding the Work, Organizing the Work, Developing
Your Staff, Managing Performance, and Managing Relations.
Southwest Training Institute--Since 1988, Mary Jo Huard, Owner
4205 Mann Court - Carrollton, TX 75010 - Phone: 972.394-8906 – U.S. Toll Free: 1-888-978-6632
E-mail: [email protected] - Website: www.swtinstitute.com
13. FLIGHT FROM SAVO
SIMULATION
Team Building: A long-time favorite of our customers — Jungle
Escape is a fun and highly effective hands-on game that's perfect
for introducing and reinforcing basic team skills. The adventure
begins when teams learn that their airplane has crash-landed in a
remote jungle. To survive, each group must build an escape
helicopter using spare parts, a diagram, and limited access to a
completed model.
$415
15. MARS SURFACE
ROVER SIMULATION
(LEADERSHIP
VERSION)
Leadership: Illustrate the concept of facilitative leadership and its
benefits – a team atmosphere of trust, respect, open
communication, & productivity.
Learn how a facilitative
leadership style generates a team atmosphere, discover the
drawbacks of traditional (autocratic) or passive (uninvolved)
styles of leadership, and recognize the balance between too
much and too little authority.
$520
16. MARS SURFACE
ROVER SIMULATION
(TEAM VERSION)
Team Building: Introduce basic teamwork concepts such as
interdependence, common goals, interaction, valuing diversity,
and creating a supportive environment. First, participants work
independently – then they complete the vehicle as a team,
discussing ideas & sharing their individual expertise. Finally
participants evaluate and discuss three key elements of
teamwork.
$520
17. TALL SHIPS
SIMULATION
Team Building: Raise your team’s effectiveness with Tall Ships, the
fast-paced simulation that challenges teams to race against the
clock — and others teams — to build the tallest ship mast at the
lowest cost. Participants learn about and practice the 7 skills critical
to effective team performance: Clarity, Capability, Collaboration,
Commitment, Communication, Continuous Improvement, and
Creativity.
$520
18. VISUALS-SPEAK GAME
VisualsSpeak is an effective communication and team game for
management development training. Visual communication tools
and images surface team differences, improve group and team
interaction, establish rapport, and encourage dialogue. Open your
eyes to a new way of improving communication. VisualsSpeak is a
training game that uses the power of visual communication to
create energy, excitement, and a sense of connection in your
training classroom.
$425 Starter
Kit
19. STYLE PLAY—12
GROUP CARD GAMES
Personal Styles: Add excitement and impact to your style training.
These quick, energizing games reinforce learning and build
awareness in a fun, nonthreatening manner. You will Understand
the four personality styles, Learn how the four styles interact,
Practice interacting with those of similar and different personality
styles, Understand the strengths and weaknesses of each style
$95
20. DEIR EL-MEDINA AN
EXPLORATION OF
TEAM ROLES GAME
Team Building: Groups often fail to find the solution to solvable
problems because team members do not recognize the importance
of their role, or they overlook the information that other members
possess. Deir el-Medina is an engaging game designed to identify
the various roles each team member plays during work processes
and demonstrate how each role contributes to the group’s ability to
accomplish goals, solve problems, and achieve success.
$103
21. DO YOUR BEST GAME
Direction Setting:
Do Your Best is a set of activities that
demonstrates the key principles of setting direction in an
organization, group, or team. The short, five-to-fifteen minute
activities provide an active, stimulating means of uncovering the
crucial principles of setting mission, vision, and goals.
$245
14. JUNGLE ESCAPE
SIMULATION
Meeting Skills: Card Games for Effective Team Meeting Behavior.
$88
InterAct consists of 64 game cards designed to teach and reinforce
effective Task and Maintenance Behaviors. Task behaviors help
participants initiate and develop ideas, seek and offer information,
Southwest Training Institute--Since 1988, Mary Jo Huard, Owner
4205 Mann Court - Carrollton, TX 75010 - Phone: 972.394-8906 – U.S. Toll Free: 1-888-978-6632
E-mail: [email protected] - Website: www.swtinstitute.com
22. INTERACT GAME
build understanding, clarify assumptions, and summarize ideas.
Maintenance behaviors are directly related to building and
maintaining favorable relationships in a group.
23. MAESTRO GAME
Team Performance: Play out vital team skills such as leadership,
creative problem-solving, planning, and communication, with our
newest game, Maestro: The Team Performance Game. Hands-on
and engaging, this interactive game leads to a rich and meaningful
dialogue that prepares teams to perform more effectively in the
workplace.
$345
24. JUST MY TYPE GAME
Personal Styles: By trading and discussing cards and fashioning a
hand that best captures their personality style, players learn about
4
personality
dimensions:
Extraversion/Introversion,
Sensing/Intuition, Thinking/Feeling, and Judging/Perceiving. The
game gives participants an opportunity to discuss how behavior
preferences impact their relationships with others and how they can
work together more effectively and productively.
$245
REPRODUCIBLE ACTIVITIES
25. 22 TRAINING EVENTS
FOR DEVELOPING
TEAM LEADERS
22 Training Events for Developing Team Leaders is flexible and
may be adapted to meet your participants' specific training needs.
Build the activities into any team leadership program, tie together
several events for a mini training session, or use selected activities
as stand-alone exercises.
$100
26. PROBLEM SOVING &
DECISION MAKING
ACTIVITIES
25 Problem-Solving & Decision-Making Activities provides the tools
to enhance these skills, using a variety of self-analysis
assessments, survey instruments, structured experiences, and
teaching resources.
$100
27. 58.5 WAYS TO
IMPROVISE IN
TRAINING ACTIVITIES
58½ Ways to Improvise in Training is more than just simply a
collection of icebreakers. The activities are designed to be useful
on a number of different levels. You'll find that physical activities not
only warm up the limbs, they also break down barriers between
participants. Some activities build skills - often by increasing ways
for participants to express themselves. And by using the questions
provided in the debriefing section, you can always create a link
between the activity and the learning experience on a metaphorical
level.
$100
28. COMPACT CASES
ACTIVITIES
By definition, a compact case is a brief description of a typical
organizational situation that requires change and improvement. For
the purpose of this collection, the cases have been restricted to
general problems faced in most organizations. For example, what
are the leadership issues in an organization that need desperately
to change in order to survive? What are the typical problems of
communicating within a work group? How can employees with a
variety of needs be motivated to perform their best for the team and
the organization?
$100
29. CUSTOMER SERVICE
ACTIVITIES
Encourage your customer service representatives to answer, learn
about, and reflect on the key questions that will help them to
deliver exceptional service. Customer Service Activities for
Training is a collection of 38 activities, assessments, role plays,
and action plans that address 5 critical questions.
$100
30. ENERGIZER
ACTIVITIES
Your participants have just returned from lunch and their eyes are
glazing over. Don’t despair — energize them! The icebreakers and
energizers in this collection can be used at any point during any
type of training session, workshop, or conference.
$20
31. EXPLORING
PERSONAL STYLES
ACTIVITIES
The perfect follow-up to any personality-style training, Exploring
Personal Styles (EPS) helps participants learn to accept and
appreciate their differences. With over 30 activities ranging from
$100
Southwest Training Institute--Since 1988, Mary Jo Huard, Owner
4205 Mann Court - Carrollton, TX 75010 - Phone: 972.394-8906 – U.S. Toll Free: 1-888-978-6632
E-mail: [email protected] - Website: www.swtinstitute.com
light and easy-going to more in-depth, this Jungian-inspired
collection generates compelling group discussions and insight into
the unique qualities of each personality dimension.
32. THE FACILITATOR’S
TOOLKIT ACTIVITIES
So you've been asked to facilitate a training session, but you don't
know where to start? Reach for The Facilitator's Toolkit! This
collection of over 40 tools, discussions, and case studies is the
perfect resource for inexperienced facilitators or employees who
are being asked to put together or facilitate a training session.
$100
33. FIRST AID FOR
STRESS ACTIVITIES
First Aid for Stress provides a starting point to help you better
understand stress and identify solutions for individuals, teams, and
the organization. The 34 activities offer a variety of ways to
recognize and measure stress, change perceptions and behaviors,
and lend support in the workplace.
$100
34. PEN & PAPER GAMES
FOR TRAINERS
A picture tells a thousand words, right? This cliché is true even in
the training room. Challenge your participants to expand their
minds through drawing, writing, and group speaking with Pen and
Paper Games for Training, a collection of 40 activities that
exercise both the logical left and creative right sides of the brain.
$100
35. PUMP THEM UP
ACTIVITIES
You need Pump Them Up! - a collection of 35 reproducible teambuilding workshops conveniently packaged in a 3-ring binder. In as
little as two hours you can provide teams with on-target, hands-on
training that will re-energize, re-focus, and re-commit team
members.
$100
36. SALES TRAINING
ACTIVITIES
Sales training isn't just for sales reps anymore — customer service
and other support staff can also benefit from developing selling
skills! Support all of your sales training needs with Sales Training
Activities, a mix of over 80 ice breakers, role plays, games, and
exercises that are the perfect addition to any type of sales training.
$100
37. COMMUNICATION
SKILLS ACTIVITIES
Whether communication is being addressed directly or indirectly in
your training program, lay the groundwork for skill development
with Skill Builders: 50 Communication Skills Activities. This
collection of activities addresses all 3 learning domains (cognitive,
affective, and behavioral) and involves participants directly in the
learning process through its interactive approach.
$100
38. CUSTOMER SERVICE
ACTIVITIES
Spice up your next customer service training program with Skill
Builders: 50 Customer Service Activities, a creative, engaging, and
innovative collection of skill development activities from Lorraine
Ukens. The activities in this collection stimulate discussion and
learning by actively involving all participants.
$100
39. TEAMBOOK
ACTIVITIES
Team Book is a collection of ideas and 27 exercises for use by
trainers or program designers who are engaged in the effort of
helping work groups to develop into teams. Keeping the
conditions, goals, and guidelines of Team Book in mind will assist
users to develop from work groups into more effective teams.
$100
40. TEAM BUILDERS
ACTIVITIES
Challenge your participants’ imaginations with Team Builders: 10
Adventures in Working Together, a new collection of learning
events that encourage the exploration of team skills through the
use of fantasy scenarios.
$100
41. TEAM DEVELOPMENT
ACTIVITIES
Searching for a fresh collection of team development activities?
Look no further! Introducing Team Development Activities for
Trainers, a collection of 59 exercises that address the skills most
critical to team development, including communication, planning,
problem solving, and more.
$100
42. TELEPHONE SKILLS –
INBOUND CALLS
ACTIVITIES
38 Activities for Mastering Inbound Calls includes: How to Develop
Your Telephone Personality, Building Rapport with the Customer,
The Importance of Listening, The Criteria of a Successful Inbound
$100
Southwest Training Institute--Since 1988, Mary Jo Huard, Owner
4205 Mann Court - Carrollton, TX 75010 - Phone: 972.394-8906 – U.S. Toll Free: 1-888-978-6632
E-mail: [email protected] - Website: www.swtinstitute.com
Call, Handling a Complaint on the Telephone, and more.
43. TELEPHONE SKILLS –
OUTBOUND CALLS
ACTIVITIES
22 Activities for Mastering Outbound Calls includes: How to Turn
Customers on to Your Proposition, Quoting the Price and Asking
for an Order, Handling Rejection in a Positive Way, The Cold Call,
Telephone Account Management, and more.
$100
READY, PRINT, TRAIN
44. REPRODUCIBLE
PROGRAM LIBRARY
Introducing our Reproducible Program Library (RPL), a collection
of 80 half-day and one-day programs. Each program comes
ready to train, complete with a Participant Guide, Facilitator
Guide, and even a PowerPoint presentation. That’s not all –
they’re customizable, so you can tailor them to your specific
industry or organizational need. Select the individual titles you
need, choose from pre-selected topic series, or purchase the
entire collection to own the ultimate training library. The more
you buy, the more you save! The Reproducible Program Library
offers over 80 programs on today’s hottest topics. The program
Categories are:
 Change Management
 Coaching
 Communication
 Conflict
 Customer Service & Sales
 Decision Making
 Diversity
 Emotional Intelligence
 Employee & Professional Development
 Finance
 Harassment
 Generational
 Human Resources
 Influencing
 Leadership & Management
 Meetings
 Negotiating
 Organizational Development
 Performance Management
 Problem Solving & Decision Making
 Professional Development
 Project Management
 Sales
 Stress Management
 Supervision
 Team Building
 Time Management
$399 any
single title
$299 10 or
more titles
$11,995 full
library
access to all
80 titles
It's as easy
as:
1: Choose a
program
from your
library
2: Tailor
content to
your needs
3: Hit "print"
and you're
ready to
train.
CALL FOR COMPLETE DESCRIPTIONS
E-Learning without any limits. Our collection of 13 customizable,
$399 any
self-paced online courses that address today’s most pressing
single title
workplace issues. Each program provides approximately one hour
of active, self-paced learning, including checkpoint quizzes and
$3,495 All
printable worksheets.
Many of the titles also include a
13 Titles
supplemental Case Study for real world application. With just a
few clicks, you can add your company logo or tailor the content to
Southwest Training Institute--Since 1988, Mary Jo Huard, Owner
4205 Mann Court - Carrollton, TX 75010 - Phone: 972.394-8906 – U.S. Toll Free: 1-888-978-6632
E-mail: [email protected] - Website: www.swtinstitute.com
45. POWER LEARNING
LIBRARY
suit your specialized learning goals. Pay a SINGLE PRICE for
each program and distribute to all of the learners in your company.
There are no renewable contracts. Train as many people as you
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 Business Skills
 Coaching
 Communication
 Change Management
 Customer Service
 Emotional Intelligence
 Influencing
 Leadership
 Managing
 Strategic Planning
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46. E-BOOKS LIBRARY
47. TRANING GAMES
LIBRARY
Introducing E-Books, a complete library of on-demand, self-paced,
digital learning resources. E-Books are flexible and have many
applications. Use them as standalone self-development resources,
add them to instructor-led training, or use them to reinforce
learning. Highly interactive and easy-to-use, e-Books are perfect
for anyone in your organization. We offer more than 50 titles on a
wide range of key organizational subjects such as:
 Communication Skills
 Culture & Ethics
 Frontline Supervision
 Human Resource Essentials
 Leadership
 Learning Management
 Managing
 Managing Business Processes
 Organization Development
 Performance
 Self Improvement
 Selling and Marketing
 Talent Management
 Work/Life Balance
 Working With Others
Each e-Book title you purchase comes packaged with the
downloadable DNL Reader that allows the content to appear on
screen, in a virtual page-turning format that’s similar to a printed
book. With the help of embedded guides and a navigation toolbar,
you are off and learning in just a few clicks! Customizable user
settings; Bookmark, save, and print functions; Pop up and notes
features; Interactive assessments and action planning; Pocket
reference guides; and Search and highlight capabilities.
$9.95 per
Title
More than
50 Titles
Add fun and excitement to your training with The Training Games $99.99 single
Library, fully customizable and easy to use. Each is based on a
Trainer
popular game show (Peril, Tic Tac Dough, Wheel of Color, Deal or
License
No Deal, Truth or Consequences, etc.) and each can be
customized by adding your own training questions. These
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your audience and reinforce learning. Choose a game, add your
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questions and answers, and let the technology do the rest.
The games are loaded with games features designed to make your
Southwest Training Institute--Since 1988, Mary Jo Huard, Owner
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E-mail: [email protected] - Website: www.swtinstitute.com
training program engaging, exciting and fun. They feature automatic
scoring and easy push button movement around the game. Simply
enter questions and answers into the template slides and then run
as a slide show. The sound effects, custom graphics, and
functionality are built in.
All of the games are great fun in a classroom setting, and may also
be posted on your organization’s server, company intranet or any
secure page in your website. The games work with all versions of
MS PowerPoint 2002 or later.
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E-mail: [email protected] - Website: www.swtinstitute.com