22ND Annual
Session #212
Creative
Training
Techniques®
Conference
After
Lunch
Energizers
Doug McCallum
PRE-CONFERENCE
SEPT 27–29, 2015
CONFERENCE
SEPT 30–OCT 2, 2015
MINNEAPOLIS, MN
Objectives
•
To participate in all 6 after lunch energizers to experience
the energy each brings to the training
•
To understand the value of using after lunch energizers
•
To determine the relevancy of the energizer to the subject
matter being covered
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22ND ANNUAL
CREATIVE TRAINING TECHNIQUES® CONFERENCE
Illusions
An optical illusion is characterized by visually perceived images that are deceptive or misleading. Therefore,
the information gathered by the eye is processed by the brain to give, on the face of it, a percept that does
not tally with a physical measurement of the stimulus source. A conventional assumption is that there are
physiological illusions that occur naturally and cognitive illusions that can be demonstrated by specific
visual tricks that say something more basic about how human perceptual systems work. The human brain
constructs a world inside our head based on what it samples from the surrounding environment. However;
sometimes it tries to organize this information it thinks best while other times it fills in the gaps. Knowing
how the brain works will help us to understand the basis of an illusion.
Equipment Needed: Illusions developed or down loaded on computer and projected.
www.illusions.org
5–10 minutes
Time Needed:
Description/Process: Project a variety of illusions on screen and have pairs of participants share what
they see. Don’t be surprised if people see different things even they are looking
at the same image.
Debrief Questions:
1.
What image did you see – was it the same as your partner?
2.
How can you use illusions in your specific training classes?
3.
What lessons are learned from using illusions as an opener or and after lunch energizer?
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Draw Your Cell Phone
Equipment Needed: Copy paper, cell phone
5–10 minutes
Time Needed:
Description/Process: Each participant takes out their cell phone, turns it on, turns it over so they
can’t see it open or on. They then proceed to try and draw what it will look like
when it is completely on – down to the very last detail.
Debrief Questions:
1.
What challenges did you encounter?
2.
How can you use this exercise in your training classes?
3.
What lessons are learned from attempting to draw your phone?
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Human Knots
Equipment Needed: None
5–15 minutes
Time Needed:
Description/Process: Divide your participants in groups of 6, 7 or 8. Ask them to stand in a circle
and follow the directions just as they are given. (1) Reach across the circle and
grab the right of someone different. (2) Now reach across the circle and grab
the left hand of someone different. You are now in a human knot. The goal is to
untangle the knot without letting go. If accomplished the knot will be untangled and everyone will be holding hands in a circle but every other person will
be facing in a different direction.
Debrief Questions:
1.
Was there a point when you didn’t think it would actually happen?
2.
How can you use human knots in your specific training classes?
3.
What lessons are learned from using knots as an after lunch energizer?
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Have You Ever
Equipment Needed: None
5–15 minutes
Time Needed:
Description/Process: Give everyone a 3 x 5 card to write on. Ask each person to think of something
they have done in their lifetime and they are wondering if anyone has ever done
the same thing. Think of strange or cool things that the chances of someone
else doing it are rather remote. Fold the card in half and give all cards to the
instructor. Mix up the cards and distribute them. You can’t keep your own
card if you get it. Everyone then stands in a circle and one by one the cards are
shared. If you wrote the card step forward but if anyone else has done the same
thing they step forward as well. Instructor steps back and watches what happens.
Debrief Questions:
1.
What was the biggest ah-ha you received during and after this energizer?
2.
How can you use this energizer in your specific training classes?
3.
What lessons are learned from using have you ever as after lunch energizer?
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Line Up
Equipment Needed: 1 piece of 8 ½ x 11 copy paper - per person plus one extra piece per the number
of teams designated by counting off to form groups of 8 or 10.
5–20 minutes
Time Needed:
Description/Process: Teams of 4 or 5 participants are selected. The object of this exercise is to have
two groups exchange places on a line of squares (pieces of copy paper) that has
one more place than the number of participants. All participants to the left of
center must end up on the right.
Rules:
To begin, one group stands on the places to the left of the middle square, the other
groups stands to the right. Both groups face the middle X unoccupied square.
> > > x <<<<
Legal Moves:
1. A person may move into an empty space in front of him/her.
2. A person may move around a person who is facing him/her into an empty
space. Thus,
a. 1> x <2 Here, #1 person or #2 person may move into the empty
space (X)
b. 1> <2 x 3> Here, #1 person may move into the empty space (X),
because two people are facing one another
Illegal moves:
1. Any move backwards
2. Any move around someone facing the same way you are; i.e. you are
looking at their back
3. Any move which involves two persons moving at once.
Debrief Questions:
1.
What challenges did your team exhibit?
2.
How can you use this problem solving energizer in your specific training classes?
3.
What lessons are learned from using line up as an after lunch
energizer?
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A What
Equipment Needed: 2 different colored magic markers per group
5–10 minutes
Time Needed:
Description/Process: Group participants in circles of 10–12 seated. Pick a leader that you will call
an earthling. All other participants will be known as aliens. The earthling will
attempt to teach the aliens about the markers with a limited vocabulary of A
what and a pen. The goal is to pass the pens left and right simultaneously and
have them end back with the earthling in the opposite hand. Step back and
watch what happens
Debrief Questions:
1.
Was there a point you wanted the energizer to stop?
2.
How can you use A What in your specific training classes?
3.
What lessons are learned from using this problem solving after lunch energizer?
?
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