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Spicing Up Your Presentations

Published on Nov 21, 2015

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Spicing Up Your Presentations

with Exercises and Icebreakers
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a 3 hour lecture

is not a workshop!

What are icebreakers?

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Icebreakers...

  • promote interaction 
  • develop relationships
  • increase enthusiasm / creative thinking
  • relieve boredom / reduce tension
  • provide amusement 
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Meet and Greet

icebreaker
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examples

  • favorite animal - why?
  • favorite holiday memory - why?
  • favorite childhood toy?
  • thing you should throw away (but never will)?
  • favorite vacation place - why?
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Humor

breaks the ice!
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Two Truths

and one lie
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use icebreakers...

know your audience

exercises

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exercises

  • mental stimulation
  • physical movement
  • reinforce a concept
  • improve team dynamics
  • encourage participation
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Quick Exercise

Listening
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Beta test

your exercises

Top complaints

  • it was too easy
  • it was too hard
  • i didn't understand
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Match exercises

to skill acquisition

Explain

walkthrough - show them how!
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exercise

have everyone do it
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debrief

the good, the bad, and the ugly
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How to end

with a bang!
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One thing

takeaway from the day!
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Mary erlain
630.768.1422
m.erlain@peak-ds.com