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Ice Breakers & Team Building Exercises
By
Gregory P. Smith, MS
Speaker, Consultant and Trainer |
Start Your Meetings
Moving in the Right Direction!
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How many meetings have you been to that are just the same
old thing -- boring gatherings you can't wait to leave! Here
is an opportunity to make your next meeting, class, or team building
event something special.
My name is Greg Smith.
I have been a professional speaker, consultant, and trainer for over
twenty years. In the hundreds of classes I have taught, I have learned one
simple truth -- people learn quicker if you make classes and
meetings fun and interesting.
As a result, I have compiled my favorite teambuilding exercises and techniques
into a 77-page book. It is cram-packed with innovative ideas and
exercises to make your meetings, classes, and workshops come alive
and make you a HERO with your team.
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Greg Smith
Author of
Icebreakers and
Team Building Exercises |
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Over 64 Icebreakers and Team Building Activities
Make Your Training Exercises and
Activities
Effective and Fun!
Included in this book is my favorite team building game called the "Terrorist Toxic
Explosive Situation."
This is an easy to perform exercise for
both adults or teens. The goal is to decontaminate a can of
"toxic" popcorn that has been secretly placed in the room by terrorists. Your team
must
quickly come up with a plan of action, assemble tools and equipment,
transfer the material into a "safe" container before the "toxic"
substance explodes. This is a great game to identify the "planners, doers,
and thinkers," in your group. It also demonstrates the importance
of having a good plan. It comes with instructions, a list of materials,
and a debriefing
questionnaire to help your team understand what went right and what
went wrong.
Expect a million laughs!
"Torpedo Weapons Loading Exercise"
is another very popular activity.
This is a timed exercise where
individuals are placed on two teams to design and construct a device
to safely catch a torpedo (egg) from an elevated tripod. The team
must design, construct, and complete the mission in a specific time
frame. We provide you the list of materials needed, the solution,
and the instructions the team must follow to complete the task.
These are just two of the 64
teambuilding activities and exercises you will
get from the book. There
are 7 different sections within this book. All the exercises are
appropriate for any age group.
Section 1 - Quick and Easy Teamwork Games
This
section contains twenty-seven different ice breakers to help
you keep your meetings and teams energized. Most of these
activities are simple and easy to do and do not take much time.
"Toilet Paper Tango" is
a fun exercise to use to
for
short introductions and to lighten the atmosphere at the start of
a difficult or intense kind of meeting.
Section 2 - Creative Team
Brainstorming Activities
In this
section you can choose from several different brainstorming
 exercises
designed to help people think creatively. We provide you several
different techniques to get people to go beyond normal
brainstorming.
Section 3 - Communication Exercises
Do you
need a few exercises to get people to communicate with each other?
These three exercises are guaranteed to get people talking to each
other and they will have fun to boot.
Section 4. Group Problem Solving
Techniques
This is a
great section for teachers and facilitators looking for new
 ways
to get groups of people to work together to solve problems. The
picture is a group of people using an
"Affinity Diagram."
Many different techniques are provided including
the "Gordon/Little Group Technique"
and "Osborn's Brainstorming"
to name a few.
Section 5 - Team Icebreaker Activities and
Teambuilding Exercises
This
section contains several in
depth, stimulating exercises designed to get groups of people
working together.
Not only do you get the "Terrorist Toxic
Explosive Situation"
and
the "Torpedo Weapons Loading Exercise,"
you also get several other exercises that are fun and challenging.
Exercises vary in length from 15-45 minutes.
Section 6 - Teambuilding Case Studies
This
section includes five case studies to help your team sharpen their
problem-solving and analytical skills. I have used
"Heartbreak Hotel" to
train people to focus on leadership skills and problems with
customer service.
Section 7 - Fun Icebreakers and Stories
Here are several
funny stories and comical antidotes to spice up your training
programs. They also make great openers or closers for speeches,
classes, or training events.
This Great Ice Breaker Book Is a
Fantastic Resource For:
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Business meetings
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Classroom energizers
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Corporate ice breakers
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Corporate team building activities
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Fun team building games
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Ice breakers for small groups
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Ice breakers for students
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Icebreakers for groups
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Icebreakers for training
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Quick team building activities
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Group communication activities
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Group problem solving activity
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Group team building activity
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Ice breakers for parties
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Indoor team building activities
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Indoor team building games
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Leadership exercises
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Classroom activities
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