More Jolts! Activities to Wake up and Engage Your Participants

Praise for Thiagi's first Jolts! "If you facilitate group learning or change management, you won't want to miss this one!" — Elaine Biech , author of Business of Consulting and Training for Dummies "A valuable addition to any trainer's bookshelf." — Jean Barbazette , president, The Training Clinic, and author of The Art of Great Training Delivery and Managing the Training Function for Bottom-Line Results "As a Charter Member of BFT (Borrow from Thiagi) Club, I've been adapting Thiagi's training activities for decades. . . . Use the jolts from this book as a way to instantly and successfully engage your participants with your topic." — Steve Sugar , author of Games That Teach In his popular first collection of games, Jolts!, renowned trainer and game experts Sivasailam "Thiagi" Thiagarajan (writing with Tracy Tagliati ) handed trainers well-designed games to engage and energize participants, clarify complex ideas, and solidify concepts in participants' minds. Now Thiagi zaps us again with More Jolts! , a collection of 50 brand-new, ready-to-use jolts that share new ways to capture participants' attention; smooth transitions; keep participants alert even after a break; tap the wisdom of the group; and spice up lectures with relevant activities. The book even identifies the jolts that can be seamlessly incorporated into your next e-learning project or interactive webinar. Brief, engaging, and easily adaptable to your purpose, More Jolts! gives you everything you need to pump up the energy and effectiveness of your training programs.

On the Website ix Preface xi PART 1—JOLTS: WHAT, WHY, AND HOW Chapter 1—What Is a Jolt? 3 Chapter 2—Why Use Jolts? 7 Chapter 3—How to Use Jolts 11 PART 2—A COLLECTION OF JOLTS Introduction to Part 2 19 Jolt 1. $5 Meetings 29 Jolt 2. 20 Questions 35 Jolt 3. 60 Seconds 39 Jolt 4. Aloft 43 Jolt 5. Birds of a Feather 47 Jolt 6. Categories 51 Jolt 7. Choice 55 Jolt 8. Coaching Blitz 59 Jolt 9. Context 63 Jolt 10. Count and Spell 67 Jolt 11. Cut Deeper 69 Jolt 12. Daily To–Dos 73 Jolt 13. Different Similarities 77 Jolt 14. Diversity and Inclusion 81 Jolt 15. Do You See What I See? 89 Jolt 16. Exclusion 91 Jolt 17. Eye Test 99 Jolt 18. Four Ears 105 Jolt 19. Four Years 109 Jolt 20. Improvement 113 Jolt 21. Instructions 117 Jolt 22. Johari 121 Jolt 23. Latecomer 125 Jolt 24. Listen 129 Jolt 25. LPPT 135 Jolt 26. Match 139 Jolt 27. Miss–Understanding 143 Jolt 28. Not Fair 147 Jolt 29. Now You See It, Now You Don’t 151 Jolt 30. Paper Folding 155 Jolt 31. People 157 Jolt 32. Pop 161 Jolt 33. Positives 165 Jolt 34. Proofread 169 Jolt 35. Quick Change 173 Jolt 36. Quick Draw 177 Jolt 37. Ranking 181 Jolt 38. Rapid Response 185 Jolt 39. Ritual 191 Jolt 40. Rope Trick 195 Jolt 41. Secret Job Aid 199 Jolt 42. Snake Bite 203 Jolt 43. Strengths 209 Jolt 44. Systematic Ranking 213 Jolt 45. Team Poker 219 Jolt 46. Teamwork 223 Jolt 47. Ten Traits 229 Jolt 48. Top Three 235 Jolt 49. Values 239 Jolt 50. Walk, Stop, Talk, Hop 245 PART 3—A COLLECTION OF DEBRIEFING GAMES Introduction to Part 3 251 Debriefing Game 1. Got a Question 253 Debriefing Game 2. Last Player Standing 257 Debriefing Game 3. Live Likert 259 Debriefing Game 4. Men and Women 261 Debriefing Game 5. Mood Check 265 Debriefing Game 6. Seven Lessons 269 Debriefing Game 7. Slogans 273 Debriefing Game 8. Sticky Ideas 275 Debriefing Game 9. Sudden Survey 277 Debriefing Game 10. Take Five 281 Index 285 About the Authors 295 About the American Society for Training & Development 297

Sivasailam "Thiagi" Thiagarajan , Ph.D., is Resident Mad Scientist at the Thiagi Group, a Bloomington, Indiana–based organization with the mission of helping people improve their performance effectively and enjoyably. Thiagarajan has published forty books, including Jolts!, Thiagi's 100 Favorite Games and Design Your Own Games and Activities (all from Pfeiffer), as well as numerous games, simulations, and articles. Tracy Tagliati , CPLP, is a Senior Associate at the Thiagi Group, where she specializes in designing and delivering training to international clients. Prior to working with the Thiagi Group, Tracy was a corporate trainer for Mercury Insurance Group and Mindset development, a franchise of Crestcom International.