Great Session Openers, Closers, and Energizers: Quick Activities for Warming Up Your Audience and Ending on a High Note

Start Your Session Off With A Bang, And Finish With A Crowd-Pleaser Sure to energize Your Audience! For every speaker or trainer who has ever faced a roomful of restless—or reluctant—learners, this book is a lifesaver! It's a fun-filled collection of can't—miss acitivities containing the openers, closers, and energizers you need to kick off each session with a bang, quickly focus an audience's wandering attention, and end each session on a high note. no matter what kind of training is involved, these activities will enable you to: Warm up to the group so that everyone feels ready and eager to learn; sinish the session with a bang, so trainees feel good about what they have learned; Make learning memorable; Make training entertaining; Reinforce the key points in your presentation; Spark active involvement from all participants. Best of all, you'll save hours of preparation time with these ready-made, easy-to-use activities, including role plays, small-group exercices, team tasks, quizzes, and much more.

Dr. Marlene Caroselli is a professional trainer and the bestselling author of several dozen books on training and development topics. She has a doctorate from the University of Rochester.