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Where can I find Exercises & Ice Breakers

Specific question: "I'm delivering a long, boring class and want to make it more interesting. Where can I find good exerices and ice-breakers to interject through the day?"

Marcia's answer: There are all sorts of exercises you can use. I strongly suggest you take a look at some of those listed below but then make them your own and tailor them to your class.

Web sites

Arkansas Trainers Network has many links to sites with icbreakers: http://www.lochnet.com/arktrain/links/i2n.htm#ice

Cornell University Trainer's Network Conference Ice Breaker Summary: http://www.cornell.edu/Admin/TNET/Icebreakers/Icebreakers.html

Spice of the Month Energizers by Training Oasis: http://www3.sympatico.ca/thetrainingoasis/mayspice.htm

Susan Boyd's "10 Ways to Break the Ice" Checklist: http://www.susan-boyd.com/training.htm

Books

Games Trainers Play: Experimental Learning Exercises. John W. Newstrom and Edward Scannell. McGraw Hill and ASTD. 1989 Paperback. The first (and arguably the best) in a long series of trainer games. See also More Games Trainers Play ('83), Still More Games Trainers Play ('91), Even More Games Trainers Play ('94), Big Book of Business Games ('96), Big Book of Team Building Games ('98), Big Book of Presentation Games ('98)

The Wuzzle Book. Tom Underwood. Resources for Organizations. Available through Creative Training Techniques International

Thanks to Susan Boyd for helping with this list. [email protected]

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