When it was first published in 1995, Mel Silberman's 101 Ways to Make Training Active became an instant bestseller. Now this revised and updated second edition offers the same dynamic approach and 101 completely new case examples. The examples support each exercise and highlight real-time uses of the highly successful Active Training method. In addition, the book includes 200 training tips that form the nuts-and-bolts of successful active training. These tips incorporated in the book's top ten lists show how to build quality, activity, variety, and direction into your training programs.

For the first time 101 Ways to Make Training Active features a CD-ROM containing all the original "Top Ten Trainers Tips and Techniques" lists for easy reproduction and distribution.

Table of Contents :

1 Stand up and be counted 56
2 Human scavenger hunt 58
3 Group resume 60
4 Predictions 62
5 Television commercial 64
6 Me too 65
7 Really getting acquainted 67
8 Team getaway 69
9 Reconnecting 71
10 Setting ground rules 73
11 First-class survey 76
12 Introductory go-arounds 79
13 Assessment search 81
14 Instant assessment 83
15 A representative sample 85
16 Class concerns 87
17 Active knowledge sharing 90
18 Rotating trio exchange 92
19 Go to your post 94
20 Lightening the learning climate 96
21 Exchanging viewpoints 98
22 True or false? 100
23 Hangman 102
24 Buying into the course 105
25 Gaining attention 110
26 Inquiring minds want to know 112
27 Teaching by analogy 114
28 Listening teams 116
29 Guided note taking 119
30 Lecture bingo 122
31 Guided teaching 125
32 Acting it out 127
33 Team quiz 130
34 Active debate 134
35 Town meeting 137
36 Three-stage fishbowl discussion 139
37 Expanding panel 142
38 Point-counterpoint 144
39 Reading aloud 146
40 Card exchange 148
41 Learning starts with a question 152
42 Question cards 154
43 Planted questions 156
44 Role reversal questions 158
45 Information search 162
46 The study group 164
47 Card sort 167
48 Learning tournament 169
49 The power of two 171
50 Team investigation 173
51 Group-to-group exchange 176
52 Jigsaw learning 178
53 Everyone is a teacher here 181
54 Peer lessons 183
55 Participant-created case studies 185
56 Poster session 188
57 E-mail exchanges 192
58 Dear Addie letters 194
59 Application questions 196
60 Web-based scavenger hunt 198
61 Real-time feedback 200
62 e-Learning journals 202
63 Jolts 206
64 Seeing how it is 208
65 Billboard ranking 210
66 What? : so what? : now what? 212
67 Active self-assessment 214
68 Stop, start, continue 216
69 Storytelling 218
70 Show, but NOT tell 222
71 The firing line 224
72 Active observation and feedback 227
73 Non-threatening role playing 229
74 Triple role playing 231
75 Rotating roles 233
76 You write the script 235
77 Practice-rehearsal pairs 237
78 I am the 239
79 Curveballs 241
80 Index card match 246
81 Flip chart/slide review 248
82 Review scrabble 250
83 Crossword puzzle 252
84 Jeopardy review 254
85 Who wants to be a millionaire? 257
86 Participant recap 261
87 Reconsidering 264
88 Return on your investment 266
89 What we are taking away 268
90 Physical self-assessment 270
91 Self-monitoring 274
92 Peer consultation 276
93 Obstacle assessment 278
94 Job reminders 280
95 I hereby resolve 282
96 Follow-up questionnaire 284
97 Sticking to it 287
98 High fives 292
99 Connections 294
100 Group photo 296
101 The final exam 298