Synopsis "Jolts! Activities to Wake up and Engage Your Participants"
Praise for Jolts! "Only Thiagi and his co-author, Tracy, could have devised a listof 50 magical learning moments that are concise and certain to JOLTlearners into new perspectives and profound insights. If youfacilitate group learning or change management, you won't want tomiss this one!"—Elaine Biech, author of Business of Consulting andTraining for Dummies"Give your training sessions a jump start with Jolt activitiesin less than 5 minutes. These easy-to-use creative techniques helplearners gain instant insights. Not just session starters, thiscollection is a valuable addition to any trainer'sbookshelf."—Jean Barbazette, president, The Training Clinic, andauthor of The Art of Great TrainingDelivery and Managingthe Training Function for Bottom-Line Results"As a Charter Member of BFT (Borrow from Thiagi) Club, I've beenadapting Thiagi's training activities for decades. I have builtcollege courses and training workshops around Thiagi and Tracy'sjolts. Use the jolts from this book as a way to instantly andsuccessfully engage your participants with your topic."—Steve Sugar, author of Games That TeachJolt|jolt|: a powerful training tool that will help youengage your participants and focus attention on your learningevent.Master trainer Sivasailam "Thiagi" Thiagarajan and co-authorTracy Tagliati introduce a brand-new set of powerful trainingactivities specially designed to get participants to sit-up,listen, and learn—to jolt them into a new level ofparticipation, activity, and change.The forty-seven games and activities in Jolts! are interactiveand emotionally charged—carefully chosen for their ability tomake participants think, and think differently.When you really need to give your participants a powerfulwake-up call, startle them into re-examining their assumptions andhabitual practices, or encourage self-reflection, problem solving,and fresh perspectives—zap them with Jolts!
