First impressions matter, whether you're walking into a social gala or beginning a new training seminar. How you open your learning event will set expectations and establish a tone for the whole session. In the first few minutes, participants are evaluating how much they think they'll get out of the training, as well as how much effort they'll put in themselves.
Refresh your approach to introductions and icebreakers, by exploring a range of techniques to draw participants in, instill trust, set expectations, build camaraderie, and prime your group for participatory learning. Understand how to use time wisely and avoid the common pitfalls that put participants on guard. In this highly interactive session, you'll learn and exchange favorite approaches for setting the groundwork for lively learning events, whether live or online.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
- Understand and balance the range of goals for session openers
- Differentiate time-wasting icebreakers from important session-starters
- Build psychological safety
- Help participants build connections with the content and other learners
- Develop ways to build psychological safety nets to support learning
- Pick perfect openers to start your session
WHAT TO EXPECT
We practice what we preach! Expect a session that is:
- CUSTOMIZED: Each session is tailored to the needs of the group
- INTERACTIVE- engaging, participator, brain friendly, and active
- ONLINE: Sessions are delivered online (unless in the Boston area)
- TIME: 45-minutes (give or take). If you need a 30- or 60-minute session, we will adapt to your needs
