A Compendium of Icebreakers, Energizers and Introductions

A Compendium of Icebreakers, Energizers and Introductions

by Andy Kirby
Released January 1992
Publisher(s): HRD Press
ISBN: 9780874251975

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Book description

Select from 75 quick exercises to break down barriers, increase motivation, and provide the best possible start to your training program. Compiled by a team of five trainers with a wide variety of experience, the games represent a rich mixture of styles and an extensive range of approaches. There is an index of activities by objective to help you choose the most appropriate activity for your application, and fully reproducible participant materials are included to save you hours of preparation time.

Table of contents

  1. A Compendium of Icebreakers, Energizers and Introductions
    1. Copyright
    2. Acknowledgments
    3. Preface
    4. Introduction
      1. The advantages of games
      2. Fashions in training games
      3. Objectives of games
      4. Choosing and preparing games
      5. The choice of games in this book
      6. Making games work through contracts
    5. Part 1: The Games
      1. Chapter 1: About Me
        1. Summary
        2. Objective
        3. Materials and Resources
        4. Time Limit
        5. Procedure
        6. Commentary
        7. Variations
      2. Chapter 2: Active Relaxation
        1. Summary
        2. Objective
        3. Materials
        4. Time Limit
        5. Procedure
        6. Commentary
        7. Variations
      3. Chapter 3: All Change—Including You
        1. Summary
        2. Objectives
        3. Materials and Resources
        4. Time Limit
        5. Procedure
        6. Commentary
        7. Variations
      4. Chapter 4: Alphabetic Introductions
        1. Summary
        2. Objective
        3. Materials
        4. Time Limit
        5. Procedure
        6. Commentary
        7. Variations
      5. Chapter 5: Anagrams
        1. Summary
        2. Objectives
        3. Materials
        4. Time Limit
        5. Procedure
        6. Variations
      6. Chapter 6: Animal Crackers
        1. Summary
        2. Objectives
        3. Materials
        4. Time Limit
        5. Procedure
        6. Commentary
        7. Variations
        8. Variation—Animal Crackers
      7. Chapter 7: Animal Noises
        1. Summary
        2. Objectives
        3. Materials
        4. Time Limit
        5. Procedure
        6. Commentary
        7. Variations
      8. Chapter 8: Back to Back
        1. Summary
        2. Objectives
        3. Materials
        4. Time Limit
        5. Procedure
        6. Commentary
      9. Chapter 9: Balloon Energizers
        1. Energizers
        2. Introductions
      10. Chapter 10: Balloon Groups
        1. Summary
        2. Objectives
        3. Materials and Resources
        4. Time Limit
        5. Procedure
        6. Commentary
        7. Variations
      11. Chapter 11: Balloon Spotting
        1. Summary
        2. Objectives
        3. Materials
        4. Time Limit
        5. Procedure
      12. Chapter 12: Blind Balloon Relay
        1. Summary
        2. Objectives
        3. Materials
        4. Time Limit
        5. Procedure
        6. Commentary
        7. Variations
      13. Chapter 13: Blindfold Evacuation
        1. Summary
        2. Objective
        3. Materials
        4. Time Limit
        5. Procedure
        6. Commentary
      14. Chapter 14: Blind Order
        1. Summary
        2. Objective
        3. Materials and Resources
        4. Time Limit
        5. Procedure
        6. Commentary
        7. Variations
      15. Chapter 15: Catch All
        1. Summary
        2. Objectives
        3. Materials
        4. Time Limit
        5. Procedure
        6. Commentary
        7. Variations
      16. Chapter 16: The Company Needs Me Because...
        1. Summary
        2. Objective
        3. Materials
        4. Time Limit
        5. Procedure
        6. Commentary
      17. Chapter 17: Creeping Death
      18. Chapter 18: Descriptions
        1. Summary
        2. Objectives
        3. Materials
        4. Time Limit
        5. Procedure
        6. Commentary
      19. Chapter 19: Dice Breaker
        1. Summary
        2. Objective
        3. Materials
        4. Time Limit
        5. Procedure
      20. Chapter 20: Draw It
        1. Summary
        2. Objective
        3. Materials
        4. Time Limit
        5. Procedure
        6. Commentary
      21. Chapter 21: Dry Up
        1. Summary
        2. Objectives
        3. Materials
        4. Time Limit
        5. Procedure
        6. Commentary
      22. Chapter 22: Ego Ideal
        1. Summary
        2. Objective
        3. Materials
        4. Time Limit
        5. Procedure
        6. Commentary
        7. Variations
      23. Chapter 23: Folder Find
        1. Summary
        2. Objective
        3. Materials and Resources
        4. Time Limit
        5. Procedure
        6. Commentary
        7. Variations
      24. Chapter 24: Fruit and Spoon Race
        1. Summary
        2. Objectives
        3. Materials
        4. Time Limit
        5. Procedure
        6. Commentary
      25. Chapter 25: Group Jigsaw
        1. Summary
        2. Objectives
        3. Materials
        4. Time Limit
        5. Procedure
        6. Commentary
        7. Variations
      26. Chapter 26: Groupshout
        1. Summary
        2. Objectives
        3. Materials
        4. Time Limit
        5. Procedure
      27. Chapter 27: Gymohello
        1. Summary
        2. Objectives
        3. Materials
        4. Time Limit
        5. Procedure
        6. Commentary
      28. Chapter 28: Hello There
        1. Summary
        2. Objectives
        3. Materials
        4. Time Limit
        5. Procedure
        6. Commentary
      29. Chapter 29: House and Garden
        1. Summary
        2. Objectives
        3. Materials
        4. Time Limit
        5. Procedure
        6. Commetary
        7. Variations
      30. Chapter 30: I Am Someone Who...
        1. Summary
        2. Objective
        3. Materials
        4. Time Limit
        5. Procedure
        6. Commentary
      31. Chapter 31: If I Were Famous
        1. Summary
        2. Objective
        3. Materials
        4. Time Limit
        5. Procedure
        6. Commentary
        7. Variations
      32. Chapter 32: I Just Wanted To Tell You
        1. Summary
        2. Objectives
        3. Materials
        4. Time Limit
        5. Procedure
        6. Commentary
      33. Chapter 33: I'm Somebody Else
        1. Summary
        2. Objective
        3. Materials
        4. Time Limit
        5. Procedure
        6. Commentary
      34. Chapter 34: Increasing Positive Feelings
        1. Summary
        2. Objectives
        3. Materials
        4. Time Limit
        5. Procedure
        6. Commentary
        7. Variations
      35. Chapter 35: I See, I Guess
        1. Summary
        2. Objectives
        3. Materials
        4. Time Limit
        5. Procedure
        6. Commentary
      36. Chapter 36: I Went to Rochester
        1. Summary
        2. Objectives
        3. Materials
        4. Time Limit
        5. Procedure
        6. Variations
      37. Chapter 37: Local Lists
        1. Summary
        2. Objective
        3. Materials
        4. Time Limit
        5. Procedure
        6. Commentary
        7. Variations
      38. Chapter 38: Members of the Class
        1. Summary
        2. Objective
        3. Materials
        4. Time Limit
        5. Procedure
        6. Commentary
      39. Chapter 39: Metaphorical Introductions
        1. Summary
        2. Objective
        3. Materials
        4. Time Limit
        5. Procedure
        6. Variations
      40. Chapter 40: Moving the Piano
        1. Summary
        2. Objectives
        3. Materials
        4. Time Limit
        5. Procedure
        6. Commentary
        7. Variations
      41. Chapter 41: My Scene
        1. Summary
        2. Objective
        3. Materials
        4. Time Limit
        5. Procedure
        6. Commentary
        7. Variations
      42. Chapter 42: One Thousand Word Close
        1. Summary
        2. Objective
        3. Materials
        4. Time Limit
        5. Procedure
        6. Commentary
      43. Chapter 43: One Word Close
        1. Summary
        2. Objective
        3. Materials
        4. Time Limit
        5. Procedure
        6. Commentary
      44. Chapter 44: One Word Story
        1. Summary
        2. Objectives
        3. Materials
        4. Time Limit
        5. Procedure
        6. Commentary
      45. Chapter 45: Pantry Game
        1. Summary
        2. Objective
        3. Materials
        4. Time Limit
        5. Procedure
        6. Commentary
        7. Variation
      46. Chapter 46: Party Time
        1. Summary
        2. Objectives
        3. Materials
        4. Time Limit
        5. Procedure
        6. Commentary
      47. Chapter 47: Please Don't Touch Me
        1. Summary
        2. Objectives
        3. Materials and Resources
        4. Time Limit
        5. Procedure
        6. Commentary
        7. Variation
      48. Chapter 48: Primes
        1. Summary
        2. Objective
        3. Materials
        4. Time Limit
        5. Procedure
        6. Variations
      49. Chapter 49: Recent Enjoyments
        1. Summary
        2. Objectives
        3. Materials
        4. Time Limit
        5. Procedure
        6. Commentary
      50. Chapter 50: The Rest of Me
        1. Summary
        2. Objective
        3. Materials
        4. Time Limit
        5. Procedure
        6. Commentary
      51. Chapter 51: Shaking Hands
        1. Summary
        2. Objective
        3. Materials
        4. Time Limit
        5. Procedure
        6. Commentary
      52. Chapter 52: Square Control
        1. Summary
        2. Objective
        3. Materials
        4. Time Limit
        5. Procedure
        6. Commentary
      53. Chapter 53: Stereotypical Introductions
        1. Summary
        2. Objectives
        3. Materials
        4. Time Limit
        5. Procedure
        6. Commentary
      54. Chapter 54: Story Time
        1. Summary
        2. Objective
        3. Materials
        4. Time Limit
        5. Procedure
        6. Commentary
        7. Variations
      55. Chapter 55: String-troductions
        1. Summary
        2. Objectives
        3. Materials
        4. Time Limit
        5. Procedure
        6. Commentary
      56. Chapter 56: Supportive Pairs Introductions
        1. Summary
        2. Objective
        3. Materials
        4. Time Limit
        5. Procedure
        6. Commentary
        7. Variations
      57. Chapter 57: Tale Race
        1. Summary
        2. Objective
        3. Materials
        4. Time Limit
        5. Procedure
        6. Variations
      58. Chapter 58: Tell Me About Yourself
        1. Summary
        2. Objective
        3. Materials
        4. Time Limit
        5. Procedure
        6. Commentary
      59. Chapter 59: Tell Us a Bit About Yourself
        1. Summary
        2. Objective
        3. Materials
        4. Time Limit
        5. Procedure
        6. Commentary
      60. Chapter 60: This is Me
        1. Summary
        2. Objective
        3. Materials
        4. Time Limit
        5. Procedure
        6. Commentary
        7. Variations
      61. Chapter 61: Tinfoil Relay
        1. Summary
        2. Objectives
        3. Materials
        4. Time Limit
        5. Procedure
        6. Variations
      62. Chapter 62: Tools of the Trade
        1. Summary
        2. Objective
        3. Materials
        4. Time Limit
        5. Procedure
        6. Commentary
      63. Chapter 63: Values
        1. Summary
        2. Objective
        3. Materials
        4. Time Limit
        5. Procedure
        6. Commentary
      64. Chapter 64: Walking the Plank
        1. Summary
        2. Objectives
        3. Materials
        4. Time Limit
        5. Procedure
        6. Commentary
      65. Chapter 65: Washington Monument
        1. Summary
        2. Objective
        3. Materials
        4. Time Limit
        5. Procedure
        6. Commentary
        7. Variation
      66. Chapter 66: Well, I Think...
        1. Summary
        2. Objective
        3. Materials
        4. Time Limit
        5. Procedure
        6. Commentary
        7. Variations
        8. Conversation Starter Checklist
      67. Chapter 67: What About You?
        1. Summary
        2. Objectives
        3. Materials
        4. Time Limit
        5. Procedure
        6. Commentary
        7. Variations
        8. What About You Checklist
      68. Chapter 68: What Matters to Me
        1. Summary
        2. Objective
        3. Materials
        4. Time Limit
        5. Procedure
        6. Commentary
      69. Chapter 69: Where Are We Now?
        1. Summary
        2. Objective
        3. Materials
        4. Time Limit
        5. Procedure
        6. Commentary
        7. Variations
      70. Chapter 70: Who Are You?
        1. Summary
        2. Objective
        3. Materials
        4. Time Limit
        5. Procedure
        6. Commentary
        7. Variations
      71. Chapter 71: Who Else Are You?
        1. Summary
        2. Objective
        3. Materials
        4. Time Limit
        5. Procedure
        6. Commentary
        7. Variations
        8. Questions
      72. Chapter 72: Who Is Right?
        1. Summary
        2. Objective
        3. Materials
        4. Time Limit
        5. Procedure
        6. Commentary
      73. Chapter 73: Wordlist
        1. Summary
        2. Objective
        3. Materials
        4. Time Limit
        5. Procedure
        6. Commentary
        7. Variations
      74. Chapter 74: You Are...
        1. Summary
        2. Objectives
        3. Materials
        4. Time Limit
        5. Procedure
        6. Commentary
        7. Variations
      75. Chapter 75: Yukkies
        1. Summary
        2. Objective
        3. Materials
        4. Time Limit
        5. Procedure
    6. References
    7. List of Contributions
    8. Notes on Contributors
    9. Index of Objectives (1/2)
    10. Index of Objectives (2/2)

Product information

  • Title: A Compendium of Icebreakers, Energizers and Introductions
  • Author(s): Andy Kirby
  • Release date: January 1992
  • Publisher(s): HRD Press
  • ISBN: 9780874251975