2. Introduction by Association Working around the room: This exercise is to help learning by the use of association. Introduce yourself to the group by standing up, stating your first given name and associating your name with something you would choose to bring to a picnic. e.g. My name is Dan, and I’d drive a van Refer to notes section below for help or tips about this slide. Copyright © 2013 Training Games, Inc. 30 Seconds10 Minutes

3. Bumper Stickers - Icebreaker Working around the room: Introduce yourself by stating your name, job and hobbies. Now tell us what bumper sticker you would choose if you were to have one. (A bumper sticker is a funny or poignant statement that people have on stickers on the bumper of their car.) EXAMPLES: I'm not bossy, I just know what YOU should be doing. I'm so far behind, I thought I was first. Five days a week, my body is a temple. The other two, it's an amusement park. Refer to notes section below for help or tips about this slide. Copyright © 2013 Training Games, Inc. 30 Seconds20 Minutes

4. Creative Introductions Instructions: Working around the room, pick one of the ‘themes’ from the next page, and prepare a two minute introduction about yourself using the theme description. After 10 minutes, each person in turn will present their 2 minute introduction. Refer to notes section below for help or tips about this slide. Copyright © 2013 Training Games, Inc.

5. Creative Introductions Possible Themes Time capsule - What five things would you lock into a time capsule to represent yourself, and why? Where would you bury the time capsule, and how would you package it to protect it? Plaque, Shield or Flag - Design a plaque, shield or flag that mirrors your personality. What would your emblem be? TV Listings - Describe yourself in the style of a TV listings magazine. What time of day would you be shown at, and why? Real Estate Agent - Describe yourself and your career in the style of a real estate agent’s property advertisement. Personalized license plate - If you could choose a personalized license plate, what would it be, and why? Pictionary - Describe yourself by using pictures only, on a flip chart. Refer to notes section below for help or tips about this slide. Copyright © 2013 Training Games, Inc. 2 Minutes20 Minutes

6. Draw Your Neighbor Instructions Begin by finding a partner, preferably someone you don’t know. Draw a quick sketch of the person you’ve paired up with, using the pencil and paper provided. You are not responsible for creating great works of art. You’ll have 2 minutes to complete your sketch. Refer to notes section below for help or tips about this slide. Copyright © 2013 Training Games, Inc. 2 Minutes10 Minutes

7. Google Me Instructions Develop a website ‘home’ page that best represents YOU. As with a normal website page, you will need to market yourself to potential clients and include all relevant information to capture people’s imagination. The page should contain pictures and text that best represent your skills, personality and knowledge. Once we have all developed our website page, we will each take up to three minutes to present them to the rest of the group. Refer to notes section below for help or tips about this slide. Copyright © 2013 Training Games, Inc. 3 Minutes25 Minutes

8. Map of Life - Icebreaker Instructions Draw a map of your life starting from the day you were born up until the present time. The map should highlight key moments in your life and include signs and notices such as, 'Stop', 'Danger Ahead', 'Exit' etc. Once you have drawn a map, we can take turns, talking the other group members through your map ( 3 minutes each) Refer to notes section below for help or tips about this slide. Copyright © 2013 Training Games, Inc. 3 Minutes20 Minutes

9. My Name Is... - Icebreaker Instructions Think of a word that begins with the same letter as your first name, and that describes you or a hobby or interest you have. For example: Comical Colin, Trampoline Tracy, Domestic Dave, Adventurous Alison, Gregarious Gary, or Magnificent Mick. In turn, we will move around the room and each individual will introduce themselves and explain why they selected their particular descriptive word. Refer to notes section below for help or tips about this slide. Copyright © 2013 Training Games, Inc. 1 Minute

10. Name Anagram - Icebreaker Instructions Make an anagram from the letters within your name that describes you, a hobby or interest of yours. You can use your middle name if required and you don’t have to use all of the letters in your name. Once you have thought of the anagram derived from letters in your name, you are to introduce yourself and explain why you’ve chosen these particular words. i.e. – GARTH – Gregarious, Action Oriented, Racquetball, Helpful. Refer to notes section below for help or tips about this slide. Copyright © 2013 Training Games, Inc. 1 Minute2 Minutes

11. Similar Circles - Icebreaker Instructions Working as a group, draw (3) overlapping circles, as shown on the next slide. Each member of your group of 3, is assigned a circle. In the area that does not overlap any of the other circles write at least two unique facts about yourself, one that differs from anyone else in your group (e.g. Born In Austria). In the overlapping areas write a common fact applying to everyone in the overlapping areas. For example A and B might both run marathons but C does not - so they would write this in the AB area of overlap. Where all three circles overlap the you need to find a fact that applies to all the group members. Let’s take a look at the diagram now! Refer to notes section below for help or tips about this slide. Copyright © 2013 Training Games, Inc.

12. Similar Circles - Icebreaker The Circles Diagram Refer to notes section below for help or tips about this slide. Copyright © 2013 Training Games, Inc. A ABC AB BCAC C B 15 Minutes30 Minutes

13. Topic Posters - Icebreaker Instructions Create your own poster based on the topic of this training program. This could be a visual description of what this program means to you, a good/bad list or even an expected outcomes visualization. The posters can contain words, pictures, illustrations, cartoons, diagrams, charts and anything that helps you get your message across concerning your thoughts and feelings about the program. Refer to notes section below for help or tips about this slide. Copyright © 2013 Training Games, Inc.

14. Evolved Action - Icebreaker Instructions Seated in a circle, one person will start us off by performing an action and give us a sound or statement. For instance, they might jog in place and hum the national anthem. The next person in the circle (moving right) is to copy EXACTLY the actions and sounds, intended or unintentional, of ONLY the person before them and add a sound and action of their own. For instance, a person may perform the action and then giggle – this giggle MUST become a part of the next person’s action. Any Questions? Refer to notes section below for help or tips about this slide. Copyright © 2013 Training Games, Inc.

15. Frog, Dog, Monkey - Icebreaker Instructions This Icebreaker will be performed with your eyes closed. Close your eyes. I’m going around the room and will whisper in your ear either Monkey, Frog or Dog. Frogs, of course, make a “Ribbit” sound, dogs go “Woof”, and monkeys go “Ooh Ooh”. Now by sounding off with the animal sound I’ve assigned you, and eyes closed, I want you to try and group yourself together with other, monkeys, or dogs or frogs in the room! Any questions before we get started? Refer to notes section below for help or tips about this slide. Copyright © 2013 Training Games, Inc.

16. Group Juggle - Icebreaker Instructions Let’s begin by getting in a circle. I’ll start us off by tossing 1 ball to someone in the group and say our names (e.g. “My Name” to John). We’ll continue, until everyone has received the ball, ending with the last throw back to me. We will then start with two balls, throwing each ball to the same person as in the first round, and saying both your name and theirs each time you throw a ball. Are you ready to get started, any questions? Refer to notes section below for help or tips about this slide. Copyright © 2013 Training Games, Inc.

17. Guard Invader - Icebreaker Instructions I want to ask you all to wander around the room and mingle and mix with each other. As you’re wandering look out of the corner of your eye and choose a person that will become your ‘Invader’. You’re going to be avoiding your ‘Invader’. Once you’ve selected your ‘Invader’ select another person in the room to be your ‘Guard’. In a moment I’ll call “Start”. Remember you must do all you can to avoid your ‘invader’, not allowing them to engage and try to ensure your ‘guard’ is always between you and your ‘invader’. Refer to notes section below for help or tips about this slide. Copyright © 2013 Training Games, Inc.

18. Line Up - Icebreaker Instructions In the Line Up exercise, you will have a chance to learn things about one another you may never have thought to ask. Let me ask all the teams to stand and line up together. This is a team competition and I will give the instruction to a group or team to line up in a particular way. For example: Line up by height – shortest to tallest Your team should get in a line as quickly as possible. When your team is lined up appropriately all team members should clap to indicate they have completed the task. Questions? Refer to notes section below for help or tips about this slide. Copyright © 2013 Training Games, Inc.

19. Picture Me - Icebreaker Instructions Select a picture from this grouping of pictures that best represents your feelings and/or other significant issues regarding this training program or specific topic from the program. Then I’ll ask each of you to say your name and explain your thoughts behind why you chose that particular picture. Refer to notes section below for help or tips about this slide. Copyright © 2013 Training Games, Inc.

21. The Treasure Hunt - Icebreaker Instructions This exercise is designed to allow our group to become more acquainted with each other. I will hand out a copy of the Treasure Hunt to each person. You’ll start by moving around the room and finding people with at least one similarity with you (e.g. born in same county), and one dissimilarity (e.g. waited tables as a young man). No-one is allowed to complete more than one slot on any one card. The winner is the first person to have all the lines completed. Any questions? Refer to notes section below for help or tips about this slide. Copyright © 2013 Training Games, Inc. 5 Minutes10 Minutes

22. The Treasure Hunt Handout Refer to notes section below for help or tips about this slide. Copyright © 2013 Training Games, Inc. NAMESimilarityDissimilarity 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 19. 10.

23. 20 Second Bingo - Icebreaker Instructions Everyone has a bingo card. Your card has twelve pieces of information. Your task is to find people in the room to whom each piece of information applies to and then to write their name in the that box. You need to find someone for each piece of information. When I blow this whistle you must pair up with someone and check whether any of the information on your card applies to them. If so, write that person’s name where it applies. After 20 or 30 seconds I’ll blow the whistle again and tell you to change partners. Keep doing this every 20 or 30 seconds. The winner is the person who first completes their entire card. Refer to notes section below for help or tips about this slide. Copyright © 2013 Training Games, Inc. 20 Seconds30 Seconds

24. Welcome and take one of the objects I’ve got in front of me. I’ll let you know why shortly. Refer to notes section below for help or tips about this slide. Copyright © 2013 Training Games, Inc. 30 Seconds10 Minutes

25. Unusual Objects - Icebreaker Instructions Introduce yourself telling us your name, job role and anything else you think is important for the group to know. In addition, explain why you chose the unusual object you did when you entered the room. You might explain just why this particular object appealed or had meaning for you. I’ll even challenge you to try and incorporate the object and its characteristics into you introduction! ‘I chose the sponge because I want to soak up as much information as I can today and I think it will help.’ ‘I chose the golf ball because I’ve had a long drive in today, but I’m ready to come to the fore and hope I’m treated in a fairway.’ ‘I chose the stick of gum as I’ll need it to chew over the problems and ensure the message sticks.’ Refer to notes section below for help or tips about this slide. Copyright © 2013 Training Games, Inc.

26. Well I Never - Icebreaker Instructions Let’s get together in one large circle and everyone hold up ten fingers. We will go around the circle and ask each person to announce something that they have never done, beginning the sentence with the phrase “I have never…” For example, a person could say, “I have never taken a sick day from work when I had a hangover.” If a statement is made that a person in the group has done, those folks must drop a finger. The goal is to stay in the game the longest (to be the last person with fingers remaining). Refer to notes section below for help or tips about this slide. Copyright © 2013 Training Games, Inc.

27. You Must Be Joking - Icebreaker Instructions We are going to be mingling and meeting one another, but you also have a task to complete while you mingle. I’m passing out cards with either a “dumb” joke or its punch-line printed on it. Your task is to find and pair up with the person that completes your joke. For example one card might read: What do you get if you cross a cow with a grass cutter? And the punch-line card reads: A lawn mooer. Refer to notes section below for help or tips about this slide. Copyright © 2013 Training Games, Inc.

28. Most Don’t Know This But - Icebreaker Instructions With everyone seated in a circle, we’ll go around the room and each person will have 15 seconds to tell the group their name, and something about themselves the group is unlikely to know. The “something” you tell, MUST be truthful, but can be humorous or serious. I’ll signal us to first start the clock and again after 15 seconds for the next person to begin. We will proceed clockwise around the table until everyone has spoken. Any questions? Refer to notes section below for help or tips about this slide. Copyright © 2013 Training Games, Inc. 15 Seconds10 Minutes

29. Castaway Luxuries - Icebreaker Instructions Pair up with another participant. If possible, this should be someone you do not know or do not know well. Imagine that both of you are to be castaways on a desert island. Each should choose ONE of the following: 1 piece of music 1 book 1 luxury item After a few minutes of discussion, you will introduce your partner by giving their name and the three items they chose. Refer to notes section below for help or tips about this slide. Copyright © 2013 Training Games, Inc. 3 Minutes30 Minutes

30. Famous Partners - Icebreaker Instructions As you enter the room take a slip of paper. Do not share the name on your slip of paper. After a few words about our program, I will ask each of you to mingle, and find your famous partner. Discuss what you and your partner have in common with your famous partners, and how you believe you are different. As a team, present your discussion (30 Seconds). Refer to notes section below for help or tips about this slide. Copyright © 2013 Training Games, Inc. 30 Seconds10 Minutes

31. Flipping Reminders - Icebreaker Instructions Please note the date on the coin you receive upon entering the class. Think of something you would have been doing on this date. Now pair up with another group member and share your date and what you were doing. You’ll have 2 minutes for this, I’ll let you know when times up. Now toss the coin. If you both wind up with heads, or both tails, swap your coins, otherwise you should keep the same coin. Now you should move on to another group member and do the same again. Of course if you have a new coin you will have a new date and should think again what you were doing then. Continue until I call time. Refer to notes section below for help or tips about this slide. Copyright © 2013 Training Games, Inc. 2 Minutes20 Minutes

32. Handy Skills - Icebreaker Instructions Please place your hand flat on a piece of 8 ½ X 11 paper that we’ve passed around and draw around it. On each of the fingers of the drawn hand, you should write down a skill that you have. Next, select a partner, preferably someone you don’t know, and ask them to discuss the skills you both have written down. Take 10 minutes to discuss. Refer to notes section below for help or tips about this slide. Copyright © 2013 Training Games, Inc. 10 Minutes15 Minutes

33. Idle Pleasures - Icebreaker Instructions This activity is based on the book entitled The Book of Idle Pleasures (edited by Dan Kieran and Tom Hodgkinson).. Select an initial partner within the training room. After introducing yourself to the other person you must find out at least two idle pleasures that he or she enjoys. Of course, they will also need to share two idle pleasures of their own. An Idle pleasure is one that is free or inexpensive and nothing to do with television, computer games, mobile phones, etc. After 3 minutes, pair up with somebody else and go through the process again. We will do this for 3 or 4 rounds. Some examples of Idle Pleasures might be soaking in the bath, watching the river flow, catching autumn leaves, or skimming stones. Refer to notes section below for help or tips about this slide. Copyright © 2013 Training Games, Inc. 3 Minutes30 Minutes

34. My Favorites - Icebreaker Instructions You have been asked to identify 3 - 5 websites that are currently listed as one of your ‘favorite’ tools on your Internet Browser (ie, Chrome, Firefox etc.) Going around the room, please introduce yourself and tell us about one or two of those favorite websites, and exactly why they are your favorites. One minute presentations. Refer to notes section below for help or tips about this slide. Copyright © 2013 Training Games, Inc. 60 Seconds20 Minutes

35. The Best Thing - Icebreaker Instructions Introduce yourself in a positive way by giving your name, job title and your ‘best thing’ from the last 24 hours, and why it was the best. ‘My name is _____. My job title is ______. My ‘best thing’ in the last 24 hours was___ (Sample: overhearing my neighbors talking about my son, saying how kind and helpful he is. This made me feel very proud ).’ Refer to notes section below for help or tips about this slide. Copyright © 2013 Training Games, Inc. 30 Seconds10 Minutes

36. My Missing Piece - Icebreaker Instructions I passed out pieces of paper each with a word on it. The papers include words that are split into two, for example: COCOABUTTER MILESTONE ICECREAM Walk about the group introducing yourself to other group members attempting to also find the person with your missing piece. Refer to notes section below for help or tips about this slide. Copyright © 2013 Training Games, Inc. 30 Seconds10 Minutes

37. Quote This - Icebreaker Instructions We’ve provided quotes for your review around the training room. Wander around the room and select the quote that most appeals to you or most typifies your views about this course topic. You’ll have 10 or 15 minutes to review the quotes. Any questions? Refer to notes section below for help or tips about this slide. Copyright © 2013 Training Games, Inc. 10 Minutes15 Minutes

38. Peculiarities - Icebreaker Instructions I am going to read you a list of peculiarities. If you hear a peculiarity that you in deed have, I want to ask you come up to the front and collect a prize. I would also ask that you take the opportunity to introduce yourself and tell us a bit about this something about you that is particularly peculiar. Refer to notes section below for help or tips about this slide. Copyright © 2013 Training Games, Inc. 5 Minutes10 Minutes

39. Play Ball - Icebreaker Instructions First let’s all join together in a circle. I’ll start this exercise by throwing a ball at someone in the circle and upon catching it they must disclose something about themselves, before throwing it to someone else. The information you disclose may be something unusual or unique about yourself or may simply be something that you are sure nobody else in the group knows. The next time the ball is thrown to you, you must reveal your name, and another piece of information about yourself. We will continue until all have introduced themselves. Refer to notes section below for help or tips about this slide. Copyright © 2013 Training Games, Inc.

40. Same, same, different - Icebreaker Instructions The icebreaker activity we are going to do is essentially a grouping exercise, but with a twist. We will start the session by asking everyone to form into 3 groups based on their height. Under 5’6”, Between 5’6” and 6’, and Over 6 ‘. Refer to notes section below for help or tips about this slide. Copyright © 2013 Training Games, Inc.

41. Lollipop Teams - Icebreaker Instructions I’ve placed __ colored lollipops into a container as follows: _ x Red Lollipops _ x Green Lollipops _ x Yellow Lollipops _ x Orange Lollipops Take one lollipop from the container without looking. When all of the lollipops have been taken find the other ___ people with the same colored lollipop you are holding. You will be working together as a team! Refer to notes section below for help or tips about this slide. Copyright © 2013 Training Games, Inc.

42. Up and Down - Icebreaker Instructions Please share your thoughts on a couple of varying topics. To do this, I will ask you to stand up if the statement I’m making is true for you. After each question, you should sit down again. Let’s begin with an easy one. Ready? Stand up if you drove yourself into work today. Refer to notes section below for help or tips about this slide. Copyright © 2013 Training Games, Inc.

43. Hostage, Vacationer, Explorer - Icebreaker Instructions In regard to this Training Program, which of these best describes YOU! BE HONEST The Hostages - People who have no other choice but to be in training. They’ve been told they have to attend. They are only there to put in the time and get out. The Vacationers - people who aren’t there to learn anything, they are simply there so they don’t have to be at work. They will enjoy the ride that the training provides them, but are unlikely to take much away with them. The Explorers – People who really WANT to be here. They want to investigate. They want to LEARN. They are the ones who will definitely ask questions. They are not concerned with a bit of hard work because they know it will give them something useful. Refer to notes section below for help or tips about this slide. Copyright © 2013 Training Games, Inc.

44. Presentation Skills - Icebreaker Instructions Moving around the room, I would like to ask each of you to come to the front of the room and introduce yourself to the group. Give us your: Name, job role and your passion. Then consider if you were to have a dinner party, which three people would you invite and tell us why you would invite each of them. Take up to one minute to present. Refer to notes section below for help or tips about this slide. Copyright © 2013 Training Games, Inc. 60 Seconds20 Minutes

45. Quiz Me Frisbee - Icebreaker Instructions I will be throwing this Frisbee out to one of you. When the person catches it, they must answer the question that is closest to or under their thumb. When they have answered the question to everyone’s satisfaction, they can choose the next person to fling the Frisbee to! Any questions? Refer to notes section below for help or tips about this slide. Copyright © 2013 Training Games, Inc. 3 Minutes

46. Refer to notes section below for help or tips about this slide. Copyright © 2013 Training Games, Inc. Name three things you expect to get out of this training. What do you consider to be the most important elements of *****? If you could improve only one thing relating to this topic, what would it be? What person do you admire as having talent for today’s topic and why? Quiz Me Frisbee - Icebreaker 30 Seconds60 Seconds

47. Smarties Have the Answer - Icebreaker Instructions We’ve just passed around a bowl of candy and I’ve asked you each to take 4. Each candy color represents a different question that I would like each of you to answer in introducing yourself to the class. Refer to notes section below for help or tips about this slide. Copyright © 2013 Training Games, Inc. 3 Minutes30 Minutes