The talking head is dead as proven in studies showing that Generation X and Y, in particular, are very discriminating on how they gain their knowledge. Today’s learners prefer interacting with the learning source rather than by lecture and wrote. Discover how to involve the audience with compelling learning environments and gain an understanding of adult learning theory to include the Law of Affect, the Law of Exercise, primacy, recency, phone number formula, tie-ins, processing, transfer and repetition.

Gail has been facilitating group activities and coordinating special events for over 25 years with a degree in Recreation and a Masters in Experiential Education. She has directed ropes courses and teambuilding programs in America and Europe for thousands of participants to enhance leadership, communication, trust, risk-taking and retention. Learn tips for incorporating interactives into your special events or training workshops to enhance participation, retention, enthusiasm, and interest through engaging methods of presenting material from an expert who knows how to facilitate fun and effectiveness.

This session is perfect for Trainers, Speakers, Recreation Professionals, Instructors, Facilitators, Meeting Planners, and Human Resource Professionals who want to enhance retention and engagement through the art of interaction in their programs.

Learning outcomes in a 1-3 hour session can include some or all of the following depending upon your desired outcomes and time schedule:

• Describe how to adapt activities based on program theme, age, room and group size, time allotted and how to set up your space for a positive learning experience.

• Participate in exercises and identify tips on how to process the transfer of the session to the workplace based on adult learning theory.
  
  
• Discover how to round them up after you've wound them up, and obtain valuable resources for researching the ideal activity to suit your goals.
  
  
• Identify how to create a purposeful, engaging activity to reinforce a learning point, and increase audience ownership in the outcomes of the process.
  
  
• Describe the methodologies of the phone number formula, RRRR, URI Zip Code, primacy, writing, tie-ins, 5 senses, CPR and their affect on retention rates.
  
  
• List methods of involving a learner that engages their cognitive, affective and psychomotor skills to address the different types of learning modes and increase understanding, enthusiasm and retention.
  
  

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