The Big Book of Presentation Games: Wake-Em-Up Tricks, Icebreakers, and Other Fun Stuff »

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Don't let the audience snooze through any of your presentations! How do you keep an audience from becoming bored or restless during a presentation? Find out with The Big Book of Presentation Games.Stop relying on tired jokes and use these fun-filled, interactive games and activities specifically designed to:

• Build rapport and warm up the audience
• Provide refreshing "breathers" from the monotony of a speech
• Get people's blood flowing with physical activity
• Generate lively discussions
• Reinforce the key points of your message in an enjoyable way
• And win back an audience that has tuned out

Each game in The Big Book of Presentation Games is fast, fun, creative, and easy-to-read, and easy-to-lead, and costs little or nothing. Categories also include: great session-openers; icebreakers; climate-setting games; practical jokes and tricks; audience brainteasers; motivation activities; memorable closing activities; and much more!

Acknowledgments viiiIntroduction ix
Chapter 1. Session Openers and Speaker Introductions 1
Chapter 2. Icebreakers and Participant Introductions 21
Chapter 3. Attention-Getters 49
Chapter 4. Meaningful Stories About Life 67
Chapter 5. Audience Brainteasers 81
Chapter 6. Creating Discussion Groups 105
Chapter 7. Audience Energizers 121
Chapter 8. Encouraging Audience Participation 149