Praise for Jolts! "e;Only Thiagi and his co-author, Tracy, could have devised a list of 50 magical learning moments that are concise and certain to JOLT learners into new perspectives and profound insights. If you facilitate group learning or change management, you won't want to miss this one!"e; Elaine Biech, author of Business of Consulting and Training for Dummies "e;Give your training sessions a jump start with Jolt activities in less than 5 minutes. These easy-to-use creative techniques help learners gain instant insights. Not just session starters, this collection is a valuable addition to any trainer's bookshelf."e; Jean Barbazette, president, The Training Clinic, and author of The Art of Great TrainingDelivery and Managing the Training Function for Bottom-Line Results "e;As a Charter Member of BFT (Borrow from Thiagi) Club, I've been adapting Thiagi's training activities for decades. I have built college courses and training workshops around Thiagi and Tracy's jolts. Use the jolts from this book as a way to instantly and successfully engage your participants with your topic."e; Steve Sugar, author of Games That Teach Jolt|jolt|: a powerful training tool that will help you engage your participants and focus attention on your learning event. Master trainer Sivasailam "e;Thiagi"e; Thiagarajan and co-author Tracy Tagliati introduce a brand-new set of powerful training activities specially designed to get participants to sit-up, listen, and learn to jolt them into a new level of participation, activity, and change. The forty-seven games and activities in Jolts! are interactive and emotionally charged carefully chosen for their ability to make participants think, and think differently. When you really need to give your participants a powerful wake-up call, startle them into re-examining their assumptions and habitual practices, or encourage self-reflection, problem solving, and fresh perspectives zap them with Jolts!

Praise for Jolts!"Only Thiagi and his co-author, Tracy, could have devised a listof 50 magical learning moments that are concise and certain to JOLTlearners into new perspectives and profound insights. If youfacilitate group learning or change management, you won't want tomiss this one!"Elaine Biech, author of Business of Consulting andTraining for Dummies"Give your training sessions a jump start with Jolt activitiesin less than 5 minutes. These easy-to-use creative techniques helplearners gain instant insights. Not just session starters, thiscollection is a valuable addition to any trainer'sbookshelf."Jean Barbazette, president, The Training Clinic, andauthor of The Art of Great TrainingDelivery and Managingthe Training Function for Bottom-Line Results"As a Charter Member of BFT (Borrow from Thiagi) Club, I've beenadapting Thiagi's training activities for decades. I have builtcollege courses and training workshops around Thiagi and Tracy'sjolts. Use the jolts from this book as a way to instantly andsuccessfully engage your participants with your topic."Steve Sugar, author of Games That TeachJolt|jolt|: a powerful training tool that will help youengage your participants and focus attention on your learningevent.Master trainer Sivasailam "Thiagi" Thiagarajan and co-authorTracy Tagliati introduce a brand-new set of powerful trainingactivities specially designed to get participants to sit-uplisten, and learn--to jolt them into a new level ofparticipation, activity, and change.The forty-seven games and activities in Jolts! are interactiveand emotionally charged--carefully chosen for their ability tomake participants think, and think differently.When you really need to give your participants a powerfulwake-up call, startle them into re-examining their assumptions andhabitual practices, or encourage self-reflection, problem solvingand fresh perspectives--zap them with Jolts!

On the Website ixPreface xiAcknowledgments xiiiPart 1--what Jolts Are and How to Use ThemChapter 1--What Are Jolts and How Can I Use Them? 3Chapter 2--Story of a Jolt 7Chapter 3--Types of Jolts 11Chapter 4--Conducting Jolts 17Chapter 5--Facilitating Jolts 23Chapter 6--Debriefing Jolts 27Part 2--a Collection of JoltsIntroduction to Part 2 43Jolt 1--Alliances 49Jolt 2--By the Numbers 53Jolt 3--Clock on the Ceiling 57Jolt 4--Dear John 61Jolt 5--Decode 67Jolt 6--Dollar Auction 73Jolt 7--Don't Lift the Pen 77Jolt 8--Double Talk 83Jolt 9--Double Your Money 85Jolt 10--Draw a Hand 89Jolt 11--Draw a Tree 91Jolt 12--Ears for Smiley 93Jolt 13--Enjoy and Learn 97Jolt 14--Excited 99Jolt 15--First Touch 103Jolt 16--Free! 107Jolt 17--Free Time 111Jolt 18--How Fast? 115Jolt 19--How Many Squares? 121Jolt 20--Last Week 125Jolt 21--Limits 131Jolt 22--Long Words 133Jolt 23--Me and My Team 137Jolt 24--Memory Test 141Jolt 25--Mingle 145Jolt 26--New Word 149Jolt 27--Newton 153Jolt 28--Next Action 155Jolt 29--Palm to Palm 157Jolt 30--Paper Money 159Jolt 31--Photo Analysis 163Jolt 32--Positive Spin 169Jolt 33--Psychic Cards 171Jolt 34--Say It in Sequence 175Jolt 35--Scrambled Words 179Jolt 36--Sequencing 183Jolt 37--Shapes and Colors 189Jolt 38--Six Tiles 193Jolt 39--Stroop 199Jolt 40--Synchronized Clapping 203Jolt 41--Team Planning 205Jolt 42--Team Power 213Jolt 43--Teamwork 219Jolt 44--The Training Story 223Jolt 45--Visualize a Tree 227Jolt 46--What's Funny? 229Jolt 47--What's Measured? 233Jolt 48--Wobegon 239Jolt 49--Workers and Watchers 243Jolt 50--Your Choice 247About the Authors 251Index 253