
Tip 7: Involve Participants Throughout Your Presentation. Tip 6: Help Your Participants’ Brains to “Get It”. Tip 5: Build Brain Interest in What Is Being Presented. STRATEGY 2: BE A BRAIN-FRIENDLY PRESENTER. Tip 4: Enlarge the Pool of Participation at the Very Beginning. Tip 3: Create Icebreakers That Focus Solely on Immediate Learning Involvement. Tip 2: Structure the Initial Social Interactions Among Participants. Tip 1: Give Participants Something to Do Before the Session Formally Begins. STRATEGY 1: ENGAGE YOUR PARTICIPANTS FROM THE START. Among his recent clients have been: Valero Refining Co., BMW of North America, MGM Grand, New York University School of Dentistry, Merck, Girl Scouts of the USA, and International Teachers of Business Management Program. Silberman has conducted training for hundreds of corporate, governmental, educational, and human-service organizations. He is the author and editor of over 30 books, including Active Training 2e (Pfeiffer, 1998), 101 Ways to Make Training Active (Pfeiffer, 1998), and The Consultant's Tool Kit (McGraw-Hill, 2002), and a regular conference speaker for ASTD and ISPI.ĭr. in educational psychology from the University of Chicago. Silberman is a graduate of Brandeis University and holds an M.A.

He is also president of Active Training, Princeton, NJ, a consulting firm that provides courses on active training techniques, interpersonal intelligence, and team facilitation.ĭr. is Professor of Adult and Organizational Development at Temple University, where he received its Great Teacher Award.
