Here are 150 activities that provide just the right "pick-me-up"for any workshop, conference, course, or training program!

Use these activities to: foster interaction * begin sessions withimpact * stimulate creative thinking * challenge basic assumptions* illustrate new concepts * re-energize participants * introducematerial . . . and more!

The activities are divided into six categories:
* Energizers and Tension Reducers
* Feedback and Disclosure
* Games and Brainteasers
* Getting Acquainted
* Openers and Warm-Ups
* Professional Development Topics

Almost all of the icebreakers in this invaluable resource requireless than 30 minutes, demand little--if any--advance preparation,are simple to implement, and are flexible enough to be used with anunlimited range of topics.

J. William Pfeiffer is the editor of The Encyclopedia of Group Activities: 150 Practical Designs for Successful Facilitating, published by Wiley.