Sample Chapters
Check out some of what you'll find in the pages of Moving Beyond Icebreakers.
Introduction - [PDF]
Why the Interactive Meeting Format is different from just starting a meeting with an "icebreaker."
Chapter 1: Why Use Interactive Methods? - [PDF]
Four reasons why the interactive approach will be good for your group.
Chapter 2: Working into Interaction - [PDF]
The Bare Minimum for good facilitation.
Chapter 3: Coping with Resistance and Fear of Failure - [PDF]
Why the traditional approach to meetings is a bad habit that's hard to break, and what you can do about it.
Chapter 4: The Interactive Meeting Format - [PDF]
The heart of the matter: The five-part meeting structure, in detail.
Chapter 5: Interactive Meetings: Making Them Work - [PDF]
Beyond the basics: going more deeply into the Interactive Meeting Format.
Chapter 7: The Engaged Learner: Interactive Methods in the Classroom - [PDF]
Applying the Interactive Meeting Format to the classroom, including sample lesson plans.
Chapter 11: Five-Minute Springboard Exercises - [PDF]
35 exercises that a group can do in five minutes or less (Sample contains 9 exercises.)
Chapter 16: The Rest of the Springboard Exercises - [PDF]
102 exercises that take between 5 and 15 minutes, require some movement (but not tagging), and work with groups of moderate size (Sample contains 16 exercises.)
