Customer Reviews
Activate Your Training - By: Keith E. Webb, 25 Oct 2006 
Mel Silberman is the master of active training. Just skimming his book gave me a handful of new ideas I applied to my training. Reading the book helped me to revamp my training courses to include many more participatory training exercises.
Everybody loves being involved, talking, interacting, & exploring during training. Lecture, however, is too often the default methodology. In some ways lecture takes less time to prepare & is less risky, but is it more effective learning? In this day & age, linear, slow, from-up-front training just isn't effective. Instead, shift over to active training that engages & empowers participants to learn rather than be taught. I'm reminded of Winston Churchill when he said, "I am always ready to learn although I do not always like being taught."
Silberman gives idea after idea of how to spice up lectures, or better yet, replace them with other a dozen other learning methods that actively involve the participant. The 100+ exercises & examples in Active Training makes it easy to incorporate non-cheesy learning activities that reallly work.
Wake up your participants! Get active.
