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#68: Trainer Tools We Never Leave Home Without

11/22/2022

Resources Mentioned in the Episode

Our List of Tools:

A Deck of Cards (Here's Michelle's activity book, Playing with a Full Deck - lots of team building activities using a deck of playing cards.)
Index Cards (Chris' uses the 4 by 6 inch cards more often than not.
The Clicker (Michelle uses this in a variety of ways.)
Cow Bell (The bigger the better - this is Chris' favorite attention-getter for large groups)
Binder Clips
5-foot Buddy Ropes (3/8th diameter utility rope has tons of applications)
Body Parts Debrief (versatile props for activities and debriefing)
50-foot Activity Rope
Extra Batteries (specific to your gadgets) and Post It Notes
Painters Tape (1 & 2 inch rolls) and a Small Spiral Notebook
Extension Cord & a 'Dongle' collection for your tech.
Numbered Spots
Plasticware/Chopsticks and Salt & Pepper Packets (you gotta eat)

Find Us At:
Michelle Cummings - Training-Wheels.com
(Online Store for Team Builders, Trainings, Activity Database, FREE Resources)
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michelle@training-wheels.com

Chris Cavert - OnTeamBuilding.com & FUNdoing.com
(Online Store - Digital Downloads, Blogs, Online School, FREE Resources)
Sign up for the FUNdoing Fridays activity email HERE
chris@onteambuilding.com

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#67: Concepts and Ideas from Thought Leaders that have Influenced Our Work

11/7/2022

Resources Mentioned in the Episode
Crucial Conversations
Chris talked about "The Path to Action" model.

The Obstacle is the Way - Steps to managing obstacles.

The Speed of Trust - A matter of Character and/or Competence

Find Us At:
Michelle Cummings - Training-Wheels.com
(Online Store for Team Builders, Trainings, Activity Database, FREE Resources)
Sign up for Michelle's weekly E-Newsletter HERE
michelle@training-wheels.com

Chris Cavert - OnTeamBuilding.com & FUNdoing.com
(Online Store - Digital Downloads, Blogs, Online School, FREE Resources)
Sign up for the FUNdoing Fridays activity email HERE
chris@onteambuilding.com

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#66: 10 Effective Techniques for Processing & Debriefing (Part 5)

10/26/2022

Resources Shared in the Episode

Debriefing Thumball

End of Day Review Thumball

Body Part Debriefing Thumball

Blank Thumball (write in your own questions or words)

A Teachable Moment

Sci FI Tube (lights up when the group is all connected)

UFO Ball (also lights up when the group is all connected)

Advice from a (BIG) Pencil

Shuffle Left, Shuffle Right (brief historical snapshot) This one (taught to us by Faith Evans) did not make it into the book, The More The Merrier. It's credited to Pamela Kekich (1979/80), written/shared as "Wonderful Circle" in Playfair (1980) and then again (by the same name) in, 99 of the best Experiential Corporate Games we Know, in 2000.

Find Us At:
Michelle Cummings - Training-Wheels.com
(Online Store for Team Builders, Trainings, Activity Database, FREE Resources)
Sign up for Michelle's weekly E-Newsletter HERE
michelle@training-wheels.com

Chris Cavert - OnTeamBuilding.com & FUNdoing.com
(Online Store - Digital Downloads, Blogs, Online School, FREE Resources)
Sign up for the FUNdoing Fridays activity email HERE
chris@onteambuilding.com

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#65: 10 Effective Techniques for Processing & Debriefing (Part 4)

9/27/2022

Resources Mentioned in the Show
#7: Artistic Methods
#8: Self Reflection

HANDOUT
Effective Debriefing Tools and Techniques

Community Puzzle at Training Wheels

Pocket Processor at Training Wheels

Portable Labyrinth at Training Wheels

Find Us At:
Michelle Cummings - Training-Wheels.com
(Online Store for Team Builders, Trainings, Activity Database, FREE Resources)
Sign up for Michelle's weekly E-Newsletter HERE
michelle@training-wheels.com

Chris Cavert - OnTeamBuilding.com & FUNdoing.com
(Online Store - Digital Downloads, Blogs, Online School, FREE Resources)
Sign up for the FUNdoing Fridays activity email HERE
chris@onteambuilding.com

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#64: 10 Effective Techniques for Processing & Debriefing (Part 3)

9/13/2022

Resources Mentioned in the Episode
#5: Interventions
#6: Anchor Pieces

HANDOUT
Effective Debriefing Tools and Techniques

Impression Feet - at the Training Wheels Store

Conflict Resolution Thumball - at Training Wheels Store

Postcard Collection (for Postcards to Self) - at the Training Wheels Store

"Ask" Episode 60 - (Activities for Camp Staff Training)

Why Knots - at the FUNdoing Blog

Find Us At:
Michelle Cummings - Training-Wheels.com
(Online Store for Team Builders, Trainings, Activity Database, FREE Resources)
Sign up for Michelle's weekly E-Newsletter HERE
michelle@training-wheels.com

Chris Cavert - OnTeamBuilding.com & FUNdoing.com
(Online Store - Digital Downloads, Blogs, Online School, FREE Resources)
Sign up for the FUNdoing Fridays activity email HERE
chris@onteambuilding.com

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#63: 10 Effective Techniques for Processing & Debriefing (Part 2)

8/30/2022

Resources Mentioned in the Episode

#3: Metaphoric Methods
#4: Frontloading

HANDOUT
Effective Debriefing Tools and Techniques

Previous 'Ask' Episode
#39: Using Image Cards for Team Building

Make Your Own Image Cards with:
TheNounProject.com (Chris' newest tool for Icon Images)

Image Cards at Training Wheels (Michelle):
Metaphore Cards
Chiji Cards
Climer Cards

Body Parts Debriefing (Metaphoric Connections)

Find Us At:
Michelle Cummings - Training-Wheels.com
(Online Store for Team Builders, Trainings, Activity Database, FREE Resources)
Sign up for Michelle's weekly E-Newsletter HERE
michelle@training-wheels.com

Chris Cavert - OnTeamBuilding.com & FUNdoing.com
(Online Store - Digital Downloads, Blogs, Online School, FREE Resources)
Sign up for the FUNdoing Fridays activity email HERE
chris@onteambuilding.com

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#62: 10 Effective Techniques for Processing & Debriefing (Part 1)

8/16/2022

Resources Mentioned in the Episode

#1: Sit-N-Git
#2: Pair & Share

HANDOUT
Effective Debriefing Tools and Techniques

Previous 'Ask' Episodes on Processing & Debriefing
#2: What Falls Under the Umbrella of Processing and Debriefing
#7: How Do You Use the What? So What? Now What? Processing Model?
#8: The Open to Outcome Processing Model

Debriefing Wheelies - from the Training Wheels Store (Michelle)

Chris' go-to questions when there is limited time:

Did you have fun during the activity/today? (Yes/No) Follow Up: What are the things (behaviors) that made the day/the activity fun for you? What are the things (behaviors) that prevented you from having fun? [When experiences are fun, we learn more and our relationships grow. The opposite is true if we're not having fun. NOTE: Of course, this is a general line of thinking. We can learn from situations that are not fun when we take to time to look at what happened and make efforts to do something different in the future.[
Describe something that made you uncomfortable during the activity/today. Follow Up: What did you do about it? What will you want to do the next time something like this happens again?

Find Us At:
Michelle Cummings - Training-Wheels.com
(Online Store for Team Builders, Trainings, Activity Database, FREE Resources)
Sign up for Michelle's weekly E-Newsletter HERE
michelle@training-wheels.com

Chris Cavert - OnTeamBuilding.com & FUNdoing.com
(Online Store - Digital Downloads, Blogs, Online School, FREE Resources)
Sign up for the FUNdoing Fridays activity email HERE
chris@onteambuilding.com

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#61: Mental Health Focused Activities

8/2/2022

Mentioned in the Episode
Image Cards (to share stories and set goals)
River Cards
Road Cards
Chiji Cards (and Chiji Guidebook)
Climer Cards

Totem Cards for how you see yourself and how others see you. (Chris' new favorite card deck tool.)

Helpful Books with Activities
Facilitated Growth: Experiential Activities for Recovery and Wellness
Healing in Action by Barney Straus
Adventure Group Psychotherapy: An Experiential Approach to Treatment

Find Us At:
Michelle Cummings - Training-Wheels.com
(Online Store for Team Builders, Trainings, Activity Database, FREE Resources)
Sign up for Michelle's weekly E-Newsletter HERE
michelle@training-wheels.com

Chris Cavert - OnTeamBuilding.com & FUNdoing.com
(Online Store - Digital Downloads, Blogs, Online School, FREE Resources)
Sign up for the FUNdoing Fridays activity email HERE
chris@onteambuilding.com

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#60: Thoughts About (and Activities for) Camp Staff Training

6/10/2022

Mentioned in the Episode

Greet Your Partner "As If" ...s/he is your best friend; ...s/he is someone you're meeting for the first time; ...you are getting together to reconcile a previous disagreement; ...you're getting together to discuss something that's bothering you.

If you're going to lead Name Games, be sure to let people practice with names they know so they can focus on the names they don't - "Test Out." They don't have to get an 'A' right off the bat. Have them take the 'test' as many times as they want until they get the grade they want. (Build those neural pathways.)

Later Letters - make your own postcards to yourself so you can read them mid-way through the summer for inspiration. You can also collect inspirational postcards during your travels to distribute to your staff for this activity. (Try searching 'postcard collections' to see all variety packs you can pick up.)

Other thoughts:
Create a fair amount of down time for staff so they can process what's going on and get some rest so they can take in new information with a rested brain.

Have one-on-one check-ins regularly to open up opportunities to ask questions privately and share their frustrations and successes.

Find Us At:
Michelle Cummings - Training-Wheels.com
(Online Store for Team Builders, Trainings, Activity Database, FREE Resources)
Sign up for Michelle's weekly E-Newsletter HERE
michelle@training-wheels.com

Chris Cavert - OnTeamBuilding.com & FUNdoing.com
(Online Store - Digital Downloads, Blogs, Online School, FREE Resources)
Sign up for the FUNdoing Fridays activity email HERE
chris@onteambuilding.com

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#59: Reinvigorating Classices (Vol. 3) Group Juggle and TP Shuffle

5/19/2022

Thank you so much for your 'Ask' interest! The Show Notes will be here shortly....Spring fun is all around!

Find Us At:
Michelle Cummings - Training-Wheels.com
(Online Store for Team Builders, Trainings, Activity Database, FREE Resources)
Sign up for Michelle's weekly E-Newsletter HERE
michelle@training-wheels.com

Chris Cavert - OnTeamBuilding.com & FUNdoing.com
(Online Store - Digital Downloads, Blogs, Online School, FREE Resources)
Sign up for the FUNdoing Fridays activity email HERE
chris@onteambuilding.com

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