The TOP 10 consequences of NOT using icebreakers....

1. Your trainees may fall asleep due to the lack of energy in your training room.
2. You may find it extremely hard to get your trainees to answer your questions or join in discussions because they may not be motivated.
3. Your trainees may lose concentration and may be constantly fidgeting in their seats because they will not have had a chance to move during the Icebreakers.
4. You may have your training day full of content with no interaction and no feedback from your trainees.  This will make your training very dull for you and your trainees.
5. You may have NO idea whether your trainees have been listening to you or taking in what you are saying because you have not incorporated any exercises in your content to measure their level of learning.
6. Your trainees may not have spoken nor connected with each other.  They will not have worked with each other either in groups or in pairs and therefore will not be given the opportunity to learn from each other’s experiences.
7. Without Icebreakers in your training session, your trainees may not have had to think for themselves and therefore the level of their learning will be very low.
8. Your training may not be effective because your trainees will not retain the information that you are sharing.  The highest level of retention is through “DOING” and icebreakers incorporate this “doing”.
9. Your trainees may not be relaxed nor comfortable in your training environment therefore they may not be fully ‘present’ with you and their minds will likely be on different matters.
10. You are likely to be completely exhausted, even to the point of losing your voice because you have had to do all the work all day. 

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