You confirm your guess by turning the card over and finding your name. Ethan now asks everyone to write their names on the decorated side of the name tag and use them in place of their initial name tags. He asks everyone to explain what the pictures signify and to guess who drew the picture. You make two incorrect guesses before you identify Roy. During the 20 minutes of the activity, you had lots of fun and learned interesting things about other participants.
Most trainers start their sessions with an opener.
Openers or icebreakers can grab participants' attention and get them ready for collaborative learning. Participants complain because these trivial exercises waste everyone's time. To avoid this complaint, design or adapt an opener related to the training topic. Keep the activity brief and explain why you are conducting it. If you are planning to use games and exercises throughout the session, skip the opener and begin with one of the other activities.