More Trainer Toolbox Ideas
April 18, 2007 • Kelley Phipps
Kelley Phipps
Kelley Phipps, a senior trainer at Indymac Bank, F.S.B. in California, submitted her idea collection for her MacGyver-moment training needs:
I actually have a plastic tool box, which I purchased at a hardware store. It is the kind with little compartments built into the lid, a lift out tray and a deeper compartment inside. In it, I always keep the following:
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Paperclips and binderclips
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Extra batteries (2 each of AA and AAA)
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A set of colored flipchart markers
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2 dry erase markers
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2 overhead projector markers
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A couple of pencils and ballpoint pens
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A small school-type pencil sharpener
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Masking tape
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A clean Handiwipe (can be used as a whiteboard eraser, among other things)
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Post-it notes
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A digital kitchen timer
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A wooden train whistle
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$1 in assorted change
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An extra cell phone cord
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An extension cord
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A mini stapler
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A staple remover
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A solar calculator
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A sample sized bottle of hand sanitizer
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A small sewing kit
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A few band aids
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One dose of benadryl and one dose of sinus medication in blister packets
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A few throat lozenges
I call it my ¡§Classroom in a Box!¡¨
In May, we¡¦ll be posting your ideas for creative openers you¡¦ve used to introduce your training topic with an unusual activity. An opener is an energizer with a purpose¡Xit doesn¡¦t just get people up and moving or thinking¡Xit breaks preoccupation and supports the training topic. Submit your ideas to ezineeditor@bobpikegroup.com. We may also publish some in Bob Pike¡¦s Creative Training Techniques newsletter! Get your name out there! Get your ideas published! Help build your training colleagues¡¦ idea bank and earn bragging rights.
