Well, you can if you are in the north-east, but here we are talking about a different kind of pop-up. As stated in previous posts, using pop-ups in your training provides a way to break up content, get people on their feet, and engage the kinesthetic learner. In general they require minimal preparation and can be used when the dreaded “glaze” falls over a participant’s eyes.
Here are a few “Pop-Ups” that you may choose to use during a section of training, especially content being delivered by lecture:
#1 – Have colored index cards on the table in mass quantities. After a 10-15 minutes section of training have everyone take a card and write a question related to the recent content on that card. Then, on the count of three, have everyone “pop-up” out of their chair, go to someone at another table, and have them ask each other their questions.
#2 – After a section of training say, “The last person to pop-up out of their chair at your table has to tell everyone how they will use what they have learned in the last 15 minutes.”
#3 – After a section of training have everyone “pop-up” and find someone in the room that they have not interacted with before. Have them share with each other one thing they think is most important concerning what they have learned in the last 1-15 minutes.
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