Walking into a training room can be awkward for participants, especially if they don't know one another. It can also be a great opportunity for a presenter to being "priming" participants on the content they're about to experience. This deck is a sample of how presenters could use a series of trivia questions to break the ice and prime participants with content before the session even begins.

1. While you wait…
…some training trivia for you.

2. Which format of PowerPoint slides leads to better
comprehension and recall of information?
A. Headline and bullet format
B. “Assertion-evidence” format
C. It’s a trick question. There’s no actual research that can prove
slide design really matters.

3. Which format of PowerPoint slides leads to better
comprehension and recall of information?
B. “Assertion-evidence” format
Researchers at Penn St and
Old Dominion University
found the “Assertion-
evidence” format for slides
increased comprehension and
retention by 17%.
Source: http://www.writing.engr.psu.edu/ae_comprehension.pdf

4. Which of the following is not a principle of Dialogue Education?
A. Incorporate individual learning styles
B. Praxis (practice + reflection)
C. Safety

5. Which of the following is not a principle of Dialogue Education?
A. Incorporate individual learning
styles
Learning styles are a myth, so no
respectable theory will integrate them.
If you want to learn more about
Dialogue Education, check out Jane
Vella’s book: Learning to Listen,
Learning to Teach.

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7. Which of the following is not among the top 10 of C4LPT’s 100
tools for learning list?
A.Twitter
B.YouTube
C.Wikipedia

8. Which of the following is not among the top 10 of C4LPT’s 100
tools for learning list?
C. Wikipedia
Wikipedia is #12 on the list
(while Twitter is #1 and
YouTube is #2).

9. Who is the most important person in determining whether or
not someone uses new skills learned in training when they return
to their job?
A. The Trainee
B. The trainee’s supervisor
C. The trainer

10. Who is the most important person in determining whether or
not someone uses new skills learned in training when they return
to their job?
B. The trainee’s supervisor
To be more specific, the trainee’s
supervisor before a training session
is the single most important
determinant as to whether skills are
applied after a training session.
Source: Transfer of Training (Mary Broad and John Newstrom)

11. How many hours, on average, did employees invest in
professional development in 2014?
A. 20.5
B. 32.4
C. 40.0

12. How many hours, on average, did employees invest in
professional development in 2014?
B. 32.4
…And employers
spent an average of
$1,229 per employee
on professional
development.
Source: Association for Talent Development’s 2015 State of the Industry report

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