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Subject:Anyone have fun training tricks? From:"David Ferrier" <ferrierd -at- telus -dot- net> To:"TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com> Date:Fri, 28 Nov 2003 10:23:54 -0700
***Team activities***
Divide the class into teams,
then do one or more of the following:
* Get them to publish a newspaper or newsletter;
suggest target audience and some topics
(team should organize into reporter, proofreader, editor roles)
* Give them a toy or model to assemble,
note any problems in the instructions,
and report on how good the instructions were
in terms of documentation ABCEs (accuracy, brevity, clarity,
effectiveness)
* Give them a crossword puzzle to solve,
then report on the ABCEs of the clues
David Ferrier
ferrierd -at- telus -dot- net
(780) 454 5737
| -----Original Message-----
| From: bounce-techwr-l-138456 -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com
| [mailto:bounce-techwr-l-138456 -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com] On Behalf
| Of Solveig Haugland
| Sent: Tuesday, November 25, 2003 5:54 PM
| To: TECHWR-L
| Subject: Anyone have fun training tricks?
|
| Hi,
|
| I'm a former techwriter, now independent course developer and trainer
| (OpenOffice.org), and I'm trying to strike a balance between fun and
| engaging, and not too freaky/fluffy since most people in my classes
| aren't there voluntarily. ;> In general I do standard
| instructor led
| training with a bit of explanation about why it's important, a fair
| amount of demo, and a bunch of hands on exercises from my
| workbooks. So
| not a lot of lecture, lots of practice, but I'm looking for a little
| more Zing. Does anyone have tricks they use?
|
| Thanks for any tips,
|
| Solveig
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