Duration: 15 minutes.
Intended for:
This free energiser helps participants identify the most important elements of the training topic and asks as a way of reinforcing the learning by asking them to review the topic and establish the key parts.
Training course contents:
A set of instructions for the free energiser, ‘The Most Important’ can be downloaded from the link at the bottom of this page. You can also follow the notes for the energiser below.
Instructions:
- Place the following text on a flipchart or PowerPoint slide.
- The 7 most important words on this topic are.
- The 6 most important words on this topic are.
- The 5 most important words on this topic are.
- The 4 most important words on this topic are.
- The 3 most important words on this topic are.
- The 2 most important words on this topic are.
- The 1 most important words on this topic is.
- Ask each of the participants to write their thoughts down individually, and then review them as a group when all have finished.
- In review, ask the participants why they chose what they chose and how they will use this information when they return to the workplace.
Objectives:
This energiser is great for helping participants focus on what is truly important for them in the training and lets them focus on key actions.
You can shorten this exercise by reducing the number of words requested.
