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1. notwithstanding……

   Clare

   notwithstanding that 5 minutes is probably too little time to achieve very much as a standalone activity…….

   ~tying a particular type of knot which is unlikely to be one they already know, eg bowline, running hitch, quick release knot

   ~something relevant to trainers, such as top tips for powerpoint or the four Ds of question handling, again pick something that they don’t all already know

   ~a mnemonic for something relevant to their area eg RATER if they are in customer service

    

   I hope this helps

   Rus

   http://www.coach-and-courses.com

    

2. Purpose?

   Hi Clare

   What are your objectives for the 5 minutes?  "Refresher" of what?

   For example

   • Delivery under pressure?  Practice of "words, music, dance”?  Give them the content to deliver (new and unknown to them).  Video it for feedback.
   • Training design fitting content/themes/key messages into allocated time constraints? – give them a topic but no content. Apply strict timing.
   • Delivery NOT using PowerPoint.  5 minutes to get key messages across without access to ppt or even flipcharts perhaps?

   If you want random and bizarre ideas for content – go to wikipedia and select a random page – something will pop up!

   Hope it helps

   Mark

3. easier done than said

   The old stalwart of the stapler springs to mind:

   • How to load a stapler
   • Using the stapler to staple two sheets of paper together
   • How to use a staple remover

   These are relatively simple tasks but hard to explain without demonstration.

4. Refresher ideas
   I have used ‘making a cup of tea’ before this went down really well as I asked them to adapt a session plan for it first!

   Penny

5. 5 Minutes

   Why not let them choose their own subjects?