No, you didn't miss posts for Chapters 6-8. Those will come next week. Just had a moment last week where I skimmed through the book looking at what was to come and saw this short 3 page section, so I read ahead.
Mendes suggests an icebreaker of presenting a quote and having people discuss what that quote means. This chapter lists some of his favorite quotes - that's it. He doesn't discuss the quotes in detail.
I think in technical training, it would be relevant to include a quote about tackling the unknown since often a training session comes with migrating from a different software with which they were accustomed, or starting a new job. After a little internet searching, I like this one:
"You must do the thing you think you cannot do." - Eleanor Roosevelt
Roosevelt felt that confidence was gained by attacking your trepidations instead of avoiding them - you can say if I made it through that, then I can make it through the next challenge.
Any quotes you might use as an icebreaker?
I think that this is a great idea, even though I am not one who is great as quotes. As for myself, I could see providing my students with the veterinary technician oath to discuss in-depth. This would work well at the beginning of the class as first year students as an icebreaker but then revisiting it again right before they graduate to see if it still has the same meaning or how it has changed for them.
ReplyDeleteI like quotes --- lately I've been fond of this one:
ReplyDeleteThings do not change, we change (Thoreau).
I think most of us have an experience that is relatable to this.