Thank you for viewing this companion resource to our facilitation skills live training session! We hope you find this a great resource for your next presentation.
In this edition of Leadership Secrets of Mr. Potato Head created by our amazing Director of Awesomeness Amy Gallimore, TeamTRI takes you through over 100 slides containing tips and techniques for facilitating and moving your participants to a greater learning experience.
Inspired by Kelly Barnes's MOVE Formula, the Facilitation Secret's of Mr. Potato Head walks you through a brief history of the evolution of Mr. Potato Head and how that relates to the development phase each speaker and trainer goes through as they develop ninja level facilitation skills. Mr. Potato Head then walks you through a variety of methods to MOVE participants to an even greater learning experience.
Whether you're an educator, volunteer leader at church, a corporate trainer, or industry executive, if you have to get up and present you might as well get up and be awesome! There's bound to be at least one new tip or technique in here you can use to rock your next presentation and delight your audience.
Email us at info@teamtri.com if you're interested in even more ways we can coach or help your organization improve its facilitation and presentation skills.
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A Little Mr. Potato Head History…
• 1949 – A Brooklyn toy inventor named George
Lerner developed idea of inserting face and
body parts into fruits and vegetables to create
“Funny Face Man.”
• Controversy and rejection!
• Lerner convinced a food company to distribute
plastic parts as prizes in breakfast cereal boxes
and sold the idea for $5,000.
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A Little Mr. Potato Head History…
• A small company (later
known as Hasbro)
realized the potential and
paid the cereal company
$2,000 to stop production
and the rights for $5,000
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A Little Mr. Potato Head History…
• Born on May 1, 1952
• The original toy cost .89 and
contained hands, feet, ears,
two mouths, two pairs of
eyes, four nose, three hats
eyeglasses, a pipe, and 8
pieces of felt resembling
facial hair.
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A Little Mr. Potato Head History…
• Universal slats now
made it able to put
faces and body parts
in the “wrong” holes.
• In 1986, he quit
smoking
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A Little Mr. Potato Head History…
• In 2006, Hasbro also began selling
individual pieces as sets to add to a
collection instead of having to buy an entire
Potato Head set with a body.
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Why We Love Mr. Potato Head…
• What makes Mr.
Potato Head so
appealing for so many
years and used in so
many different ways to
so many different
people?
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MOVE my EYES
Get Visuals Up!
MOVE my FEET
Get participants Up!
MOVE my MOUTH
Get participants Talking
MOVE my EARS
Play Music in Class MOVE my BRAIN
Get participants Thinking!
MOVE my HANDS
Get participants Creating
MOVE my NOSE
Get Smell Involved
Move Formula Resource Credit: Kelly Barnes
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MOVE my EARS
• Play Music in Class/Sessions
• Develop Playlists to Set Mood
• No Lyrics for Work Sessions
• Fast Paced to Start
• Use Music to Establish Time
• Mix in Yours Too!
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POWER PODS:
• Excited, upbeat music gets participant
energized as soon as they walk into the room.
• Slower music can settle the group down for
activities where you are asking them to think,
take their time to create a project, or reflect on
an activity.
• Fast music can give a sense of urgency and
speed to a task where you want them to act,
think and move quickly.
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POWER PODS:
• Music can be used as a time keeper for activities
by instructing participants they have “the length of
two songs” to complete the activity.
• It can also be used to get participant attention by
raising the volume of the music slightly and then
fading it out to indicate it’s time to re-focus their
attention.
• Play list can be created for each of the
categories you may need. It requires some
advanced work, but it is essential for helping
create the right energy and atmosphere for the
room!
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MY ATTITUDE
“I believe the single most significant decision I can make on a
day-to-day basis is my choice of attitude. It is more important
than my past, my education, my bankroll, my successes or
failures, fame or pain, what other people think of me or say
about me, my circumstances, or my position. Attitude keeps
me going or cripples my progress. It alone fuels my fire or
assaults my hope. When my attitudes are right, there is no
barrier too high, no valley too deep, no dream too extreme, no
challenge too great for me.” C. Swindoll
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QUOTE ME:
• Post up your favorite leadership quotes or facts
around the room to add visual interest.
• Option: Create a PowerPoint/Prezi/Keynote
presentation to play as participants come into
class.
• Option: You can also post up blank paper and
ask an open-ended question for participant to
fill in while they are waiting to get started.
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• Example questions:
– What is the best piece of advice you have
ever received?
– Who is your hero?
– What is your favorite leadership quote?
– If you could meet any leader for dinner and ask
any question, who would it be and what would you
ask them?
QUOTE ME:
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MOVE my HANDS
• Wave Your Hands in the Air
• Change Shakes/Thumbs/Arms
• John Hancock Signatures
• Drum Rolls
• Twitter Teaching
• Note Passing
• Fill in the Blank
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TWITTER TEACHING:
• Give assignment to Tweet
• Have participants work in teams to create 3-5
“Tweets” (140 characters) facts, lessons, stats, etc.
about the session.
• Participants can write them down or Tweet them
(have them # your class or a key word)
• Participants turn in the Tweets and the teacher
facilitator uploads them to Twitter scheduled to go
out after school. Run Tweets prior to testing.
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NOTE PASSING:
• Instruct each person to hand their
notebook/handout to the person on their right.
• Explain that it is now their responsibility to take
quality notes for their teammate.
• Keep moving the notebooks to the right or left
when you feel the energy is getting low or
participant are not jotting down key points that
you feel they need to have for their records.
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MOVE my EYES
• Visual Environments
• Central Images for Lessons
• participant Work Up
• Online Resources
• Inserting Media into PowerPoint
• Use Presenter View / Desktop Image
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THE GRAFFITI WALL
• Get a roll of banner paper or butcher paper and
post it along a wall in your classroom.
• As participants enter or during prescribed
times, encourage them to “make their mark”,
sign it, write a quote, etc.
• Teach the CPP Rule (Clean/Powerful/Positive)
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• As participants walk into the room, have a flip
chart that gives them a quick challenge. This will
immediately engage them as they walk into the
space, as well as take care of a few
housekeeping items.
• Examples of “Touch 2” :
– Touch 2 walls and have a friend write your name in your
notebook for you!
– Touch 1 Wall; Sit in 2 Chairs; Compliment 3 People
– Give 3 people a high five and shake hands with 2 people.
– Touch this poster and then write your name REALLY BIG in
crayon on the Monster Mural!
– Touch 2 things in the room that are red and write down 3 things
you have in common on the Monster Mural.
TOUCH 2s:
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• Post educational trivia/facts around the room on
separate sheets of 8.5” x 11” paper.
• During the class, randomly yell out “What
time is it?”
• Train participants to respond back with:
“IT’S TRIVIA TIME!”
• Read a trivia question and the first person who
can find the answer on the wall and touch the
paper, wins a prize!
TRIVIA TIME:
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THE LITTLE PROFESSOR:
• Have the participants form partners.
• Each partner picks a topic that has previously
been discussed.
• Give each person 2-3 minutes to give a “mini
lecture” on their topic that would include why
they chose that particular topic, why they think it is
significant to know, and 2 interesting applications,
results, uses, etc. of the information
• Partners then switch roles, giving time for each
to give their lesson.
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EACH ONE/TEACH ONE:
• Have the groups break into teams of 5-7
participant.
• Assign new instruction material that has not
been previously covered.
• Challenge each group to create a lesson that will
teach the component.
• Each lesson should have goals or outcomes they
would like to see their fellow participants
understand, an interactive element, and facilitate
a group discussion based on the lesson and the
outcome of the interactive component.
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BRAIN DUMP:
• At the end of a lesson or activity, have participant
find a space in their notebooks or on a flip chart
where they can “brain dump.”
• Instruct the participant you are going to give
them a certain amount of time (use the length of
a song!) and they are to begin to write about
what they have just experienced or learned.
• It is to be a stream of consciousness writing, so
grammar and spelling is not important.
• It is important that they write continuously about
their experience and then share their thoughts
with their team or with a partner.
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ZONED OUT:
• This is a combination of “Note Passing” and
“The Little Professor.”
• Have the groups form partners and tell one of the
two that they may take a mental break. They can
close their eyes or just sit in their seat. They may
not disrupt the lesson that will continue to go on
in the room.
• It is now the responsibility of the remaining
partner to take notes and learn the information
well enough to teach it back to their partner.
• Give prizes, rewards, bonus points to the note
taking partner
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ZONED OUT [continued]
• Call the group back to order and have the
partners teach the lesson and then discuss it—
with the teacher of course acting as the observer
to fill in any blanks that the presenter might
accidentally leave out.
• This method helps leaders digest information
because not only do they have to capture it—
they have to turn around and present it. Partners
should switch roles, giving the other person time
to “zone out.”
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TINY TEACHES:
• With rooms with many participants, it is easy
to look around at the end of the day and
notice that someone has not engaged in the
learning.
• Having participants form partnerships can
ensure that no one is left out and that everyone
has the opportunity to engage in the lesson.
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• Examples of techniques used in partnerships
and are good to use when you don’t have a
specific activity for that particular lesson:
– Read, critique or edit each others written work.
– Interview each other about their reactions to
what they just learned.
– Read and discuss a particular article or
reading assignment.
– Question each other about the lesson.
– Recap with each other the three key things
they learned.
TINY TEACHES [continued]
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• More Examples
– Develop questions together to ask the facilitator
or other teammates to clarify or facilitate further
discussion.
– Analyze a case study or create a solution to
a challenge.
– Test each other on the material.
– Formulate a response to a question(s) asked by
the teacher.
TINY TEACHES [continued]
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ROCK the CLOCK
ROCK THE CLOCK
• Draw your own clock from 1:00 –
12:00
• Make appointments with other
participants around the room and fill
your clock with meetings
• Throughout presentation call out a
time. Have appointments meet to
discuss a topic you give them.
• Example: “Meet up with your 4
o’clock appointment. Topic: Why Your
Favorite Toy growing up!
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HAND OUT:
• Have participants trace their hand, cut it out, and
write the following answers on their traced hand:
– #1: Number one Goal This Year
– Spirit Fingers: What Makes You Smile?
– OK: Favorite Family Movie/TV/Character
– HIGH 5: Achievement You’re Proud Of
– Rule of Thumb: Rule to Live Life By
– Lifeline: Your Purpose in Life
• Post the hands around the room and share 1:1
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IF YOU WERE A BOARD GAME:
• Pass out 11” x 17” paper to participants
• Share with them they are about to create a
board game. It’s their personal “Game of Life”
• Let them use crayons, markers, and art supplies
using their life and dreams as a board game
• participants create the game and share 1:1
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BOARD GAME ELEMENTS
• Name Your Game
• Six Players…who are your most trusted “players”?
• Obstacles: 2 obstacles you’ve had to
overcome…2 you know you’ll have to overcome?
• Goal: What’s the goal of the game?
• Risk: What’s one thing you’ll have to risk to be
successful?
• Clue: One thing you wish people would get a “clue” about
• Trivial Pursuit: One thing you want to learn
• Uno: One thing you want to accomplish this year
• Sorry: What are three key things that you can do …so
you never have to say you are sorry…
• BuzzWord: One word that describes YOU.
• LIFE: What are 3 future goals?
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YOUR CEREAL BOX
• Design Your Own Custom Box
of Cereal named after you with
ingredients that reflect what you
bring to the team!
Represent the Following
• Name Your Cereal
• What’s your “Prize” Inside
[something not many know, hobby,
special ability, etc.]
• What are your unique ingredients
for success, leadership, etc?
• What’s something “NEW” you’re
working on to grow?
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ELEMENTS TO REPRESENT ON THE SHIRT
• Your Brand
• College & Career
• Favorite Number
• Favorite Movie/Song
• Favorite Sport
• How do you chill/relax?
• Special Talent/Skill
• Favorite Quote
139. Design Your App
• App Name
• App Image/Logo
• Location Setting (State)
• 3 Cool Features!
• 2 Goals!
• 1 Legacy to Leave in the
World
IF YOU WERE AN APP
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Facilitation Secrets of Mr. Potato Head
presented by
TRI Leadership Resources
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