Lights, Camera, Gamification: Build Practical, Affordable, Engaging Learning Based on Iconic TV Competition Shows  

 

This dynamic workshop will teach you how to infuse the excitement and engagement of TV shows like Chopped, The Amazing Race, and Shark Tank into your live training sessions!

Sharing the lessons she learned from creating and delivering a "Chopped" breakout session at Gamicon, Sherry Prindle's insights will empower you to craft training sessions that captivate and motivate, just like the most exciting competition reality TV shows. 

Instructor: Sherry Prindle  

A pioneer in training and development, Sherry Prindle has delivered over 4,000 seminars on 200 topics, across 50 states and 6 countries in three languages. Her presentations are interactive, engaging, thought-provoking, and immediately applicable to the real world.

Founder of the Professional Coach Academy, Sherry certifies Life and Executive Coaches and is a Certified Master Coach Trainer, Certified Professional Trainer, and Sententia Level 3 Gamification Master Craftsman.

Introduction

Sherry explains how she used the key elements of the TV show "Chopped" to create a training challenge, including the basket of items, time limits, and challenges. She also shares how she managed the challenge without "chopping" anyone, and how she used a voting system to determine the winners. 

 23 minutes

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Questions, Comments, and Further Insights

Sherry pulls back the curtain, sharing more about her design and implementation of the Chopped experience. She discusses how the challenge could be adapted for remote training and the potential benefits of assigning teams for challenges, as opposed to random seating.

⏰ 12 minutes

Lights - Determine Your Objectives

Sherry shares the process of designing a training program using game show formats. She emphasizes the importance of aligning the training objectives with the chosen show format, considering factors such as the target audience, the training's virtual or hybrid nature, and the desired outcomes. 

⏰ 9 minutes

Choose Your Show 

Sherry guides you in deciding what show to use for your training, the things you should consider, and most importantly, you don't have to follow the show exactly, as long as you remain in the spirit of the show. 

⏰ 7 minutes

Reflections

 The participants worked together to choose a show for different training topics. They share their insights and workshop further possibilities. 

19 minutes

What are Your Constraints? 

Creativity is one thing, but in the real world, we have constraints. Sherry asks what are your driving constraints? 

 

⏰ 10 minutes

Adapt Your Show

Using the Amazing Race, Sherry examines how to adapt your training to a show. First, you need to understand the key elements of the chosen show and how to incorporate them into the training session. 

⏰ 6 minutes

Adapt Your Show, Part 2 

 What about Shark Tank? What considerations are involved when using this show? 

⏰ 9 minutes

Reflections 

The group workshops their ideas for using Shark Tank to teach leadership skills. 

⏰ 5 minutes

A Note about Timing

 With all your great ideas, you only have so much time to deliver the training. 

⏰ 7 minutes

Some Tools  

Sherry shares some tools she used in her design.

⏰ 6 minutes

Create Your Experience 

 Now it's your turn. Some final thoughts before you begin designing!

⏰ 7 minutes

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