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Training icebreakers: Expectations and confidence check

A ready-made course you customise for your organisation, with a live session deck and a survey. You only add the 4 details that are specific to your organisation.

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Length
10 min
Lessons
2 lessons
Frequency
Training opener
Last reviewed
22 Oct 2026
Read and act
What would you do?

One worry in the open answers names a colleague and describes a problem. You are about to read worries aloud

Try it: this is one of 7 interactive activities in the course.

What's included

Three pieces that work together

Copy once, get everything. Learners prepare on their own, you answer questions live, and the survey tells you what stuck.

Self-paced course

Short lessons with real workplace scenarios, not walls of text.

  • 2 lessons, about 10 minutes
  • Process, sorting activity, scenario, accordion and quizzes
  • 5-question final check

Live session deck

An AhaSlides presentation to run after the course, in person or online.

  • 8 slides
  • Scale, poll, open-ended, ranking slides
  • A closing slide for your contacts

A feedback survey

Find out what landed and what to change next time.

  • Feedback survey: 6 questions
  • Questions written for this session
  • Results feed your next session

Learning objectives

At the end of this course, learners can

Each objective and the lesson that covers it.

IDObjectiveSourceWhere it's covered
TO 481.0Complete the course and its final checkBest practiceWhole course
SO 481.1Open the pulse by saying the answers are anonymous and nothing has to be sharedBest practiceWhole course
SO 481.2Show results only after everyone has answeredBest practiceWhole course
SO 481.3Use the opening poll and worries to decide what to protect if time runs shortBest practiceWhole course

Your part: what a template can't do for you

  • Your workplace details: fill in the 4 highlighted fields so the course describes your own policies, contacts and locations.
  • Records: record completion in your own LMS or record system.

Course outline

2 lessons, about 10 minutes

Minutes per lesson are an estimate, shared out by page count.

ContentInteractiveVideoYou customise
1

Run the pulse

3 pages

4 min
Before you beginNoteTextList
How the pulse runsTextProcessImageButton
CheckQuiz
2

Read and act

4 pages

6 min
What the scale can and cannot tell youTextSorting activity
ScenarioScenarioYour info
Final checkQuizMulti-select quiz
You are ready to hostKey factAccordionButtonYour info

Live deck and survey

8 slides to run live, a survey to close the loop

Pink slides are interactive. Every survey question is listed below.

Content · customiseBefore we begin your view counts
Scale · customiseHow confident do you feel about {{SESSION_TOPIC}} today?
PollWhat would make today worth your time?
Open-ended · customiseWhat worries you most about {{SESSION_TOPIC}}?
RankingOrder these by how much you want them today
ContentWhat we'll adjust
Scale · customiseHow confident do you feel about {{SESSION_TOPIC}} now?
Closing · customiseThanks for your honesty
Feedback survey: 6 questions
  1. How much did you enjoy this session? 5 stars
  2. How comfortable did you feel taking part? 1-5 scale
  3. How confident do you feel about {{SESSION_TOPIC}} now? 1-5 scale
  4. Did the opening activity help you get started? multiple choice
  5. How was the length? multiple choice
  6. What one change would make this better next time? open text

Make it yours

4 fields to fill in, and you're ready

Everything else is done. These are the details only your organisation knows; each one is highlighted inside the course.

  • Session topic{{SESSION_TOPIC}}
  • Survey 1 URL{{SURVEY_1_URL}}
  • Course URL{{COURSE_URL}}
  • Speak up channel{{SPEAK_UP_CHANNEL}}

FAQ

Common questions

Can I run training icebreakers: Expectations and confidence check training online?

Yes. The course is self-paced and online, and the live deck lets you add a live session in the room or online.

How often is this training needed?

Training opener.

Who needs this training?

Trainers and facilitators who want to calibrate a session before teaching it.

What records should I keep?

Record completion in your own LMS or record system, so you can show who finished the course and when.

Can I edit the content?

Yes, everything. Change the wording, swap scenarios for ones from your workplace, add your logo, or remove parts that don't apply.

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Open the live deck to see how the session runs alongside the course and the survey.

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