Free tools for trainers and facilitators

Less admin. More interaction.

Practical browser tools for running activities, involving a room and keeping a session moving — plus a collection of quick training games when you need an energiser or attention reset.

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Trainer TimerKeep activities moving Name WheelSpin and choose fairly Group GeneratorSplit a room quickly Question SpinnerPrompt discussion

Trainer toolkit

Four useful things to keep open during a session.

Each tool runs locally in your browser. Names, groups and questions are not sent anywhere.

Timing & pace

Trainer Timer

Run a full-screen countdown or stopwatch, display the activity instruction and use clear green, amber and red time stages.

  • Quick presets and custom times
  • Pause, reset and add 30 seconds
  • Optional warning and finish sounds
Open Trainer Timer
Fair participation

Random Name Wheel

Paste in participant names, spin the colourful wheel and choose someone at random, with the option to prevent repeat selections.

  • One name per line or comma separated
  • No-repeat mode
  • Undo and reset controls
Open Name Wheel
Room organisation

Group Generator

Create balanced groups in seconds by choosing either the number of groups or the number of people in each group.

  • Random balanced allocation
  • Reshuffle instantly
  • Copy groups into Teams or slides
Open Group Generator
Questions & debriefs

Trainer Question Spinner

Generate prompts for icebreakers, reflection, teams, change and difficult conversations — or add your own question set.

  • Five ready-made prompt banks
  • Custom questions
  • No-repeat and copy options
Open Question Spinner
Designed for the room, not for collecting data.

The tools work without accounts, advertising or external assets. Participant information stays in the browser you are using.

Training games and energisers

Quick interactions with a useful job to do.

Use these to open a session, reset attention, create friendly competition or start a short conversation about practice, pressure and performance.

Observation & memory

KIM’S Game: How Much Did You Notice?

Study a tray of everyday objects against the clock. When it disappears, recall what you saw and finish with a “what vanished?” bonus round.

Good for: observation, concentration, attention to detail, memory strategies and noticing what happens under pressure.
Play KIM’S Game
Precision & practice

The Perfect Circle Challenge

Draw one continuous circle with your mouse, finger or stylus and receive an instant roundness score.

Good for: energisers, persistence, precision, practice and the urge to improve a score.
Draw your circle
Speed

Reaction Timer

Wait for green, then click as quickly as possible. Go early and it counts as a false start.

Good for: attention resets, friendly competition and waking up the post-lunch slot.
Test your reaction →
Timing

Exactly 10 Seconds

Start a hidden timer, count in your head, then stop when you believe exactly ten seconds have passed.

Good for: focus, perception and a debrief about confidence versus evidence.
Start the clock →
Memory

Copy My Shape

Study a shape for five seconds, redraw it from memory and receive an accuracy score.

Good for: observation, memory, assumptions and time pressure.
Copy the shape →
Precision

Draw a Straight Line

Connect two points while keeping your route as straight as possible.

Good for: precision, patience and exploring apparently simple tasks once they are measured.
Draw the line →
Optional arcade energiser

Galaxy Defender

A retro fixed-shooter with descending alien formations, defence bunkers, combo scoring and increasingly fast waves.

Good for: sustained attention, prioritisation and accuracy as pace increases — or simply a short, optional arcade break.
Play Galaxy Defender

Using the toolkit

Simple tools work best when the purpose is clear.

01

Set the task clearly

Put the activity instruction on the timer screen so people can still see what they are meant to be doing.

02

Make selection feel fair

Use the name picker openly, but allow people to pass. Random should remove bias, not remove psychological safety.

03

Change the groupings

Use the group generator to break familiar patterns and help participants hear from different colleagues.

04

Debrief briefly

Use one strong question from the spinner and give people enough thinking time before asking for answers.

Why this sits on my website

Useful learning design should make action easier.

These tools solve small but real facilitation problems. The same practical thinking sits behind the leadership simulations, workshops and learning systems I build for organisations.

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