entertrainment

English

Etymology

Blend of entertainment +‎ train.

Noun

entertrainment (uncountable)

1. (informal, chiefly business) Training designed to be entertaining for the person being trained.
   • 1996, Training and Development Yearbook, pages 4-21:

     […] entertrainment holds over formal, by-the-book training. For instance, many entertainers keep attention levels high by using energizers — brief, playful activities that move people around.

   • 1998, Navigator: The U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary Magazine, page 24:

     In-flotilla training should take place at every flotilla meeting. A half hour of every meeting agenda should be set aside for the "entertrainment" of all members. It should be interactive and enjoyable.

   • 2013, Gayle Cotton, Say Anything to Anyone, Anywhere, page 21:

     […] entertrainment. That is, we tend to entertain as we train, and our audience members both expect and appreciate this. We interact with the audience, smile a lot, add a bit of humor, and inject some fun.

   • 2016, Carolyn A. W. van Ravenhorst, Positive Power & Happiness!:

     If you do and practiced Entertrainment 1 and 2 very well, you can go straight forward to the Entertrainment 3 in my next chapter. You already made the strong foundation for starting your Positive & Powerful & Happiness!™ Life Style!