Library of facilitation techniques

Active Listening Workshop Activities

Active listening exercises to help improve your team's active listening skills and approach workshops and meetings with consideration and care. Improve interpersonal communication skills and raise empathy with active listening games and methods.

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Positive Gossip

appreciation psychological safety trust active listening yes, and em

One person turns their back to the group and the rest of the group "gossips" about them in a positive way.

Übung zum Aktiven Zuhören

active listening communication training aktives zuhören remote-friendly

Die Übung macht die Wirkung des Aktiven Zuhörens bzw. des fehlenden Aktiven Zuhörens sehr eindrucksvoll deutlich.

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Red Ball

listening and awareness improv game active listening em

Pass around imaginary balls & other objects

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Empathy Map

active listening empathy connection em

create an empathy map

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Repeat / Reword / Support

active listening listening and awareness improv game relationship relationships em

Partner A either repeats, rewords, or supports Partner B's statement before adding their own dialogue.

Word at a Time / Sentence at a Time

improv game active listening listening and awareness give and take opening closing closing activity yes, and change management

Story is told one word or one sentence at a time

Telephone

active listening speaking storytelling accepting offers body language communication boldness clarity emotional intelligence emotions

message passed without checking to next person

Back to Back drawing

active listening speaking em

One partner describes what to draw without naming the object

Stille Post

active listening communication team group exercises

Die Gruppe spielt "Stille Post" und erfährt die Notwendigkeit aktiven Zuhörens.

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Repeater

active listening yes, and accepting offers em

Players repeat the last line of dialogue before adding another detail

Unique thing in common

connection trust active listening opening get-to-know teambuilding

With a partner find the 3 most unlikely / weird / surprising things you have in common with each other
Each pair chooses one to share with the group

Rollenspiel-Übung zum Aktiven Zuhören

active listening communication role playing

Die Teilnehmer gehen zu zweit zusammen und üben das Aktive Zuhören anhand eines Rollenspiels.

Dabei geht jeweils eine Person mit der Rolle „A“ und eine Person mit Rolle „B“ zusammen.
Das Gespräch wird geführt, wobei der jeweilige Zuhörer jeweils unterbrechen kann, um das Gehörte zusammenzufassen. Der Gesprächspartner gibt unmittelbar Feedback, ob dies stimmig war.

Anschließend läuft das Gespräch weiter.

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