The 500-Year-Gap Conversation/Time Traveler
In pairs, participant A attempts to communicate the use and value of a modern-day object to participant B, who plays the role of someone from 500 years ago.
Library of facilitation techniques
Communication Workshop Activities
Group activities and exercises to improve communication skills.
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Grounded Assertiveness Communication
Framework: Consideration for Others x Openness of Communication
Participants practice 4 modes of communication - Aggressive, assertive, passive, passive-aggressive in improv scenario
Übung zum Aktiven Zuhören
Die Übung macht die Wirkung des Aktiven Zuhörens bzw. des fehlenden Aktiven Zuhörens sehr eindrucksvoll deutlich.
Blame or Praise
This exercise is based on Joshua Knobe's experiments on intentional activity and side effects. It explores how a person's intentions affect our decision to assign blame or praise to a behaviour.
Participants work with two different versions of the same situation. One version focuses on a harmful side effect of a decision, while the other deals with a helpful side effect. The debriefing discussion explores how we are more willing to blame for harmful side effects than praise for helpful side effects.
Group Push-Up
In this exercise the group is given a task to find a way to get the entire group safely off of the ground with only hands touching ground.
Broken Email
This a simple game in which participants play in teams and their task is to replicate an image shown to the first team member as they are set up in a chain. The winner is the first team to correctly reproduce the "email"
Sticks - A Metaphorical Simulation Game
When people interact or communicate with each other, they use certain amount of energy or pressure. Here's an activity that makes participants aware of such energy exchange and helps them explore how to manage this process.
Traffic Jam
A fun, physical activity designed to help a group work on communication, problem solving, to understand roles of leader and follower within the group.
Mirror Exercise
In pairs in front of the class to demonstrate, then everyone.
Telephone
message passed without checking to next person
Ultimate Tic-Tac-Toe
Ultimate tic-tac-toe is variation and more strategic version of Tic Tac Toe which allows for a more dynamic and strategic gameplay for participants. This is designed for 2 main players (which can be individuals or groups).
Status mingle
Start with eye contact instructions (2 groups) & mingle
switch roles & mingle
choose and change status
Explore external vs. internal