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Communicoat - Free Energiser Training Course Materials

Continue the activity until the group get to exasperated, or until it is complete.

Under 5 minutesTIME
Pairs, Small group (4-8)GROUP SIZE
ActiveENERGY
In personSETTING
High cognitive loadCOGNITIVE LOAD
Strengthens Learning Transfer This reflection and learning exercise strengthens Learning Transfer, one of the eight Gathering Effectiveness pillars.

How to run it

  1. Ask for a participant to volunteer and join you at the front of the room.
  2. Explain to the volunteer that you are going to ask them to give you directions on putting on your coat.
  3. Continue the activity until the group get to exasperated, or until it is complete.
  4. Review the energiser using the questions below.
  5. How did the activity make you feel as the observers?
  6. What similarities are there with this activity and things that happen in the workplace? What examples can you give me?
  7. How will you apply what you have learnt here to your workplace?
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Prompts to use +

Ask for a participant to volunteer and join you at the front of the room.

Explain to the volunteer that you are going to ask them to give you directions on putting on your coat.

Continue the activity until the group get to exasperated, or until it is complete.

What similarities are there with this activity and things that happen in the workplace? What examples can you give me?

How will you apply what you have learnt here to your workplace?

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Adapt this exercise for my exact room. Exercise: Communicoat - Free Energiser Training Course Materials. Readiness: Publishable Draft. Core moves: Ask for a participant to volunteer and join you at the front of the room.; Explain to the volunteer that you are going to ask them to give you directions on putting on your coat.; Continue the activity until the group get to exasperated, or until it is complete.; What similarities are there with this activity and things that happen in the workplace? What examples can you give me?. Return a concise facilitator script with timing, wording, safety notes, and remote/in-person adjustments.

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