Fun Partner Energiser With Quick Reaction Challenge - ESP
Fun Partner Energiser With Quick Reaction Challenge - ESP is a relationship mapping exercise that helps participants build useful connections and understand how people, roles, or ideas relate.
How to run it
- Identify three definable and unique physical gestures that reflect your program goals, or any three things such as Happy, Sad and Shocked.
- Practice all three gestures several times with your group.
- Pairs start by standing back to back with their partners.
- On the count of three, everyone turns around swiftly to face their partner while demonstrating one of the three gestures.
- Each person aims to match the gesture of their partner as often as possible within, say, five rounds.
- ESP Fun partner energiser to boost energy with mind-reading challenge.
- As both a fun partner energiser and large group game, ESP generates laughter and excitement as pairs attempt to match each other’s choices.
- The playful challenge of predicting your partner’s actions builds rapport quickly while increasing energy levels and engagement.
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Prompts to use +
Identify three definable and unique physical gestures that reflect your program goals, or any three things such as Happy, Sad and Shocked.
Pairs start by standing back to back with their partners.
On the count of three, everyone turns around swiftly to face their partner while demonstrating one of the three gestures.
Each person aims to match the gesture of their partner as often as possible within, say, five rounds.
As both a fun partner energiser and large group game, ESP generates laughter and excitement as pairs attempt to match each other’s choices.
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Adapt this exercise for my exact room. Exercise: Fun Partner Energiser With Quick Reaction Challenge - ESP. Readiness: Publishable Draft. Core moves: Identify three definable and unique physical gestures that reflect your program goals, or any three things such as Happy, Sad and Shocked.; Pairs start by standing back to back with their partners.; On the count of three, everyone turns around swiftly to face their partner while demonstrating one of the three gestures.; Each person aims to match the gesture of their partner as often as possible within, say, five rounds.. Return a concise facilitator script with timing, wording, safety notes, and remote/in-person adjustments.
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