Group Attention-Getting Strategies That Will Save Your Voice
Group Attention-Getting Strategies That Will Save Your Voice is a team reflection exercise for reflection and learning: it helps participants reflect on experience and turn observations into learning.
How to run it
- Position yourself in front of your group so they can see you.
- Implement one or more of the following strategies:
- - Raise your hand and instruct everyone who can see you to raise their hand too.
- - Say “IF YOU CAN HEAR ME, CLAP ONCE” then clap once. Continue with “IF YOU CAN HEAR ME, CLAP THREE TIMES” and clap three times. Change the number of claps as you continue to gauge the level of your group’s attention.
- - Clap in a pattern similar to the routine of Copy Claps.
- Continue your chosen approach until you have successfully gained the attention of your group.
- Use a variety of techniques throughout your program to heighten interest.
- Attention-Getting Tips Group attention-getting strategies that will save your voice.
- By incorporating hand-raising, clapping patterns, and countdowns, you can quickly engage participants and maintain focus throughout.
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Prompts to use +
- Say “IF YOU CAN HEAR ME, CLAP ONCE” then clap once. Continue with “IF YOU CAN HEAR ME, CLAP THREE TIMES” and clap three times. Change the number of claps as you continue to gauge the level of your group’s attention.
- Clap in a pattern similar to the routine of Copy Claps.
Continue your chosen approach until you have successfully gained the attention of your group.
Use a variety of techniques throughout your program to heighten interest.
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Adapt this exercise for my exact room. Exercise: Group Attention-Getting Strategies That Will Save Your Voice. Readiness: Publishable Draft. Core moves: - Say “IF YOU CAN HEAR ME, CLAP ONCE” then clap once. Continue with “IF YOU CAN HEAR ME, CLAP THREE TIMES” and clap three times. Change the number of claps as you continue to gauge the level of your group’s attention.; - Clap in a pattern similar to the routine of Copy Claps.; Continue your chosen approach until you have successfully gained the attention of your group.; Use a variety of techniques throughout your program to heighten interest.. Return a concise facilitator script with timing, wording, safety notes, and remote/in-person adjustments.
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