--- title: "LinkedIn Round Robin" description: "Participants review each other's professional profiles in small groups, contrast in-person presentation with online presence, and draft concrete edits for headlines and summaries." last_updated: "2026-09-07" canonical: "https://unitedwetransform.com/exercises/linkedin-round-robin/" --- # LinkedIn Round Robin Participants review each other's professional profiles in small groups, contrast in-person presentation with online presence, and draft concrete edits for headlines and summaries. **Time:** 15 minutes. The source lists 5 to 15 minutes. This run sheet uses the full 15 minutes to guarantee structured review turns for every person. **People:** 4 to 24. Form groups of 3 or 4. If total attendance leaves remainders, form groups of 2, 3, or 4 to ensure everyone participates, prioritizing triads and quartets (for example, 5 divides into one pair and one triad; 6 into two triads; 7 into one triad and one quartet). Up to two individual contributions fit the whole-room debrief. ## Choose this exercise **Purpose:** Exchange targeted peer feedback on professional profile headlines and summaries to identify practical improvements. **Use it when:** Use in professional development, career planning, or team onboarding sessions where participants want peer review of their digital professional bios. **Skip it when:** Skip when participants do not use professional networking platforms, when organizational compliance forbids external social media access, or when participants require complete privacy regarding external online identity. ## Materials and tools - Internet-connected smartphone or laptop per participant - Scratch paper and pen per participant - Visible room timer - Print or digital copies of the Sample Profile Sheet for participants opting out of sharing personal accounts ## Before participants arrive 1. Verify reliable room internet or Wi-Fi. 2. Have the Sample Profile Sheet printed or accessible digitally for participants choosing not to share personal accounts. ## Say this to open Today we will take fifteen minutes to examine how our professional profiles read to an outside viewer. In small groups, each person will have a timed turn to receive feedback on their headline and summary. If you prefer not to share your personal account, use the neutral sample profile on your sheet or act as a reviewer for your partners. ## How to run it ### 1. Form groups and share links (2 minutes) Say the opening script. Form groups of 3 or 4 (or pairs if numbers require). Group members exchange names and share their public profile links via device screens, local chat, or messaging. Participants who decline to share personal accounts take the Sample Profile Sheet. ### 2. Run round-robin profile reviews (6 minutes) Start a 6-minute total timer. Group members take concurrent turns. For pairs and triads, allow two minutes per person; for quartets, allow ninety seconds per person. Call out turn time marks. Reviewers state what role stands out immediately and what detail is missing. The profile owner takes private notes on scratch paper. ### 3. Compare in-person and digital presence (4 minutes) In the same groups, discuss these questions: How does your digital profile differ from how you present yourself in person? What is one specific sentence or phrase you will update this week? ### 4. Debrief takeaways (3 minutes) Call the room back together. Invite two volunteers to share one specific change they plan to make to their profile headline or summary. ## Debrief questions - What was the most noticeable difference between someone's in-person presence and their profile? - What is one specific headline or summary tweak that made an immediate improvement? **Finished output:** Each participant drafts at least one concrete revision to their professional headline or summary, or completes review notes on the sample profile. ## Remote Assign breakout rooms of 3 or 4 participants. Group members paste their public profile links or the sample profile text into the breakout chat. Facilitator broadcasts time warnings for each review turn. Reconvene in the main room for debrief. ## Hybrid Form separate all-remote breakout groups and all-in-person small groups. Remote participants post profile links in breakout chat; in-person groups show screens or pass phone displays. Both follow identical turn timers and debrief prompts. ## Access and participation choices - Participants may opt out of sharing their personal profile and instead review the provided sample profile or serve as a non-sharing peer reviewer. - Participants may keep their written notes private and listen without speaking during the whole-room debrief. ## If the session gets stuck **A participant has no profile or prefers not to display personal accounts to peers.** Hand them the Sample Profile Sheet so the group reviews the neutral sample during their turn, or let them serve solely as a reviewer. **Poor internet connection prevents loading external social sites.** Have the participant write their current headline and summary on scratch paper or read it aloud for group review. ## Terms used here - Headline: The short professional summary line immediately under an account holder's name. - Public profile: The view of an online account that external viewers can see without private administrative access. ## Participant material: Sample Profile Sheet Sample Name: Morgan Cruz Headline: Operations Lead | Process Improvement & Cross-Functional Team Coordination Location: Chicago, Illinois About: Operations lead with seven years of experience managing workflow transitions and cross-functional team communication. Focused on reducing project bottlenecks, clarifying team documentation, and coordinating logistics across distributed offices. Review Prompts: 1. What immediate role or expertise does this headline convey? 2. What specific evidence or detail is missing or vague? 3. How would you strengthen the opening sentence of the About section? ## Sources and adaptation Observed in Relationship Makers Handbook, pages 229-230. The source suggests a 5 to 15 minute exercise for groups of 3 to 4 to review each other's LinkedIn profiles and discuss digital versus in-person presence. This version fixes duration at 15 minutes, provides explicit turn timings with facilitator interval calls, adds a complete sample profile for participants who opt out of personal profile sharing, and omits the damaged, unverified four-quadrant prompt from the source text. Current run sheet: https://unitedwetransform.com/exercises/linkedin-round-robin/