Introduction or Warm-up Exercises
Examples of these kinds of facilitation exercises include:
- The Little Known Fact - Participants are asked to share their name, department or role in the organization, length of service, and one "little-known fact" about themselves. This "little-known fact" becomes a humanizing element for future interactions.
- Two Truths and a Lie - Participants introduce themselves and make three statements about themselves - two true and one untrue. The rest of the group votes to try to identify the falsehood.
- Interviews - Participants are paired up and spend 5 minutes interviewing each other. The group reconvenes and the interviewer introduces the interviewee to the group.
The exercises are particularly popular in the university setting, for instance among residents of a dormitory hall or groups of students who will be working closely together, such as orientation leaders, perhaps, or peer health teachers.
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