Table of Contents/Introduction
The Games
1. About Me
An exercise involving written introductions.
2. Active Relaxation
An Exercise in which participants practice a variety of ways of releasing tension quickly.
3. All Change - Including You
An Exercise involving moving objects.
4. Alphabetic Introductions
An Exercise using letters of the alphabet.
5. Anagrams
Participants Practice an exercise in word formation
6. Animal Crackers
A multipurpose activity on an animal theme serving to introduce, form groups and help icebreaking.
7. Animal Noises
An activity based on identifying noises.
8. Back To Back
A self-disclosure exercise with participants sitting back to back.
9. Balloon Energizers
Other Activities based on using balloons.
10. Balloon Groups
Participants practice introduction exercises using blindfolds and balloons.
11. Balloon Spotting
An exercise based on locating a moving balloon.
12. Blind Balloon Relay
A relay exercise where some participants are blindfolded.
13. Blindfold Evacuation
An exercise in evacuating a training room
14. Blind Order
An exercise in giving orders to blindfolded participants.
15. Catch All
A ball-throwing and speaking exercise.
16. The Company Needs Me Because
An Exercise showing personal commitment.
17. Creeping Death
An exercise where each person, in turn, has to disclose something about him-/herself.
18. Descriptions
An exercise based on giving and receiving descriptions.
19. Dice Breaker
A dice-throwing exercise.
20. Draw It
A feedback exercise involving drawing.
21. Dry Up
An exercise in "talking another person dry" threw simultaneous talking
22. Ego Ideal
An exercise using role models.
23. Folder Find
An exercise requiring finding the person to whom a folder belongs.
24. Fruit and Spoon Race
An exercise based on an egg and spoon race.
25. Group Jigsaw
An exercise in forming a group and completing a puzzle.
26. Groupshout
An exercise in which everyone speaks at once.
27. Gymohello
An exercise using parts of the body.
28. Hello There
An introduction activity that requires compiling a greeting.
29. House and Garden
An exercise in which participants design a garden.
30. I Am Someone Who
A self-disclosure exercise.
31. If I Were Famous
An exercise based on famous people
32. I Just Wanted To Tell You
An exercise about positive feedback.
33. I'm Somebody Else
An exercise in self-expression by adopting a character.
34. Increasing Positive Feelings
Using equal-time learning pairs, participants list positive memories. Their attention is then drawn to the increase in relaxation and cheerfulness.
35. I See, I Guess
An exercise based on the idea of nonverbal communication.
36. I Went to Rochester
An exercise in which participants think of people and places with no connection.
37. Local Lists
An introduction exercise based on facilities in the locality.
38. Members of the Class
A competitive game naming items in a class of things.
39. Metaphorical Introductions
An exercise in making metaphorical comparisons.
40. Moving the Piano
An exercise involving a shared activity.
41. My Scene
An exercise using seed packets.
42. One Thousand Word Close
A group exercise based on personal feedback using pictures.
43. One Word Close
A group exercise based on personal feedback using words.
44. One Word Story
An activity based on shared storytelling.
45. Pantry Game
An exercise in recipe writing.
46. Party Time
An introduction exercise using balloons.
47. Please Don't Touch Me
An exercise using blindfolds and balloons
48. Primes
A competitive energizer exercise using arithmetic.
49. Recent Enjoyments
Participants introduce themselves and conclude by mentioning something that they have enjoyed recently.
50. The Rest of Me
An introduction exercise on specific themes.
51. Shaking Hands
An exercise based on physical contact
52. Square Control
An exercise based on proximity
53. Stereotypical Introductions
An exercise based on stereotypes
54. Story Time
A co-operative energizer story telling activity
55. String-troductions
An exercise based on throwing a ball of string.
56. Supportive Paris Introductions
Using equal time, participants list positive and negative points about their job.
57. Tale Race
A story-telling relay activity.
58. Tell Me About Yourself
An exercise involving discovery of the role of physical space in disclosure.
59. Tell Us A Bit About Yourself
An exercise in two stages - facts and feelings
60. This is Me
An exercise in matching fist impressions with statements.
61. Tinfoil Relay
A relay activity using kitchen foil.
62. Tools of the Trade
An exercise centered on jobs.
63. Values
An exercise based on exchanging personal values
64. Walking the Plank
An exercise involving walking across a narrow plank.
65. Washington Monument
An exercise based on geographical proximity.
66. Well, I Think
An exercise using work-related conversation starters.
67. What About You?
An exercise for introductions and forming subgroups using a checklist.
68. What Matters to Me
An exercise based on an exchange of values.
69. Where Are We Now?
An attention switching and review exercise using imagery.
70. Who Are You?
An exercise in which participants decide what questions are asked.
71. Who Else Are You?
An exercise using formal and informal introduction methods.
72. Who Is Right?
An activity based on different perceptions.
73. Wordlist
An exercise involving making words from a set of letters.
74. You Are
An exercise based on belonging to a category.
75. Yukkies
A mime activity involving "passing" around an unpleasant object.
References/List of Contributions
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