Listening And Awareness Workshop Activities

Active Listening

#listening and awareness#dialogue or discussion#managing difficulties

Use of Active Listening to slow down a discussion, or manage dominant participants

Weather check in

#opening#listening and awareness#self-awareness#teambuilding#em

Each person describes how they are feeling as they are weather

Zip Zap Zop

#improv game#energiser#listening and awareness#soft focus#teamwork#em#fb

quick energizer game to unite a group

Red Ball

#listening and awareness#improv game#active listening#em

Pass around imaginary balls & other objects

Mirrors

#improv game#flexibility#active listening#listening and awareness#speaking#accepting offers#trust#leadership#em#fb

In pairs, players mirror one another's movements.

Word / Sentence at a Time

#improv game#active listening#listening and awareness#give and take#opening#closing#closing activity#yes, and

Story is told one word or one sentence at a time

Opening Questions / Activities

#opening#connection#listening and awareness

* weather check-in
* photo card
* one word
* one song
* draw a symbol
* lego tower
* roller coaster drawing
* 1-2-3 with sound & motion replacement

Repeat / Reword / Support

#active listening#listening and awareness#improv game#relationship#relationships#em

Partner A either repeats, rewords, or supports Partner B's statement before adding their own dialogue.

Magical Gifts

#zoom#virtual#connection#listening and awareness#listening#listening and responding#remote-friendly#takeaways#closing#closing activity#ericamarxcoaching

In pairs, each person gives a "magical" gift to their partner that relates to what their partner has shared with them.

Gibberish Interpreter

#speaking#active listening#listening and awareness#communication#body language#relationships#em

One person speaks gibberish and the other interprets

Status mingle

#status#confidence#listening and awareness#public speaking#speaking#body language#eye contact#interpersonal relationships#relationship#communication#em

Start with eye contact instructions (2 groups) & mingle
switch roles & mingle
choose and change status
Explore external vs. internal

The 300-Year-Gap Conversation/Time Traveler

#trust#accepting offers#spontaneity#listening and awareness#storytelling#nonverbal behavior#creativity#communication#problem solving#teambuilding

In pairs, participant A attempts to communicate the use and value of a modern-day object to participant B, who plays the role of someone from 300 years ago.