Speaking Workshop Activities

In pairs, one person describes a modern appliance to someone from 500 years ago

In pairs, players mirror one another's movements.  

Establish pattern to pass in a circle. Create a category that each person has a contribution (ie. breakfast cereals). Add another category. 

message passed without checking to next person

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

create a story using Kenn Adams Story Spine

Once upon a time...
Every day...
Until one day...
And because of that...
And because of that...
And because of that...
Until finally...
And ever since then...

In groups, each player takes a turn talking for 90 seconds while expressing one thought at a time to one person.

In small groups, speaker must hold eye contact with each person for 5 seconds at a time while speaking about any topic

1 person is expert, 1 person is interviewer

In group establish 1 pattern with "you" and change places. Establish 2nd pattern with a category. Run both patterns at once

2 people each think of a word that is a combination of 2 previous words, attempting to land on the same word.

Players call out the wrong name for objects