Excited
This quick activity gets participants engaged while they explore what makes a task exciting. It encourages teamwork and communication as they work together to solve a word puzzle.
How to run it
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Invite seven people from the front row to stand in a line facing the audience.
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Give each participant a letter card to hold above their heads for visibility.
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Inform the audience that the letters form a seven-letter word and ask them to direct the letter holders to arrange themselves correctly.
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Encourage letter holders to follow the audience's instructions and provide hints if needed.
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Once the word is formed correctly, have everyone read it aloud together.
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Thank the participants and allow them to return to their seats.
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Encourage applause for everyone’s teamwork in solving the anagram.
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Debrief by discussing what aspects of the activity were exciting and why.
Tips
Keep the atmosphere light and encourage enthusiasm during the activity.
Use positive reinforcement to keep participants engaged and motivated.
Prepare alternative words in case participants struggle with the initial one.
Variations
You can adjust the number of letter holders based on group size or use different words for subsequent rounds for variety.
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Try it freeMethod descriptions on Workshop Weaver are original content written by our team, based on established facilitation practices. This method was inspired by work from Thiagi Group. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.