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Yes but & Yes and: to do in a row or apart?
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Activities to work on written communication skills?
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Dear Paul,
Thanks a lot for your thoughtful reply, which gives me a more balanced opinion on the different ways to answer.
best wishes,
Jean
Hi Jean-Christophe
I'd be very wary of this statement:
"make the group realize the power of Yes"
It feels a bit too much like facipulation.
Also the use of "yes and" which often is the basis of impro group activity (where we try not to block eac…
Dear AIN users,
I have alternatively tried the Yes but and Yes and activities on a topic that was the creation of a new service for their company.
The debriefing showed that this way can be counter productive to make the group realize the power of…
Hello,
My current client would like me to work on written communication. The training's participants will be travel agents staffs who are more and more communication with their clients by email.
The issue is that according to them "it takes time" f…
interesting
Hi William,
Actually it depends on the number of participants as I want each one to say at least one line. I think that you should let your participants experience at least one time a "pro" line and one time a "con" line.
The last time I did it, th…
Hello,
I have read several versions of the "pros and cons" game. Here is the one I have tried and worked.
1. You divide your audience into 2 groups: One half will argue "pro" your topic, the other "con".
2. You then choose a topic such as "Developi…
Hi Thaler,
I am at the stage, I am now working on different training using improvisation to improve skills such as communication, leadership and creativity.
I think one key skill to develop is to teach them to better LISTEN. One key "motto" to tra…
Dear Jodi,
I do not think that you should do something specific for the scientist's profile.
The below link will show you some exercises given to people from the CERN (Organisation Européenne pour la Recherche Nucléaire) in Geneva.
They had worksho…
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- At 6:40am on July 1, 2009,
Paul Z Jackson said…
- Welcome to the network Jean-Christophe. Hope you find useful resources here. Cheers, Paul Z
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