Communication Exercise: Giving Feedback

Communication Exercise: Giving Feedback


Purpose

This is a fun exercise which demonstrates the importance of communication and feedback in the success of a team.

Objective

Participants to guide their team mate in throwing some balls into a waste basket.

What You Need

  • 10 Tennis/Golf balls
  • A waste or any other similar basket

Setup

  • Ask for a volunteer to stand in the front of the room.
  • Place the basket about half a meter behind the volunteer.
  • Ask the rest of the delegates to sit down facing the volunteer.
  • Explain that the volunteer has to drop as many balls as he can into the basket using the directions and feedback given by the rest of the participants.

Timing

Explaining the Test: 2 minutes.

Activity: 5 minutes

Group Feedback: 5 minutes.

Discussion

Ask the volunteer which types of messages were most helpful? What would the volunteer suggest on improving the type of feedback given?

 


Comments

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sonal karani

By sonal karani @ Wednesday, February 3, 2010 10:58 AM



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Sumanto

By Sumanto @ Wednesday, June 2, 2010 10:28 AM



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Subrahmanian BS

By Subrahmanian BS @ Monday, June 7, 2010 8:31 AM



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amar

By amar @ Wednesday, August 25, 2010 2:34 PM



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By Chelsea Elm @ Wednesday, May 11, 2011 10:44 AM



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By EssBee @ Friday, June 17, 2011 2:40 PM



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By Sridevi @ Sunday, August 19, 2012 8:20 PM



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Anurag Aggarwal, Public Speaking Trainer

By Anurag Aggarwal, Public Speaking Trainer @ Friday, December 14, 2012 5:19 PM



Excellent exercise for communication skills.


Rano Nurmanova

By Rano Nurmanova @ Thursday, September 12, 2013 12:08 AM



The site is really great. I was looking for such activities for Personal Development classes for quite a long time. Glad that found this site. Thank you very much


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