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Usibg your voice volume scale, the effect of whispering on a group is fascinating. I start giving an instruction at a whisper and the noise dies down by the time tou have repeated a phrase 2 or 3 times as they strain to listen. A few years ago, I had a throat infection and had to whisper for 2 months. People automatically whispered back to me!

Say to the quiet ones....in a quiet voice....."I think it's getting too loud let's step away " So we step forward or away...Then a larger group says...the same thing until we have moved to the other side of the room. Then when it's quiet..we move back. I use a British accent I have also started to write in Hebrew something on the board...Then everyone wants to know what it says Again in Hebrew the alphabet and the pictogram Tha goes with each letter. Total different direction make a humming noise like a plane and tell the story of the Tuskegee airmen Boys vs Girls...Hand clap sequence..who does it better I set the tone in the beginning by having everyone circle around me but don't touch my finger tips...I spin around until they are in a circle...Then I introduce myself and give them a little preview of the lesson...tell them my expectations...and add " I am going to have a great time today whether you want to or not ..well it's up to you...But I am going to be ALL IN and give you everything I've got... If YOU want to be all in...Let's roll our wings..our arms....OUT....On 3 we will roll them in and say ALL IN! I also smile a lot and put some excitement in my voice! I have done a lot of Science and Social Studies outside. I find children and adults learn better in nature. So say someone is chatting alot or hitting their neighbor with a pencil...I might walk by them and compliment their behavior...and say..Tom I really have never seen anyone use a pencil like that..your pencil skills are extraordinary..how do you do it...?? Very good job..I award you BEST USE OF PENCIL..there is usually a good laugh...then I look at him in the eyes..and say ..Now give me your kind attention...Can you do that? Just some fun things!!

Nice, thanks

It is not appropriate for workplace or a formal setting

Awesome Mark, connection before content

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Lovely game ❤

Love this framework! And yes I agree with all you said. I have been facilitating group games and “ice breakers” at various places for over a decade so I can really relate. And by the way, just to let you know, you really inspire me. Keep up with the good work! I’ve got so many ideas from you. Thanks so much!

Love the framework. The only other thing I can think to add is one's own energy (not Energizer-bunny type, but, "Hey, I'm glad to be here with you all today") and "seeing the best" in the group.

Hi there, I have used the Playmeo connect tiles twice in the last week. Both sets of clients had a great time putting the puzzle together. And there was a lesson for me, too. In both cases the client wasn't quite done at the official start time. And insisted upon finishing before we began. They were fully engaged and had to solve the problem

Mark!! Your latest videos are incredible! Great framing and great suggestions 👍👍

I love how each activity is thoughtfully chosen to enhance connection, energy, and fun 🙌😄

Wonderful....thanks

Thank you 🙏

Love your ideas!! I always get such great ideas from your videos.

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I love the question: What will you do differently next time. I use that a lot with the question: What will you replicate in the next time?

thanks Mark, It is another great idea for debriefing, jot it down and will apply in our asian culture.

One way I have participants respond to what I have been teaching is to have them pull out their phones and go to the keyboard as though they were going to write a text. I have them choose a key to respond to: Delete: what am I going to stop doing; Shift: what am I going to shift in what I do; Exclamation Mark: Something I am excited to try; Plus Sign: what is something new that I learned that I am going to add to my teaching; Quotation Mark: something that was said that I need to keep remembering. Obviously, there are many others you can refer them to or have them find on their own.

Such a valuable resource! 📝✨ Your tried-and-true approach definitely sets facilitators up for success-thank you for sharing! 🙌😊

Thank you, Mark. What helped me most is the way your expanded the typical what, so what, now what model; specifically the "how would ou describe..."

I love yur 😂games i use them in church

I enjoyed listening to this, and it helps keep me on track. Here are a few other questions I ask depending on the circumstances: What was your strategy? What worked? What were the difficulties? What did you learn? or What was a turning point? How can you use this information? How can you be more effective? At the end, I ask them to choose two things they are going to work on and how they will know if they are being successful. Thank you for sharing your knowledge and experience to help us be better facilitators! Gina

This is super helpful! I think many times as facilitators, we get stuck into debrief frameworks (high low buffalo, rose bud thorn, one word whip etc) and we treat debriefs as a chore, rather than a moment of importance. These questions are a great way to ask critical thinking questions to a group. One question I always tell new facilitators is to think how they deliver a debrief question. Sometimes circling up and going one by one is valuable, but many times incorporating debriefs into other activities can "trick" students into having fun and participating

Thank you.

The neutral response is the best advice I have heard on debriefing. Thank you so much 😊

Brilliant, thank you , I will use it for my traditional camp in Bali 🙏🙏

Can you elaborate more on crosstown connections please? Im having trouble understanding

Hi Mark, probably the activity I use the most as an unofficial start as a human bingo game. I really like it because they must interact with people they don't necessarily know well in order to fill their bingo sheets since most people want to be successful they typically get after it in a very fun and animated way. I've also had success with Large Scrabble tile pieces, bananagrams. I simply ask the group to create a crossword that includes everyone's name. It creates a really cool visual, tends to spark creativity, and that shared goal making sure everyone's name was included.

I like tying the "unofficial start" to the main content - brilliant! Do you also offer virtual "unofficial start" ideas other than answering questions in the chat? Really enjoy Playmeo!

This is such a helpful concept! ⏰I can see how this could work in so many different settings-thanks for sharing these actionable tips! 🙌

Wonderful. 🎉. I will try this. I used to wait for most, if not all, to arrive. I would start late by ~10 minutes many times. Once it was 18 minutes over 😂.

Excellent techniques! I especially love the 60 second debrief. I guess multiple peole talking at once may prompt some shy perticipants to also give their opinion. Safety in numbers)

Love the 60 second debrief. Its like a living word cloud.

Excellent practical tips

This is GREAT! 💫🙌🏾

Please consider sharing some activities aimed academics/senior researchers meetings externals from an organisation such as government/commissioner, healthcare service leaders etc.

I have done that 123456 since I was a kid. I can do it over and over again. Never met anyone else who can do it as fast and as accurately. I challenge my students at the beginning of the year to do it by the end of the year. We do brain break practice from time to time. I've never had a student be able to do it perfectly... But it gets tons of laughs and it's tons of fun!!!😄 They love it!!

I heard my name. Anybody else.

Thank you so much. The games and activities you teach are amazing. I would love to join a seminar of you if you do some.