Describe it!
This is an exercise which demonstrates the importance of feedback in communication.
Ask a volunteer to sit with back to class and to describe a drawing that has a number of touching rectangles. The class attempts to draw the arrangement of rectangles without giving any feedback or asking any questions.
Repeat the exercise with another drawing. This time the class is allowed to ask questions and to give feedback. Discuss feelings, emotions, results and effects.
Suitable diagrams for this exercise are are available to our Gold Membership subscribers and on our Icebreaker CD-ROM.
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