When I teach business communications workshops, I often include a simple game. I break the group into four teams of ten – more teams or fewer depending on total number of workshop participants. The teams sit in a line behind tables and each gets a pack of 50 index cards. The goal is to get all 50 cards down the line first – while adhering to specific rules about hand placement and passing methods. And, if a card drops, it has to go back to the first person and start its journey all over again.
The point? None yet. (more…)