Objectives
To get participants to share their opinions, encourage listening, and promote greater discussion in the group.
Method
This is a very simple exercise that participants can have some fun with also.
Ask participants of the training event to describe a character that would be the exact opposite of themselves.
Once each person has described their exact opposite get the group in a circle to discuss the exercise. Then ask the group to reverse the descriptions and describe each other.
This exercise also encourages listening skills within the group and individuals’ perceptions of themselves and each other.
Discussion Questions
1. Did anyone feel uncomfortable doing this exercise? If so, why?
2. How can this exercise help us during today’s training event?
3. Has anyone changed their perception of their opposite or themselves? If so, how or why?
Appropriate Time Required
Flexible, dependent on group size.
Maximum time 15 minutes.
