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Feedback Skills Remote Delivery - Icebreakers

These feedback skills activities and exercises will help participants become more proficient in giving feedback, whether it be positive or negative, more effectively.

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Getting the Message - Successful Communication (R)

Time:
In total we estimate this exercise will take 25 minutes.

Aims:
• To demonstrate how easy it is for communication to break down and misunderstandings to occur.

About

Time:
The exercise in this module can be completed in about 15 minutes. In total, allowing for discussion, we recommend allowing about 25 minutes for this module.

Aims:
• To demonstrate how easy it is for communication to break down and misunderstandings to occur.

Group Size:
This module can be used with groups of up to 12 participants. It’s not suitable for 1-1 training.

Useful For:
Anyone.

You'll Need:
• The Handout open and ready to share with your participants.
• A breakout room for participants to wait in until they are asked to rejoin the main room one-by-one.

Notes:
The time it takes to run the exercise will depend on the number of participants you have in your group. If you have a larger group, you will need to allow more time to run the activity.

Remote/Virtual Delivery:
Remote Delivery requires a system that as an absolute minimum provides the following functionality:
• Face-to-face discussion.
• Share screen.
• Chat.
• Share files.

In addition, we strongly recommend using a system that provides for:
• Polls/Quizzes (not required).
• Breakout Rooms (required).

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Why Feedback Matters (R)

Time:
In total we estimate this exercise will take 25 minutes.

Aims:
• To demonstrate what effective feedback looks like and the impact effective and ineffective feedback can have.

About

Time:
The exercise in this module can be completed in about 10 minutes. In total, allowing for discussion, we recommend allowing about 25 minutes for this module.

Aims:
• To demonstrate what effective feedback looks like and the impact effective and ineffective feedback can have.

Group Size:
This module can be used with groups of up to 12 participants. It’s not suitable for 1-1 training.

Useful For:
Anyone who needs to give or receive feedback.

You'll Need:
• To ensure participants have access to plain paper and coloured pens/pencils. (Alternatively, you might like to send them a selection of Lego, or some modelling clay in advance of the training.)

Notes:
Although we’ve labelled this an icebreaker, we’d recommend only using it at the very beginning of a workshop if your participants already know each other, and both you and they will feel relaxed.

You’ll need a minimum of 3 participants for this activity, and ideally a minimum of 4.

Remote/Virtual Delivery:
Remote Delivery requires a system that as an absolute minimum provides the following functionality:
• Face-to-face discussion.
• Share screen.
• Chat.
• Share files.

In addition, we strongly recommend using a system that provides for:
• Polls/Quizzes (not required).
• Breakout Rooms (not required).

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Trainer Notes


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