Twenty Exercises and Activities for Communication Skills

This presentation is a comprehensive guide to twenty practical exercises and activities designed to enhance communication skills. It begins with an introduction to the importance of effective communication in various aspects of life such as personal relationships, professional settings, and social interactions.

The main body of the presentation is divided into twenty sections, each dedicated to a unique exercise or activity. These include role-playing scenarios, active listening exercises, non-verbal communication activities, and exercises focusing on empathy and understanding. Each section provides a detailed description of the exercise, its objectives, the steps involved, and the expected outcomes.

The presentation also offers tips on how to facilitate these exercises in different settings, whether it’s a classroom, a corporate training session, or a small group workshop. It concludes with a discussion on how regular practice of these exercises can lead to improved communication skills over time. This presentation serves as a valuable resource for educators, trainers, and individuals seeking to enhance their communication skills through interactive learning.

1. Twenty Exercises, Activities & Games for Communication Skills Dr.M.Sasidharan

2. Objective List of various activities and training games on building and working with communication skills to drive across the various aspects of communication Ready to use, short and simple activities for trainers with instructions and debrief below the slides as speaker notes

3. Time Spent in Communication

4. An Effective Communication Model

5. 1. Find and Know one Person…. Brown Shoes or Sandal Nokia Mobile Ladies with Lipstick Wearing Spectacles Having Leather Bag Wearing Blue Dress Long Hair (Ladies only) Likes Sweets Wearing Red Tie Tallest in your Row Shortest in the Room Smart Phone Black Shoes Wearing Black Does not drink Tea Likes Sleeping Icebreaker

6. 2. Direction without the Map Activity

7. 3. The 3 V’s of Communication V erbal V ocal V isual

8. 4. What do you see?

9. 5. Punctuate the following sentence. Woman without her Man is nothing (after punctuation) Woman, without her, Man is nothing. Woman, without her Man, is nothing.

10. 6. Exercise – Stand up

11. 7. Understand stna klat without gniyas a drow! Did you know that when stna touch each other with their eannetna, it is one way they klat or etacinummoc?  .. .. .. Ants talk without saying a word! Did you know that when ants touch each other with their antennae, it is one way they talk or communicate?

12. 8. Listening Exercise Partners One partner remains inside the room

13. 9. Lets all clap together. Trainer gives the following instructions to the participants. “Please listen to me carefully, do what I ask you to do, I will count from 1 to 3, when I say 3, you all will clap together” Give the above instructions 3 times. Now, quickly raise both your hands, say 1, 2 and then just clap…. (see what audience do.. Most of them wll clap)

14. 10. Giving a Pat Form a circle, one by one, each one give another a positive compliment. One thing which they like about in this person. Important that they share it out. The receiving person, just looks into the eyes of this person, smiles and says “thank you” Goes on till all the participants are complete

15. 11. Giving a Feedback Form a circle, one by one, each one give another a out one area of improvement that this person must make in his/her personal and professional life. Important that they share it out. The receiving person, just looks into the eyes of this person, smiles and says “thank you” Goes on till all the participants are complete

16. A Businessman had just turned off the light in the store when a man appeared and demanded money. The owner opened a Cash Register. The contents of the Cash Register were scooped up and the man sped away. A member of the police force was notified promptly. Statements about the Story: A man appeared after the owner had turned off his store light The robber was a man The man did not demand money The man who opened the cash register was the owner The store owner scooped up the content of the cash register and ran away Someone opened the cash register After the man who demanded the money, scooped up the content of the cash register, he ran away While the cash register contained money, the story does not state how much The robber demanded money of the owner The story concerns a series of events in which only 3 persons are referred to: the owner of the store, a man who demanded money and the member of the police force The following events in the story are true: Someone demanded money, a cash register was opened, its contents were scooped up, a man dashed out of the store True False ? 12. THE CASH REGISTER

17. 13. The Unusual Paragraph? This is a most unusual paragraph. How quickly can you find out what is so unusual about it? It looks so ordinary you'd think nothing is wrong with it - and in fact, nothing is wrong with it. It is unusual though. Why? Study it, think about it, and you may find out. Try to do it without coaching. If you work at it for a bit it will dawn on you. So jump to it and try your skill at figuring it out. Good luck - don't blow your cool!

18. 14. The Human Knot   The participants stand in a cluster form Everyone to raise their right hand, then reach across the huddle and grasp the right hand of any other person Now everyone to raise their left hand, then reach across the huddle and grasp the left hand of other person. This shouldn’t be the same person whose right hand you are holding. Break one link and now all have to unravel themselves into 1 line without breaking the other links. Energizer

19. 15. Resolving Conflicts & Perception

20. 16. Interpret & add Meaning JOB

21. 17. Chines Whisper “All animals in the Jungle are Dangerous, but Human Social Animals are Dangerous than Wild Animals”

22. 18. The Tower of Glasses A Team Leader and 2 Members. Team Members are blind-folded and the Team Leader’s hand is tied. The Team leader from across the table gives instruction to the team-members to build a tower of thermocol glasses. The members follow the instructions of the leaders. See the confusion and the frustration of the members Also, note if the members are actually following the leaders instructions or working on their own.

23. 19. Creative Communication

24. 20. “Oh” 1. Shock 2. Pleasure 3. Questioning 4. Doubt 5. Displeasure 6. Detachment 7. Resentment 8. Anticipation 9. Surprise 10.Anger Say the word “oh” differently, giving it the following interpretation or meaning each time

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